About this role
About Aladdin
Aladdin® is an operating system for investment managers that connects the information, people, and technology needed to manage portfolios in real time. The platform combines sophisticated risk analytics with comprehensive portfolio management, trading, compliance, and operations tools to power informed decision-making, effective risk management, and scalable operational workflows. Aladdin is delivered to a global community of over 1,000 clients, with more than 100,000 end users worldwide.
About the team
The Commercial Operations & Transactions team sits within the Aladdin COO organisation and plays a central role in ensuring the commercial, regulatory, and operational integrity of the Aladdin business. The team partners with functions across both Aladdin and BlackRock more generally to support contracting, regulatory readiness, governance processes, and the execution of cross-functional initiatives. The team serves as a key enabler of Aladdin’s operational resilience and commercial strategy, helping ensure the platform remains aligned with global regulatory expectations and operates cohesively across regions and business areas.
About the role
As an Associate, you will play a critical role in supporting Aladdin’s regulatory readiness, commercial execution, and cross-functional change agenda. You will be responsible for monitoring emerging regulation, supporting analysis and impact assessments, contributing to regulatory implementation programmes, and helping define materials that demonstrate Aladdin’s operational resilience and compliance posture. You will also support broader COO-sponsored initiatives spanning organisational design, office footprint strategy, entity governance, and operational alignment across the EMEA Aladdin Business.
About you
You are a motivated, detail-oriented professional with a strong interest in technology, commercial execution, regulation, operational resilience, and complex cross-functional projects. You are comfortable interpreting regulatory material, synthesising information for senior audiences, and working across diverse stakeholder groups.
What we are looking for
3–5 years’ experience in regulatory analysis, operational resilience, COO/business operations, legal/commercial operations, or a related field.
Strong analytical skills with ability to interpret regulatory text, contractual language, and operational documentation.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including preparing materials for senior stakeholders.
Ability to manage multiple workstreams and maintain high attention to detail.
Familiarity with regulatory or operational frameworks (e.g., outsourcing rules, resilience regimes, etc).
Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work across various teams.
Proficiency in English required; additional languages desirable.
Our benefits
To help you stay energized, engaged and inspired, we offer a wide range of employee benefits including: retirement investment and tools designed to help you in building a sound financial future; access to education reimbursement; comprehensive resources to support your physical health and emotional well-being; family support programs; 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, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation and other protected characteristics at law.
What We Do
As the world’s largest asset manager, BlackRock partners with investors around the globe to help them (and those on whose behalf they invest) plan for life’s most important goals – like retirement, home ownership and their children’s education. Our clients range from governments, foundations and other large institutions to those investing on behalf of individuals, including firefighters, nurses, teachers and factory workers.
BlackRock was founded with the idea of creating a better asset management firm — one that was purpose-driven, focused on clients and risk management, and propelled by data and technology. Our breakthrough Aladdin® platform is BlackRock’s technological backbone, helping investors see and manage their whole portfolios in one place – from constructing investments to monitoring risk and executing trades. Used by hundreds of external institutions around the world, Aladdin combines powerful analytics and a common language to help investment teams make faster, more informed decisions across public and private markets. It’s a key part of our business and one of the reasons we’re trusted to manage more assets than any other investment manager today.
At BlackRock, we challenge conventions and raise the bar for what’s possible. We harness technology to unlock new solutions, simplify complexity, and deliver investment strategies that meet people where they are. Whether it’s retirement planning, wealth building or navigating market shifts, we’re here to help clients invest more easily, more affordably and with more choice as we chart a path toward financial well-being together.
Learn more: Careers.BlackRock.com
Why Work With Us
Without our people, technology is irrelevant. When we combine the power of people with the power of technology, we amplify our ability to create better outcomes for our employees, clients, shareholders and society alike.
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