About this role
Director - Global Head of Data & Analytics, BlackRock Investment Stewardship
The BlackRock Investment Stewardship team (BIS) operates across three regions – the Americas (New York and San Francisco); Europe, Middle East and Africa (London); and Asia-Pacific (Tokyo, Hong Kong, Singapore and Sydney) – and undertakes engagement with and proxy voting at portfolio companies on behalf of index clients globally.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a team of high performing specialists globally.
Team Overview
The BIS team’s activities are guided by BIS’ role as a fiduciary on behalf of our clients. In this role, the Director will lead the Data & Analytics team within BIS supporting the delivery of processes and tools on behalf of the global BIS team. The role is based in New York, and reports to the Global Head of Platform, BIS.
Role
The Director will lead the BIS Data & Analytics team. The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering global, data-centric stewardship capabilities including research and reporting, which will complement the qualitative company-specific research conducted by BIS engagement and voting analysts. In this role, the Director has responsibility, in close partnership with BIS’ engagement and voting analysts, to drive the buildout and maintenance of various tools and processes in support of BIS’ engagement, voting and client reporting operations.
The successful candidate should possess a passion for creative and critical thinking about the stewardship ecosystem, investment research, financial and corporate governance data analysis, as well as working closely with the broader technology business at BlackRock.
Key Responsibilities:
Enable the stewardship platform, spanning research, voting and client reporting
Leverage expertise in automation to improve analyst efficiency and controls
Support voting and engagement client reporting by designing and maintaining a code stack utilizing BlackRock’s applications and tools, including managing any interface with Aladdin and other external applications and vendors
Partner with other analytical and technology functions across BlackRock, including the Aladdin Product Group, and Risk and Quantitative Analysis to build, maintain and improve technological solutions
Ensure integrity of the BIS data environment and oversee the quality control of BIS proprietary datasets. Golden source of truth for data-rich publications
Direct team of data analysts in appropriate design and use of data tools and reports
The ideal candidate will have:
10+ years of experience in data engineering, including experience in evaluating and deploying modern AI techniques
Undergraduate degree is required, and an advanced degree (Masters) is a plus within a technical field (Computer Science, Statistics)
Demonstrated experience with building research and analytics platforms
Expert-level proficiency required. The successful candidates should be a master of relational modeling and complex query optimization
Experience in UI/UX, plus familiarity with the modern AI landscape and building RAG-based systems
Design robust schemas and ETL/ELT pipelines to ingest corporate filings, global news, and financial data, maximizing our ability to deliver rapid insights
Ability to integrate cutting-edge AI into BIS workflow. Should be comfortable with RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) search, Agentic Workflows, and AI embeddings to help query massive datasets intuitively
Demonstrated experience using Python or C# to automate workflows and solve engineering hurdles
Significant experience with Snowflake (specifically Lake House implementations)
Effective communication skills. The successful candidate must have the confidence and ability to interact at the most senior levels and collaborate with both technical and non-technical personnel
Experience managing numerous data and analytical professionals in a complex, global environment
Experience in working effectively in a large multi-national organization, with partner teams based across the globe
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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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.
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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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