Tech Product Manager - Aladdin Portfolio Management, Associate

Tech Product Manager - Aladdin Portfolio Management, Associate

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About this role

The Aladdin Product Group (APG) sits at the heart of BlackRock, responsible for designing, building, and operating Aladdin. Being a member of APG means working with the smartest in the industry to build innovative products that shape financial markets. Are you interested in establishing a career foundation at the intersection of risk and portfolio management processes and technology products? We are 1,400 strong and are passionate about using technology to tackle our clients' toughest problems!

The Role:
Aladdin Portfolio Management is the technology platform supports the mission critical workflows of both BlackRock investment teams and external Aladdin clients through a set of persona-centered modules and API products. It provides Equity, Fixed Income, and Multi-Asset investors with the ability to make more informed investment decision and operate more efficiently across fundamental, systematic and index investment strategies.

As a product manager you will be responsible for leading efforts to elicit requirements, prioritize backlogs, map dependencies, and mitigate development blockers in order to deliver on our broader Aladdin product vision.

You will have the opportunity to learn about and interact with a variety of core Aladdin capabilities, from optimization to reporting, to construct truly connected investor workflows. You will also closely connect with the marketplace, our client community, and BlackRock business strategy to steer our product's direction. In close partnership with a diverse engineering, financial modeling and business teams, you will deliver cutting-edge portfolio management capabilities with a world-class customer experience.

Your Responsibilities:

• A successful product manager will help define a clear product vision, execute on this vision, and ensure continuous partner feedback and alignment. This will include the following actions and outcomes:
• Shape and execute on the product vision for Aladdin Portfolio Management.
• Own the product backlog, from feature definition and prioritization to development readiness.
• Collaborate with partners to define deployment strategy.
• Communicate product strategy and develop key product relationships.
• Partner with developers through the development process; incorporate user feedback.
• Lead a virtual product team to build tangible prototypes that clearly articulate business benefits.
• Serve as a resource to internal and external clients with regard to our capabilities in the context of their business.
• Partner with the Aladdin Business to help define and lead opportunities related to portfolio modelling workflows in the marketplace.
• Define and measure business and technical performance metrics to advise product strategy.
• Stay attuned to industry and technology trends, markets and alternative product offerings and conceptualize impacts to the product offering.

You have:

• Proven capacity for developing and understanding strategy.
• Unbridled interest in understanding and solving problems.
• Basic familiarity with key portfolio construction concepts.
• Experience working with financial technology.
• Strong interpersonal, problem-solving and planning skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to deliver presentations and communicate up and down the organization.
• Ability to work and deliver results independently, self-starter.
• BA/BS degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Economics, Finance or equivalent practical experience.

Our benefits

To help you stay energized, engaged and inspired, we offer a wide range of benefits including a strong retirement plan, tuition reimbursement, comprehensive healthcare, support for working parents and Flexible Time Off (FTO) so you can relax, recharge and be there for the people you care about.

Our hybrid work pilot

BlackRock's current hybrid work pilot is designed to help you experience the best of both worlds: the opportunity to connect with colleagues in person and the flexibility to work remotely, with greater time to focus on what's important to you. In line with local health guidance and regulations, employees are generally expected to work 3 days in the office and 2 days from home (on average) each week. For some business groups, more time may be required in the office, while greater flexibility may be in place for others. Our "One BlackRock" culture means you'll be supported to collaborate with your new colleagues while bringing your full self to work - wherever you are.

The health, safety and well-being of our people will always be our top priorities; we will continue to monitor local conditions and health advisories in making decisions about our work environments.

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.

For additional information on BlackRock, please visit careers.blackrock.com | www.blackrock.com/corporate | Instagram: @blackrock | Twitter: @blackrock | LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/blackrock

BlackRock is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, and other statuses protected by law.

BlackRock will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in a manner consistent with the requirements of the law, including any applicable fair chance law.