Vice President

About this role

Company: BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

Job Title: Vice President

Location: 50 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001

Job Duties: Collaborate with our global trading and operations teams and Aladdin Business to deliver multi-asset trading solutions and technology across global markets. Support Fixed Income and FX trading connectivity. Build knowledge of FIX protocols and their application to financial services workflows within Order Execution Management Systems, Electronic Communication Networks and Post Trade Confirmations. Provide clear business requirements and liaise with the development team to drive the functional gaps through development and to the end user. Define workflows and specifications, liaise with development, test internally and with the counterparts, and deploy to our customers including training them when necessary. Define FIX requirements/specifications and propose new FIX workflows to extend electronic trading and post trade processes and protocols. Lead multiple technology projects throughout the software development lifecycle -iincluding release process, testing, certification, deployment, and training, all while aligning with client SLAs. Work directly with Clients, Brokers, and Platforms to certify, build and roll out new FIX connections. Manage the full lifecycle of new workflows and FIX sessions onboarding. Partner with engineers to bring specifications to life via the Aladdin product. Track and measure progress for each electronic trading initiative to ensure we deliver best in class capabilities on time. Participate in industry events, panels and conferences to keep abreast of the market trends.

Qualifications: Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Information Technology, Business, Finance, or related field, and 72 months of experience in job offered, or closely related role. In the alternative, employer will accept a Master's degree or foreign equivalent in Information Technology, Businness, Finance, or related field, and 48 months of experience in job offered, or closely related role. Experience with multiple FIX versions including 4.2, 4.4, and 5.0; Multiple Asset classes including Equities, Derivatives, FX and Fixed Income; Understanding of TCP and IP, firewalls, and connectivity issues in financial networks; Supporting global trading activities using technology solutions; Electronic trading end-to-end workflows including axes, orders, executions, allocations, and confirmations; Client integration for Foreign Exchange trading including NDFs, options, swaps and swaptions; Cross team collaboration with sales, technology, traders, operations, regulatory and services teams; Collaboration with external parties including clients and trading counterparties; Methodical development and execution of test plans to certify trading workflows; Working in a UNIX environment; Working with SQL, and corresponding tools such as Aqua DataStudio; Working with ticket management systems including Microsoft Azure DevOps, or Atlassian JIRA.

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For New York, NY Only the salary range for this position is USD$210,000.00 - USD$215,000.00 . Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, and benefits including healthcare, 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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BlackRock is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity to all applicants and existing employees, and we evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity/expression), sexual orientation, age, ancestry, physical or mental disability, marital status, political affiliation, religion, citizenship status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other basis protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. View the EEOC’s Know Your Rights poster and its supplement and the pay transparency statement.

 

BlackRock is committed to full inclusion of all qualified individuals and to providing reasonable accommodations or job modifications for individuals with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation/adjustments are needed throughout the employment process, please email [email protected]. All requests are treated in line with our privacy policy.

BlackRock will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in a manner consistent with the requirements of the law, including any applicable fair chance law.