Product Manager Analyst

Aladdin Product Trading Product Manager

BlackRock is the worlds 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. Being a part of BlackRock means being a part of a community of smart resultsoriented people who are pursuing some of the worlds most sophisticated financial challenges. And our founderled culture has maintained its resultsoriented feel we work hard we work as a team and we work with purpose. Being a member of Aladdin Product means working with the best in the industry to build innovative products that shape financial markets.

Sitting at the intersection of business and technology the Aladdin Product Management team works closely with developers researchers and other stakeholders to innovate conceptualize design and pilot new capabilities across the investment lifecycle. As a Product Manager you will have a positive impact on developing the product vision and leading day to day of the roadmap. There are many strategic areas that need exploration evaluation and prioritization while in parallel ensuring that the tactical needs for continuing to deliver the product are met.

As a Product Manager you will be focused on aligning product strategy and delivery for Aladdins trading product offering focusing on core OEMS capabilities. You will define manage and execute on our product vision to create bestinclass trading solutions.

This individual is:

• Passionate about building technical solutions in partnership with engineering teams

• A selfstarter who enjoys solving complex problems that deepen our understanding of end users

• Curious to learn new skills and willing to embrace work outside of your comfort zone

• Comfortable challenging the status quo and using your entrepreneurial spirit to create new solutions

• A team player who is motivated by the fast pace of the work environment

Strong candidates will be able to adapt quickly to change and be excited to be part of a transformative time in BlackRocks Trading product strategy.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support creating the product story and roadmap for Aladdins OEMS trading capabilities.

• Lead Product Delivery Life Cycle (PDLC) and Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) ceremonies including maintenance of product roadmaps requirements specifications and release notes.

• Become the goto person for the product growing expertise in the products full capabilities and understanding how clients are using it today.

• Articulate communicate and demo upcoming release details and new features to the broader product client marketing and sales teams.

• Be a market expert be ahead of industry market and technology trends to build opportunities for BlackRock and better serve our clients.

• Be metrics driven. Track and measure usage and feedback to inform product strategy.

Desired Qualifications

• 13 years of experience working in buy side or sell side investment technology preferably as a product owner

• Experience creating a product roadmap writing business and technical specifications executing on product deliverables

• Experience interacting with product stakeholders including end users and software developers

• Understanding on the underlying technical components to guide users towards workable features

• Ability to present complex technical ideas to technical and nontechnical stakeholders and execute against them.

• Familiarity with market and technology trends across the trading ecosystem (OMS and EMS trading workflows).

• Knowledge of SQL PowerBI Azure DevOps and Aha! is a plus.