About this role
BlackRock’s Global Product Solutions (GPS) group partners across the firm to lead the iShares business and drive the commercial priorities spanning all of BlackRock’s investment capabilities. This encompasses innovating new products, curating the product platform, commercializing products at scale, and developing actionable market and portfolio insights.
The Head of AI and Data Transformation will be responsible for leading strategy and oversight of GPS’s AI and data efforts. In this role, you will work as a horizontal leader, driving outcomes with partners across functions and the firm to optimally deploy BlackRock’s AI and data resources to enhance BlackRock’s entire product platform.
Responsibilities:
iShares has a long history as an innovation leader in the asset management industry, redefining how investors access markets through scale, technology, and product design; this role will build on that legacy by championing the adoption of AI‑enabled tools and capabilities to unlock new growth opportunities, enhance product differentiation, and extend iShares’ leadership position into the next generation of digital and data‑driven investing.
Lead an AI-powered reimagining of end-to-end product value creation at BlackRock (including product innovation, product development, and product commercialization to clients) to enhance capacity, speed to market, and commercial success
Architect and deploy AI capabilities to accelerate time‑to‑market, enhance decision‑making, and drive sustained commercial growth across the product organization.
Implement a product data strategy, leveraging existing internal databases, third party tools, and client data from partner distribution firms to enhance strategic insights and support product targeting and executive decision making
Develop and drive a comprehensive strategy for broad AI tooling, enablement, and engagement across the entire product organization, serving as the senior sponsor and champion for AI adoption in product
Manage the existing set of critical product reporting infrastructure, including daily ETF industry global flash updates used by BlackRock c-suite management
Educate the business on the AI commercial opportunity and establish a data-driven, results-oriented culture of success within GPS to drive adoption
Monitor industry trends with respect to advances in AI and data to inform strategic pivots and ensure the business remains at the forefront of innovation
Oversee a team of approximately 20 technology strategists and data engineers spread across San Francisco, New York, London, and Budapest
Your Experience:
10+ years of work experience, experience in wealth management or investment management preferred
Demonstrated experience developing an AI and data strategy within a complex and nuanced global organization
Ability to clearly articulate objectives and influence outcomes
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Experience in business process analysis, design, and implementation
Ambitious and proactive – able to show initiative and come up with ideas without prompting
Technical aptitude, understanding technology in a business context
Experience working with distribution teams across multiple functions
Sense of curiosity and the courage to ask tough questions
Bachelor’s Degree
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.Skills Required
- 10+ years of work experience with preference in wealth or investment management
- Experience developing AI and data strategies
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Experience in business process analysis and implementation
- Bachelor's Degree
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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