About this role
Job Description
BlackRock is one of the world’s preeminent asset management firms and a premier provider of global investment management, risk management and advisory services to institutional, intermediary, and individual investors around the world. BlackRock’s mission is to create a better financial future for our clients. We have a responsibility to be the voice of the investor, and we represent each client fairly and equally. Constant communication with a diverse team of partners strengthens us and delivers better results for our clients. Continuous innovation helps us bring the best of BlackRock to our clients. BlackRock offers a range of solutions — from rigorous fundamental and quantitative active management approaches aimed at maximizing outperformance to highly efficient indexing strategies designed to gain broad exposure to the world’s capital markets. Our clients can access our investment solutions through a variety of product structures, including individual and institutional separate accounts, mutual funds and other pooled investment vehicles, and the industry-leading iShares® ETFs.
About Strategic Program Team
The Aladdin-Data’s Strategic Program Team serves as the central engine for cross-functional delivery and transformation across Data Platform and related enterprise-wide initiatives. Operating as a connective layer between product, engineering, and business teams, the office drives clarity, collaboration, control, and communication. It is responsible for defining program goals, establishing governance, aligning stakeholders, and ensuring delivery against firmwide priorities. Through rigorous planning, stakeholder engagement, and performance monitoring, the office enables scalable change and orchestrates multi-year programs that support commercial outcomes and client success.
Your role and impact
The Analytics Production Transformation Program is a multi-year initiative focused on evolving BlackRock’s analytics data factory into a utility-grade, event-driven production pipeline. With over 50 workstreams and hundreds of contributors, the program targets improvements in data quality, delivery timeliness, platform resiliency, and operator experience. As Program Manager within the Strategic Program Team, you will lead initiatives that span data orchestration, AI-driven tooling, and production stability - delivering scalable, resilient, and high-performing analytics solutions. This role demands deep expertise in program management, technical fluency in data platforms, and the ability to drive transformation across complex delivery workflows.
Responsibilities and requirements include
Own the roadmap and execution of Analytics production transformation initiatives aligned with strategic objectives
Drive modernization efforts including migration to stream-based analytics, microservices, and unified data stores
Partner with engineering, product, and operations teams to deliver high-impact programs
Govern production workflow optimizations across production domains including pricing, risk, and client reporting
Monitor and improve key performance metrics (e.g., delivery reliability, quality)
Lead initiatives to reduce custom packages, optimize task throughput, and enhance delivery timelines
Collaborate on AI product lifecycle initiatives including model incubation, scaling, and governance
Support deployment of AI Ops and Generative AI tooling across Analytics production environments
Act as a strategic liaison between Analytics Production, Data Ops, and enterprise teams.
Communicate program status, risks, and outcomes to senior leadership and external partners.
Facilitate alignment across squads, chapters, and product owners.
Implement quality control frameworks and peer review protocols for Analytics data integrity
Oversee vendor dependencies and third-party integrations with proactive monitoring and escalation.
Drive continuous improvement through retrospectives, sprint planning, and backlog refinement.
Your Experience
10+ years of program management experience, preferably in analytics, data operations, or financial technology.
Proven track record of leading complex, multi-year transformation programs.
Strong understanding of analytics production workflows, data orchestration, and AI tooling.
Experience with Agile methodologies and cross-functional team leadership.
Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and strategic planning skills.
Bachelor’s degree (Computer Science, Engineering, or related field; advanced degree preferred)
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.
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What We Do
BlackRock is a global asset manager. We help investors build better financial futures. As a fiduciary to investors and a leading provider of financial technology, our clients turn to us for the solutions they need when planning for their most important goals. Our founding mission was to establish a firm that thinks differently about managing investment risks to best serve our clients, and this is still at our core today.
We challenge businesses to reach higher standards. We use technology to think beyond what’s possible. We provide investment solutions for every need. We aim to simplify a complex world. We help chart paths towards financial health. We are BlackRock, and we are invested in your financial well-being.
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