Aladdin Business, Implementation, Associate

3 months ago

Edinburgh, United Kingdom BlackRock Full time

Description

About this role

Elevate your career by joining the world's largest asset manager Do you thrive in an environment that champions positive relationships and recognizes outstanding performance? At BlackRock, we strive to empower our employees and integrate your involvement into our collective success. With over USD $22 trillion of client assets flowing through Aladdin, we have an outstanding responsibility: our technology and services empower hundreds of institutions to achieve their strategic and financial objectives every day.

Team

The Aladdin Client Transformations team is the tip of the spear of the Aladdin Business and is responsible for implementing Aladdin solutions at institutional clients across the financial industry. Within the Front Office Practice, we lead the engagement with Portfolio Managers, Risk Managers and Senior Leadership at our clients to ensure that Aladdin investment solutions meet their needs. Our success is defined by their successful adoption of Aladdin.

**Responsibilities**:

- Leverage Aladdin to transform our client's business workflows and reporting across portfolio construction, order management, risk reporting, ESG and performance measurement & attribution
- Collaborate closely with client leadership (e.g., Chief Investment Officer, Chief Risk Officer, Head Portfolio Managers, Chief Sustainability Officer) to understand client objectives and goals while delivering strong representation on behalf of the Aladdin Business
- Lead and document the redesign of investment and reporting workflows across various asset classes including equities, fixed income, alternatives, and derivatives, with a focus on operational scale and efficiency
- Work closely with the client and Aladdin Product Managers to support the product development needs of our clients
- Improve the efficiency and repeatability of our execution methodology with each new implementation
- Develop deep relationships within BlackRock Solutions and BlackRock to ensure the best client experience
- Mentor junior members of the team
- Expected to travel periodically, including international opportunities

Qualifications:

- Deep understanding of investment management and risk, as a provider or practitioner with 4-10 years of relevant industry experience
- Strong familiarity with capital markets instruments and the investment lifecycle across public and private asset classes
- Outstanding communication and presentation skills, able to convey complex concepts concisely and clearly to clients
- Excellent analytical ability & critical thinking capabilities to help understand complex workflows and client business models
- Ability to using digital literacy to build efficiencies and enhance workflows and deliver high quality solutions
- Great interpersonal skills with proven track record of building relationships with internal and external senior management
- Well-organized with the ability to manage several contending priorities while retaining an acute attention to detail
- Enjoys a fast paced, high-intensity and complex environment, troubleshooting time-critical issues and working with other people
- Experience implementing scalable and repeatable business processes

Nice to have:

- MBA, CFA, FRM, SCR, or Certificate in ESG preferred
- SQL, Python, VBA experience a plus
- Project management experience (e.g., PMP) a plus

Our benefits

To help you stay energized, engaged and inspired, we offer a wide range of employee benefits including: retirement investment and tools designed to help you in building a sound financial future; access to education reimbursement; comprehensive resources to support your physical health and emotional well-being; family support programs; and Flexible Time Off (FTO) so you can relax, recharge and be there for the people you care about.

Our hybrid work model

BlackRock’s hybrid work model is designed to enable a culture of collaboration and apprenticeship that enriches the experience of our employees, while supporting flexibility for all. Employees are currently required to work at least 4 days in the office per week, with the flexibility to work from home 1 day a week. Some business groups may require more time in the office due to their roles and responsibilities. We remain focused on increasing the impactful moments that arise when we work together in person - aligned with our commitment to performance and innovation. As a new joiner, you can count on this hybrid model to accelerate your learning and onboarding experience here at BlackRock.

About BlackRock

At BlackRock, we are all connected by one mission: to help more and more people experience financial well-being. Our clients, and the people they serve, are saving for retirement, paying for their children’s educations, buying homes and starting businesses. Their investments also help to strengthen the global economy: support businesses small and large; finance infrastructure projects that connect and power cities; and facili

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