The Associate, Data Implementations role is part of Aladdin Data - Solutions team, responsible for the implementation of data and analytics solutions for BlackRock businesses and Aladdin clients. The team covers end-to-end Aladdin data flows from vendor and client input data sets transformed and enriched into security, portfolio, benchmark, and financial analytics outputs for new and expanding Aladdin clients. The role requires experienced investment data specialists to enhance and expand the team's capabilities and drive continuous developments and transformation initiatives to expand solutions and advance data products capabilities.
Requirements
- Drive client engagement, scope of work review, requirements collection and project planning for the data management workstream of new Aladdin implementations
- Manage data workstream progress and communications with clients and partners to ensure successful delivery of critical milestones along the project plan
- Collaborate with client investment, technology, and data professionals to ensure alignment and clarity of data scope, mapping, normalization, and implementation approaches
- Educate and guide clients on Aladdin data conventions and target state data management workflows inclusive of on-site training for client data teams
- Use standard interfaces and configurable elements to facilitate the onboarding of client data from clients directly and/or third-party data providers
- Partner with front-office and investment process practice leads to configure investment portfolio structure, benchmark assignments, and establish proper risk analytics deliverables
- Manage systematic data reconciliation and reviews and drive the resolution of issues with internal data owners, external vendors, and/or the development of solutions with clients and partners
- Partner with Analytics Stewards to ensure valuation and risk analytics results are comprehensive and up to market and modelling standard
- Manage client requirements, provide critical business, and technical analysis to development partners in data stewards, production solutions and engineering functions for new data and solutions development. Provide validation and directly manage the client UAT
- Create dedicated client documentation with standard templates and partner with Data Operations to transition new clients into production support
Benefits
- Strong retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Comprehensive healthcare
- Support for working parents
- Flexible Time Off (FTO)
