Aladdin Client Transformation, Front Office, Associate

About this roleWhat we do BlackRock’s business is investing on behalf of our clients, from large institutions to parents and grandparents, doctors and teachers who entrust their savings to us. We are committed to our clients—period. Our promise is to offer them the clearest thinking about what to do with their money and the products and services they need to secure a better financial future. That’s why investors of all kinds have made us the world’s largest asset manager, entrusting us with trillions of dollars, and its why companies, institutions and global governments come to us for help meeting their biggest financial challenges. BlackRock runs on Aladdin. It has always been at the core of BlackRock. Aladdin® is an operating system for investment managers that seek to connect the information, people, and technology needed to manage money in real time. Our investment software combines risk analytics with portfolio management, trading, compliance, and operations tools on a single platform to power informed decision-making, effective risk management, efficient trading, and operational scale. Through Aladdin, the firm offers to clients the same technology and intellectual capital that BlackRock uses to manage investments day-to-day. About this role:  The Aladdin Business is growing rapidly, with the volume and complexity of new client deals and strategic partnerships growing each year. We are at the next phase of our growth. Successful candidates will join in our efforts to help sophisticated investors onboard the world’s leading end-to-end operating system for investment portfolios to see their whole portfolio, understand risk exposures, and act with precision. We are looking for a candidate to join us in the Associate role within the team’s Front Office practice. Your team: The Aladdin Client Transformation (“ACT”) is responsible for the installation and deployment of Aladdin and related products and services, globally. Aladdin implementations are high profile initiatives that require team members to have external exposure and play an active role in the redefinition of investment organizations. A typical implementation is at least as much about processes and implementing change as it is about investments & technology. We help clients achieve ambitious strategic objectives, which range from streamlining investment operations to integrating teams, to unifying their investment analytics & risk reporting framework, to modernizing their overall investment process. BlackRock’s implementation model is unique in the sense that we take full responsibility for the Client going live on our solution. It also means that we develop true partnerships with select client personnel. Your responsibilities:Collaborate closely with the client’s project team, for example program managers, risk managers, portfolio managers, technologists, and provide leadership throughout the Aladdin implementationEngage the client’s key leaders to understand, redesign, and deploy strategic business workflows across the investment cycle, including pre trade decisioning, order management, trading, investment operations, risk management, compliance, oversight, closed book accounting, and performance measurement and attributionFacilitate and document investment and operational workflow design sessions for various asset classes, including equities, fixed income, alternatives, derivatives, and related workflowsGain in depth knowledge of Aladdin functionality and workflows, and develop industry expertise, for example pensions, insurers, asset managers, to ensure clients take full advantage of the suite of Aladdin products and workflowsCoordinate and assist, and where appropriate lead, client specific Aladdin configuration, testing, and user trainingWork closely with the client and Aladdin Product Managers to support client development needs, including API enabled use cases and data exchangeWork closely with the client and key internal functional teams to ensure the full range of capabilities are considered during an Aladdin implementation, and to align to standard methodologies and integration patternsParticipate in Aladdin business development activities, assisting in platform demonstrations, implementation pre-planning, and client due diligence as a product and workflow subject matter authorityActively manage client communications regarding project particulars, issue resolution, Aladdin product changes and configurations related to onboarding, including release impacts and configuration decisionsComfort with periodic regional and international travel based on client location and project needsYour qualifications:Familiarity with portfolio management workflows and investment analytics as a buy side technology provider or as a front office practitioner, with at least 6 years of relevant industry experienceStrong familiarity with capital markets instruments, equities, fixed income, private markets, derivatives, and the associated analytics or investment life cycleExperience implementing scalable and repeatable business processes, including program management and control frameworksExcellent interpersonal skills with a proven ability to build relationships with internal and client stakeholdersExcellent creative, analytical, and technology skills with an entrepreneurial approach to large, complex projects, and the ability to execute autonomously and in cross functional teamsEnjoys a fast paced, high intensity, and complex environment, troubleshooting time critical issues and working with peopleStrong attention to detail, a proactive approach, and a hands-on mindsetWorking proficiency with SQL and at least one general purpose language, for example Python or similar, and comfort with RESTful APIs and JSON data structuresProgress toward or completion of globally recognized professional designations, for example FRM, CFA, CAIA, or similarNice if you have:Track record of contributing to successful implementations of investment technology sol