Portfolio Compliance Implementation Associate / Wilmington, DE OR Atlanta, GA

About the role

The Portfolio Compliance Group Implementation Team is seeking a Portfolio Compliance Implementation Associate to join our team. This role involves interpreting and implementing client investment guidelines into automated compliance controls within Aladdin, BlackRock's proprietary platform. The ideal candidate will have a passion for the investment industry, enjoy solving complex problems, and possess strong analytical and technical skills.

Responsibilities

• Play a key role in delivering compliance solutions across portfolio onboarding and platform implementations, ensuring guidelines are accurately interpreted and consistently implemented across portfolios
• Design practical compliance solutions for complex scenarios, including new regulations, evolving client mandates, and legacy-to-Aladdin transitions
• Take ownership of translating client investment guidelines from source documentation into automated rule logic and manage ongoing updates to ensure changes are accurately reflected while maintaining consistency and control integrity
• Develop new compliance rules and enhance existing logic, focusing on building scalable, efficient, and reliable solutions that can be applied across portfolios
• Investigate rule behavior, identify root causes of issues, and continuously refine logic to improve accuracy, reduce noise, and enhance overall coding quality
• Partner with the Global Implementations Lead and Change Manager to support execution of regional priorities and contribute insight from front-line coding and implementation work

Requirements

• Strong understanding of financial products, investment strategies, and portfolio structures, with the ability to assess how client mandates translate into actionable compliance requirements
• Experience working with compliance or rule-based coding environments (e.g., Aladdin or similar systems), with the ability to apply and adapt those concepts across different platforms
• Strong analytical and technical aptitude, including experience with logic-based coding or query languages (e.g., SQL or similar), and the ability to develop structured, rule-driven solutions
• Familiarity with programming or scripting concepts (e.g., Python, VBA, or similar), with the ability to apply logical thinking to solve data-driven problems
• Strong understanding of relational database concepts and experience working with query-based tools (e.g., SQL or similar), with the ability to manipulate and analyze data effectively
• Experience working with or an interest in AI-enabled and agentic solutions that support workflow automation and decision-making, with the ability to contribute to developing practical, tailored solutions that improve the quality and efficiency of day-to-day operations
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills, particularly in Excel, including the ability to work with large datasets, apply formulas, and support structured analysis

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Finance, or a related field
• Experience: 2+ years of relevant experience in compliance, rule-based coding, or a related field
• Technical Skills: Proficiency in SQL, Python, VBA, or similar programming/scripting languages, and experience with relational databases
• Soft Skills: Strong interpersonal and communication skills, ability to manage multiple priorities, proactive approach to issue resolution, comfort working through complexity and ambiguity, and a collaborative mindset

Benefits

BlackRock offers a competitive salary range of USD$82,000.00 - USD$108,000.00 annually, along with an annual discretionary bonus, healthcare, leave benefits, and retirement benefits. The firm also provides a hybrid work model, flexible time off, and a supportive environment for professional growth and development.