Director, Data Product Owner & Data Modeling (HR / Finance / Client Domains)

About the role

The Director, Data Product Owner & Data Modeling leads the strategic direction for data products serving BlackRock's corporate functions such as HR, finance, and client book of business. They are responsible for designing and maintaining the end-to-end data model, driving data quality, lineage, ownership, and governance routines, and collaborating with CFT teams to promote consistent data product practices.

Responsibilities

• Own the data product strategy, roadmap and backlog; rationalize fragmented reporting and data demand into a coherent portfolio
• Define and manage the full data product lifecycle, establishing reusable, governed assets that support workflows, AI use cases and regulatory needs
• Design and maintain the end-to-end data model; drive data quality, lineage, ownership and governance routines
• Serve as the primary product interface between data stakeholders and technology teams, translating business needs into clear product requirements, data definitions and implementation plans
• Partner with CFT Platform and data engineering teams to implement pipelines, transformations, access patterns and distribution mechanisms
• Collaborate with CFT teams supporting Finance, HR, Legal & Compliance and Audit to promote consistent data product practices and cross-functional reuse
• Support adoption of enterprise data platforms, metadata/catalog standards and access controls

Requirements

• Strong understanding of a given data domain (e.g., HR, finance or client book of business)
• Proven track record of defining data product strategy, roadmaps and prioritization frameworks and designing enterprise-grade data models with governance routines for quality, lineage, metadata and ownership
• Demonstrated ability to deliver outcomes in large, matrixed enterprise environments
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to engage senior stakeholders, drive alignment across functions and translate complex, competing business needs into structured, executable product plans
• Experience leveraging AI to enable scalability and consistency, including automation, workflow standardization and improved knowledge sharing while maintaining ownership, governance and reliability of outcomes

Nice-to-Have

• Experience in asset management, investment management or a complex global financial institution
• Familiarity with modern cloud data platforms (e.g., Snowflake), BI tools, metadata/catalog solutions and data quality tooling
• Experience leading an organization’s transition from report-centric delivery to product-oriented data delivery

Benefits

Annual discretionary bonus, healthcare, leave benefits, retirement benefits, and flexible time off (FTO).

Pay

USD$195,000.00 - USD$245,000.00

Schedule

Hybrid work model with at least 4 days in the office per week, with the flexibility to work from home 1 day a week.