Financial Services Tech Consulting Manager - WAM - Aladdin
About the role
You will leverage your extensive BlackRock Aladdin expertise to design, implement, and support cutting-edge investment management solutions. Collaborating with cross-functional teams, you will configure innovative workflows, manage seamless integrations, and ensure a smooth transition to the Aladdin platform, all while maintaining peak operational efficiency and compliance alignment.
Responsibilities
- Aid in planning activities with BlackRock and BlackRock Client key stakeholders to complete the following:
- Define overall project plan and lead multiple Aladdin implementation and enhancement projects end-to-end, from requirements through deployment and stabilization
- Lead BlackRock migration activities including environment readiness, data migration, regression testing and coordinating with infrastructure teams
- Define the Aladdin and Aladdin Data Cloud implementation roadmap, prioritizing initiatives that improve efficiency, data quality and compliance
- Drive and oversee Aladdin platform configuration, compliance rule setup, workflows, and integration points across modules
- Document BlackRock Client provided use-cases into a use-case catalogue
- Review asset class workflows provided by BlackRock Client to support organization of asset class prioritization plans within the Project Plan
- Assist BlackRock with creating/maintaining project key issue tracker to log & triage issues, liaising with Aladdin Client Transformation (ACT) teams to coordinate and drive for issue resolution
- Assist BlackRock with Governance reports (including status meeting updates, upcoming period deliverables, past due project items, percent task completion, and identifying responsible parties)
- Manage a team of business analysts, providing mentorship, technical guidance and professional development opportunities
- Lead cross-functional communication between front, middle and back-office teams, translating complex technical topics into clear business language
- Promote best practices in system configuration, change management and delivery methodology ensuring consistent project execution across teams
- Stay current on Aladdin product enhancements, new modules and industry trends to proactively identify opportunities for system improvement and automation
Requirements
Your degree should be in computer science, engineering, accounting, finance or a related field; MBA or MS degree preferred. A minimum of 5+ years of experience working at a financial services company or comparable experience working as an advisor to a financial services company. Experience working in a Hedge Fund, Wealth/Asset Management company or as a Management Consultant in one of these companies. 3+ years of hands-on Aladdin experience. Demonstrated experience leading and supporting Aladdin implementations. Demonstrated ability to manage and supervise a team of technology advisors through all phases of the technology life cycle, including requirements definition, architecture, design, development, implementation, conversion and testing. Strong communication, presentation, client service and technical writing skills. Comfortable researching client inquiries and emerging issues, including regulations, industry practices, and new technologies. Strong experience in supervising and executing all phases of the technology life cycle, based on proven project management and testing methodologies. Must possess a deep knowledge of technical architecture design and have a good understanding of technology tools and components to reasonably argue for and against all components (middleware, database, reporting tools, etc.) in financial systems architecture. Willingness and ability to travel, you must hold a passport and a valid drivers license.
Skills
- Collaborate with client technology professionals and strategic third-party alliances to deliver cutting-edge technology solutions
- Drive engagement management, execute projects seamlessly, and build strong client relationships while ensuring top-notch reporting and management
Qualifications
A bachelor's degree and approximately 5 years of related work experience; or a graduate degree and approximately 4 years of related work experience.
Benefits
Base salary range for this job in all geographic locations in the US is $128,400 to $235,300. The base salary range for New York City Metro Area, Washington State and California (excluding Sacramento) is $154,000 to $267,400. Individual salaries within those ranges are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge, skills and geography.
Pay
The base salary range for this job in all geographic locations in the US is $128,400 to $235,300. The base salary range for New York City Metro Area, Washington State and California (excluding Sacramento) is $154,000 to $267,400. Individual salaries within those ranges are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge, skills and geography.
Schedule
Our expectation is for most people in external, client serving roles to work together in person 40-60% of the time over the course of an engagement, project or year.