Associate, Data Product Management

About this role

About BlackRock:

BlackRock is the world's largest asset manager, overseeing $12.5 trillion in assets under management (AUM) as of Q BlackRock is a global leader in investment management, technology, and advisory services, helping millions of people build better financial futures. The firm partners with institutions, governments, and individuals to drive long-term value and resilience across markets. Known for its commitment to sustainability, innovation, and inclusive capitalism, BlackRock plays a pivotal role in shaping the future of finance and supporting economic growth worldwide.

Aladdin Data

Aladdin Data is responsible for enterprise data and analytics for BlackRock and its Aladdin clients. We also develop and operate the platforms that produce, distribute, and govern enterprise data and analytics. Our goal is a largely automated, cloud-native platform that radically transforms our data and analytics supply chain, making it faster, easier, and cheaper to discover, access, and leverage data and analytics for asset management.

The Data Product Delivery team (DPD) is responsible for defining data product strategy and roadmap, and stakeholder engagement across all Data Products. Product managers manage the product ideation process, receiving product ideas, gathering requirements and working with engineers to define user stories and acceptance criteria. They ensure development effort is aligned to the strategic roadmap of their product. They are also responsible for stakeholder engagement, communicating the product strategy, articulating the business benefits of all the work we do, and generate engagement and excitement around our plans. 

Responsibilities:

• Support the intake of product ideas, assessing ideas within the defined SLAs.
• Gather requirements and define user stories and acceptance criteria through collaboration with Engineering, in line with Agile best-practices.
• Manage the product backlog ensuing it hits KPI targets.
• Work with stakeholders including Data Stewards and the Program team to understand business priorities to correctly sequence development.
• Actively promote the product roadmap to partners, articulating the benefits and key results we are delivering.
• Provide periodic updates on the progress and outcomes of each PI to the Product team highlighting wins, risks and blockers.

Knowledge/Experience: 

• 3+ years of experience in financial services with exposure to business, middle office, or operations functions or experience in Agile Product management with a focus on ideation and backlog grooming.
• Solid understanding of asset and risk management and financial instrument modelling across a reasonable subset of fixed income, equities, derivatives, and alternatives
• Ability to flexibly balance priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Strong financial and quantitative abilities with attention to detail
• Outstanding communication and presentation skills with ability to convey complex concepts simply and clearly to stakeholders
• Knowledge of data modelling and ETL techniques a plus
• Exposure to agile methodology, data management, or service management, a plus
• Exposure to asset management systems, preferably Aladdin, 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 facilitate innovations that drive progress.

This mission would not be possible without our smartest investment – the one we make in our employees. It's why we're dedicated to creating an environment where our colleagues feel welcomed, valued and supported with networks, benefits and development opportunities to help them thrive.

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BlackRock is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.  We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to age, disability, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation and other protected characteristics at law.