Product Management, Aladdin Data, Associate

About this role

About

When BlackRock started in 1988, its founders envisioned a company that combined the best of financial services with innovative technology. They imagined a business that would provide financial services to clients as well as technology services to other financial firms. The result of their vision is Aladdin, our industry leading, end-to-end investment management platform. With assets valued over USD $10 trillion managed on Aladdin by BlackRock alone, and over 150 other investment managers and asset owners using Aladdin, our technology empowers millions of investors to save for retirement, pay for college, buy a home and improve their financial wellbeing.

About Aladdin Data (AD)

Data is at the heart of Aladdin and increasingly the ability to acquire, store, analyse and gain insight from data has become a key component of what differentiates us. The Aladdin Data (AD) team is responsible for the data ecosystem within BlackRock. Our goal is to build and maintain a pioneering Enterprise Data Platform (EDP) that provides highly available, consistent data of the highest quality for all users of the platform, notably investors, operations teams and data scientists.

EDP supports four outcomes that, together, enable BlackRock’s data strategy:

Deliver high quality, reliable data and services to power the core investment processes for Aladdin clients Enable Aladdin clients to reduce operational overhead and improve client service by offering both Aladdin data and BlackRock-generated premium content through a commercial data platform, Aladdin Data Cloud (ADC) Acquire, process, and deliver well-governed data for internal AI agents and the teams building and using AI Provide a general-purpose Data Platform as a Service (DPaaS) to enable teams across BlackRock to focus on extracting value form their data

Our team gets to experience working at one of the most recognized financial companies in the world, designing and building of a premier data platform to automate data acquisition, ingestion, transformation, and distribution, and to support enterprise-wide data processing. Our product managers and engineers design and build data systems to solve some of the most complex technical and business data management problems in the industry, and they partner with data and analytics experts to deliver high quality analytical and derived data to our internal and external customers.

About this role

We are looking for an Associate Business Analyst to support the EDP Product team in driving the continued growth and adoption of EDP across BlackRock. In this role, you will work multi-functionally with product, engineering, and program management to ensure the successful development and adoption of EDP.

Core Responsibilities

• Product development – work with Product Managers, end users, and engineers to develop an understanding of product requirements. Break requirements down into epics and features. Write clear user stories with well-defined acceptance criteria to guide the development work.
• Backlog management – Maintain the backlog of work for the engineering teams and partner with product managers to prioritize the product backlog. Represent the Product Management team in clarifying requirements for the engineering teams
• Agile ceremonies – represent the Product team in all agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint retrospectives and demonstrations.
• Product testing – coordinate and participate in user acceptance testing for new and changed features, gather feedback from testing, and work with product managers and engineers to ensure that features meet the requirements.
• Documentation – work closely with technical writers and engineers to translate complex technical information into roadmaps, demos, and documentation that helps the platform’s users understand its capabilities.
• Collaboration – work closely with multi-functional teams, including program managers, engineers, and users to ensure product development aligns with business goals and customer needs.
• Product adoption – Provide demonstrations, explanations, and support for teams looking to adopt the platform, or those going through the adoption process.

Required Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology or a similar field.
• Experience with at least one of the following product areas is strongly preferred: data pipelines, data delivery, data controls, data catalog, data operations, data platform adoption
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to convey complex technical concepts in a concise and understandable manner.
• At least 4 years of experience in product management or product adjacent role, including mastery of Agile methodologies
• Experience with backlog or product management tools such as Jira, Aha!, Productboard, Azure Dev Ops (ADO)
• Diligent with excellent organizational and time-management skills.
• Familiarity with the complexities of financial systems and data is a plus.

BlackRock is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to age, disability, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation and other protected characteristics at law.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Our benefits
To help you stay energized, engaged and inspired, we offer a wide range of benefits including a strong retirement plan, tuition reimbursement, comprehensive healthcare, support for working parents and Flexible Time Off (FTO) so you can relax, recharge and be there for the people you care about.

Our hybrid work model

BlackRock’s hybrid work model is designed to enable a culture of collaboration and apprenticeship that enriches the experience of our employees, while supporting flexibility for all. Employees are currently required to work at least 4 days in the office per week, with the flexibility to work from home 1 day a week. Some business groups may require more time in the office due to their roles and responsibilities. We remain focused on increasing the impactful moments that arise when we work together in person – aligned with our commitment to performance and innovation. As a new joiner, you can count on this hybrid model to accelerate your learning and onboarding experience here at BlackRock.

About BlackRock

At BlackRock, we are all connected by one mission: to help more and more people experience financial well-being.  Our clients, and the people they serve, are saving for retirement, paying for their children’s educations, buying homes and starting businesses. Their investments also help to strengthen the global economy: support businesses small and large; finance infrastructure projects that connect and power cities; and facilitate innovations that drive progress.

This mission would not be possible without our smartest investment – the one we make in our employees. It’s why we’re dedicated to creating an environment where our colleagues feel welcomed, valued and supported with networks, benefits and development opportunities to help them thrive.

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BlackRock is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.  We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to age, disability, family status, gender identity, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation and other protected attributes at law.