About this role
About BlackRock:
BlackRock is the world’s leading asset management firm and Aladdin is the central nervous system for investment professionals to see their whole portfolio, understand risk exposure, and act with precision. It is a $1BN+ technology business that has significant growth aspirations over the next five years. Sitting at the intersection of business and technology, the Aladdin Product Management team partners closely with engineering, research, and client-facing teams to design and deliver products that shape financial markets.
About the Role:
As a Director on the Studio Developer team, you will operate as an enterprise leader responsible for setting product strategy, driving cross-platform outcomes, and ensuring delivery at scale. You will lead Studio Developer, Aladdin’s platform for extending and automating workflows, shaping how users build, adapt, and run custom workflows in a governed, enterprise-ready way, while leading large, complex initiatives and influencing senior stakeholders to translate vision into measurable client and commercial impact.
You are:
- An enterprise leader who can set direction and drive alignment across Product, Engineering, Sales, and senior stakeholders
- Accountable for outcomes, with a strong bias for action and delivery at scale
- Deeply client-oriented, with the ability to translate client needs into strategic product decisions
- AI-practical, using AI tools to accelerate product development, with clear judgement on where AI delivers real, scalable value
- Comfortable operating in ambiguity and making clear, timely decisions
- A strong communicator who can influence at the most senior levels and represent the platform externally
- A builder of teams and talent, developing the next generation of product leaders
Primary Responsibilities:
- Set and evolve the vision for Studio Developer as Aladdin’s extensibility layer, enabling customization and automation within the platform while preserving the integrity of core functionality
- Drive platform adoption and scale, partnering closely with BlackRock and other key users to identify high-value use cases, scale repeatable patterns, and reduce off-platform development risk
- Lead and develop a high-performing, cross-functional team across product, engineering, and operations, with clear priorities, accountability, and a high bar for execution
- Establish and drive platform standards and long-term direction, aligning teams so custom development scales in a governed and operationally sound way
- Provide platform and technical leadership across governance, transparency, and controls, embedding these directly into the developer experience
- Translate internal success into client adoption, shaping how Studio Developer is positioned and scaled externally
Skills/Qualifications:
- 12+ years of experience in product, platform, or technology roles, ideally in complex, client-facing environments
- Strong technical foundation, with prior experience in software engineering or a related technical discipline strongly preferred
- Experience leading platform or developer-facing products, including driving adoption and scaling usage across organizations
- Proven ability to lead across teams, align multiple stakeholders, and balance near-term delivery with long-term platform direction
- Strong commercial and client orientation, with experience evolving internal capabilities into scalable, client-facing offerings
- Deep understanding of developer platforms, including APIs, SDKs, and deployment in a governed enterprise environment
- Familiarity with modern developer workflows and AI-assisted tooling, with sound judgment on how to deploy these responsibly at scale
- Strong relationship management and executive communication skills, including the ability to challenge, set boundaries, and clearly articulate strategy, trade-offs, and outcomes
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.
Guidance on AI use for candidates
At BlackRock, AI has long been part of how we work – enhancing decision-making, improving operations, and helping us deliver better outcomes for clients. We encourage candidates to use AI thoughtfully to learn, prepare, and work more effectively; but during our interview process, we want to focus on getting to know you through your own experiences, thinking, and judgment. To support you, we’ve provided guidance on when and how to use AI during our hiring process so you can approach each step with confidence and showcase your best self.
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.
To learn more about BlackRock, please visit Careers.BlackRock.com. We also encourage you to get to know us on LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, X, and TikTok.
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
- 12+ years of experience in product, platform, or technology roles
- Experience leading platform or developer-facing products and driving adoption at scale
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams, align stakeholders, and balance near-term delivery with long-term direction
- Strong commercial and client orientation; experience evolving internal capabilities into client-facing offerings
- Deep understanding of developer platforms, including APIs, SDKs, and enterprise deployment/governance
- Familiarity with modern developer workflows and AI-assisted tooling and judgment on responsible deployment
- Strong relationship management and executive communication skills
- Prior experience in software engineering or related technical discipline
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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