About this role
Aladdin Data Introduction:
BlackRock is one of the world’s leading asset management firms and Aladdin® is the firm’s an end-to-end operating system for investment professionals to see their whole portfolio, understand risk exposure, and act with precision. Aladdin is our operating platform to manage financial portfolios. It unites client data, operators, and technology needed to manage transactions in real time through every step of the investment process.
Aladdin Data is at the core of the Aladdin platform, and increasingly, our ability to consume, store, analyze, and gain insight from data is a key component of our competitive advantage. Our mission is to deliver critical insights to our stakeholders, enabling them to make data-driven decisions.
BlackRock’s Data Operations team is at the heart of our data ecosystem, ensuring seamless data pipeline operations across the firm. Within this team, the Data Quality & Insights group’s objective is to empower data driven decision making by ensuring the accuracy, reliability and accessibility of data and providing actionable insights to drive business value across the organization.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership
Drive the roadmap for data quality insights’ initiatives that align with broader Data Operations and enterprise objectives.
Define and track success metrics for operational performance and process health across critical data.
Create data insights and quality metrics to ensure better client experience by enabling data driven decisions and provide capabilities to support Data Platform as a Service (DPaaS).
Business Process Re-engineering
Understand existing business processes and redesign processes to enhance those operational processes efficiently.
Design and develop tools and products to support operational efficiency, observability, risk management, and KPI tracking.
Define success criteria for data operations in collaboration with stakeholders across teams.
Break down complex data challenges into scalable, manageable solutions aligned with business needs.
Proactively identify operational inefficiencies and deliver data-driven improvements.
Data Insights & Visualization
Design data science solutions to analyze vendor data trends, identify anomalies, and surface actionable insights for business users and data stewards.
Develop and maintain dashboards (e.g., Power BI, Tableau) that provide real-time visibility into vendor data quality, usage patterns, and operational health.
Create metrics and KPIs that measure vendor data performance, relevance, and alignment with business needs.
Quality Control & Data Governance
Build automated QC frameworks and anomaly detection models to validate data integrity across ingestion points.
Work with data engineering and governance teams to embed robust validation rules and control checks into pipelines.
Reduce manual oversight by building scalable, intelligent solutions that detect, report, and in some cases self-heal data issues.
Collaboration & Delivery
Work closely with internal and external stakeholders to align technical solutions with business objectives.
Communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical teams.
Operate in an agile environment, managing multiple priorities and ensuring timely delivery of high-quality data solutions.
Ideal Candidate Profile
Experience & Education
5+ years of experience in data engineering, data operations, analytics, or related fields
Bachelor's or Master’s degree in a quantitative field (Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, Engineering, or Finance).
Experience working with financial market data providers (e.g., Bloomberg, Refinitiv, MSCI) is highly valued.
Working knowledge of AI and ML tools to be able to help create financial data insights
Technical Expertise
Deep proficiency in SQL and Python, with hands-on experience in data visualization (Power BI, Tableau), cloud data platforms (e.g., Snowflake), and Unix-based systems.
Exposure to modern and microservices-based architecture is a strong plus.
Familiarity with various database systems (Relational, NoSQL, Graph) and scalable data processing techniques.
Prove experience in being able to create data insights by using graphs and visuals to enable business value
Leadership & Communication Skills
Proven ability to work in cross-functional teams and influence without authority in a global matrixed organization.
Exceptional communication skills, with a track record of presenting complex technical topics to senior stakeholders and non-technical audiences.
Strong organizational and prioritization skills, with a results-oriented mindset and experience in agile project delivery.
Preferred Qualifications
Certification in Snowflake or equivalent cloud data platforms (Azure, AWS)
Experience leading Agile teams and driving enterprise-level transformation initiatives
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.
For additional information on BlackRock, please visit @blackrock | Twitter: @blackrock | LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/blackrock
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.
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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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