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 successful candidate will gain exposure to various business teams, investment products, and global regulatory frameworks.

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
• Develop new compliance rules and enhance existing logic, focusing on scalable, efficient, and reliable solutions
• 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
• Experience working with compliance or rule-based coding environments (e.g., Aladdin or similar systems)
• Strong analytical and technical aptitude, including experience with logic-based coding or query languages (e.g., SQL or similar)
• Familiarity with programming or scripting concepts (e.g., Python, VBA, or similar)
• Strong understanding of relational database concepts and experience working with query-based tools (e.g., SQL or similar)
• Experience working with or an interest in AI-enabled and agentic solutions that support workflow automation and decision-making
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills, particularly in Excel

Qualifications

• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining a high standard of accuracy and attention to detail
• Comfort working through complexity and ambiguity, with the confidence to challenge assumptions and ask difficult questions
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment, with a collaborative mindset and willingness to partner closely with others to achieve shared outcomes

Skills

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across functions, regions, and client groups
• Strong understanding of financial products, investment strategies, and portfolio structures
• Experience working with compliance or rule-based coding environments (e.g., Aladdin or similar systems)
• Strong analytical and technical aptitude, including experience with logic-based coding or query languages (e.g., SQL or similar)
• Familiarity with programming or scripting concepts (e.g., Python, VBA, or similar)
• Strong understanding of relational database concepts and experience working with query-based tools (e.g., SQL or similar)
• Experience working with or an interest in AI-enabled and agentic solutions that support workflow automation and decision-making
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills, particularly in Excel

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, allowing employees to work from home one day a week, and supports employee development through various programs and resources.