About this role
About Preqin:
This role sits within Preqin, a part of BlackRock. Preqin plays a key role in how we are revolutionising private markets data and technology for clients globally, complementing our existing Aladdin technology platform to deliver investment solutions for the whole portfolio.
You will be joining the world's leading data and insights provider for the private markets industry. We empower the finance community with comprehensive data and expert insights so they can make faster and smarter investment decisions with precision and confidence.
Job Overview:
This is a leadership role in our regional data team in EMEA. The role will lead a high-performing team responsible for acquiring, maintaining and enhancing exclusive proprietary private markets data across the region. The role combines people leadership, stakeholder management, operational and strategic excellence to ensure delivery of market-leading private markets intelligence to clients globally.
Success in this role requires the ability to develop a deep understanding of the market within the coverage area, build trusted relationships across the private markets ecosystem and drive participation in proprietary data programmes. The role is accountable for team performance, data quality, coverage expansion and strategic initiatives.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead, develop and hold accountable a high-performing regional team responsible for proprietary private markets data acquisition, market engagement and relationship development across fund managers, investors and industry participants.
- Set a high-performance bar across data quality, coverage expansion, proprietary data contribution and strategic execution, ensuring the team consistently delivers measurable business impact.
- Apply sharp commercial judgement and strategic thinking to shape, prioritise and execute data strategy in line with client, product and business priorities.
- Lead data modernisation and AI-enabled transformation initiatives that improve data acquisition, quality, efficiency and scalability, ensuring the function remains competitive, future-ready and positioned for sustainable growth.
- Serve as the senior authority for the dataset, bringing deep market knowledge and credible domain expertise to clients, internal stakeholders and cross-functional partners.
- Lead from the front by demonstrating strong ownership, sound judgement, collaborative leadership and a consistent track record of high performance.
You are a good fit if:
- 10+ years of relevant experience in data, financial data services or private markets, with a proven track record in people leadership.
- Demonstrated success leading high-performing teams in commercially relevant, data-driven environments, with measurable impact on quality, growth, efficiency or client outcomes.
- A strong, hands-on leader who sets clear expectations, raises performance standards and creates accountability while motivating teams to deliver at pace.
- Strong relationship management background across client services, investor relations, market intelligence, research or a related field, with confidence engaging senior external stakeholders.
- Commercially sharp, strategically minded and comfortable making judgement calls in complex, ambiguous or fast-moving environments.
- Proven ability to drive growth, operational improvement and technology-enabled transformation, including the practical application of AI or automation.
- Strong executive communication and cross-functional influence, with the ability to partner effectively across Product, Technology, Commercial and Data teams.
- Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience.
Our benefits
To help you stay energized, engaged and inspired, we offer a wide range of employee benefits including: retirement investment and tools designed to help you in building a sound financial future; access to education reimbursement; comprehensive resources to support your physical health and emotional well-being; family support programs; 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 Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to age, disability, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation and other protected characteristics at law.
Skills Required
- 10+ years of relevant experience in data, financial data services, or private markets
- Proven track record in people leadership
- Experience leading high-performing teams in commercially relevant, data-driven environments
- Demonstrated measurable impact on quality, growth, efficiency, or client outcomes
- Strong relationship management experience across client services, investor relations, market intelligence, research, or a related field
- Confidence engaging senior external stakeholders
- Commercial judgment and strategic thinking in complex, ambiguous, or fast-moving environments
- Experience driving growth, operational improvement, and technology-enabled transformation
- Practical application of AI or automation
- Strong executive communication and cross-functional influence
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience
BlackRock Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Retirement Support — A 401(k)/Retirement Savings Plan with a stated company match formula (subject to plan caps) alongside an Employee Stock Purchase Plan is prominently featured. Feedback suggests these elements make the financial-wellness offering a notable strength among large employers.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave of at least 16 weeks for primary caregivers, plus adoption support, fertility benefits, and child/elder back‑up care, is highlighted across materials. Offerings are substantial, with specifics varying by location.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Flexible Time Off for many U.S. salaried roles, paired with sick and bereavement leave, provides generous time‑away options. Wellness resources such as free access to Calm and an Employee Assistance Program further support rest and recovery.
BlackRock Insights
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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