Technical Product Manager, Aladdin Product Management - Associate

About this role

We are looking for a Product Manager to join the Aladdin Investment Operations Product Management team and lead the reconciliation product area! This is one of the core components of Aladdin and is used by BlackRock as well as all the Aladdin customers!

The position is a combination of Strategic and Tactical tasks. Many strategic areas need exploration, evaluation, and prioritization, while in parallel ensuring that the tactical needs for continuing to operate the platform are met. It is a sensitive balance of prioritization and partner management.

You will support the end-to-end product roadmap. You will advance the regulatory requirements, feature development, automation, and user experience. On a day-to-day basis, you will be responsible for gathering requests from multiple collaborators, bringing together product requirements, translating these into our Agile operating model Epics and Feature stories, and prioritizing them as part of the backlog grooming.

You will also work very closely with both our UX design and engineering teams to bring the product to market.  Additionally, the structure of the business internally means operating in a matrixed fashion with multiple collaborators in functions like the Platforms team (infrastructure), Product Marketing, Client Services, etc. who are each passionate about diverse clients and users. As you develop the product roadmap, you will need to strategically solve this complexity of users and partners and bring people on the journey in an effective way.

Our ideal candidate is someone who has a proven understanding of the Post Trade-Operations space, a strong technical product orientation, a passion for user experience, and an ability to turn sophisticated requirements into products that make peoples’ lives easier.

About the Role:

• Aladdin Investment Ops Product Manager: inclusive of the road map, delivery, and results. You will translate product strategy into detailed requirements, and backlogs and partner with design and engineering teams to bring those to life through concepts, wireframes, and final delivery in the market.
• Collaborate with Design Leads to optimize how we use data and UX research to define and solve user problems. Part of this also includes supervising external trends and being able to communicate these in a simple, compelling way.
• Partner with Engineering Leads to ensure sprints are handled within our release cycle and testing protocols.
• Manage customers effectively - communicate product developments in a way that partners understand what we’re doing and why. You’ll be encouraged to partner with other product managers to ensure these are in sync with other priorities.
• Support the reason and rationale for new features and innovations.
• Keep leadership advised of the team’s progress and provide a realistic picture of what is achievable with the resources at hand.
• Work with Product Marketing, Client Services, and other team members on promotional plans to ensure that strategies are coordinated.
• Quantify the value of features and capability improvement and metrics
• Represent the firm and the product by meeting with clients to solicit feedback and be flexible to travel approx. 10% as needed.

About You:

• 2+ years of experience in product management / business analysis / client service that includes building and launching technology in a B2B or B2C market
• Understanding and awareness of post-trade ecosystem.
• Can acquire a deep functional understanding of Aladdin and client use cases.
• Experience and understanding of both waterfall and Agile project management subject areas, with an emphasis on Scrum.
• Good written and verbal communication and ability to gain consensus on plans from a non-technical audience at varying degrees of seniority.
• Positive attitude and resilience, with strong problem-solving skills.
• Skilled at working effectively with cross-functional teams in a matrix organization.
• Working with large-scale transactions & data volumes is helpful
• CTM, FIX, and SWIFT knowledge would be beneficial

For New York, NY Only the salary range for this position is USD$132,500.00 - USD$162,500.00 . Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, and benefits including heath care, leave benefits, and retirement benefits. BlackRock operates a pay-for-performance compensation philosophy and your total compensation may vary based on role, location, and firm, department and individual performance.

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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