Aladdin, Alternatives Implementation Specialist, Associate
Aladdin, Alternatives Implementation Specialist, Associate
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About this role
What we do
BlackRocks business is investing on behalf of our clients from large institutions to parents and grandparents doctors and teachers who entrust their savings to us. We are committed to our clientsperiod. Our promise is to offer them the clearest thinking about what to do with their money and the products and services they need to secure a better financial future.
Thats why investors of all kinds have made us the worlds largest asset manager entrusting us with trillions of dollars and its why companies institutions and global governments come to us for help meeting their biggest financial challenges.
BlackRock runs on Aladdin. It has always been at the core of BlackRock. Aladdin is an operating system for investment managers that seek to connect the information people and technology needed to manage money in real time. Our investment software combines risk analytics with portfolio management trading compliance and operations tools on a single platform to power informed decisionmaking effective risk management efficient trading and operational scale. Aladdin is used by a community of over 900 clients around the world. There are over 100000 end users of Aladdin globally. Through Aladdin the firm offers to clients the same technology and intellectual capital that BlackRock uses to manage investments daytoday.
Our Benefits
We are passionate about our work. But were also passionate about having a life. To help you stay energized engaged and inspired we offer a wide range of benefits from financial wellness to personal wellness. Some of our favorites include:
Flexible Time Off (FTO)
Phenomenal company culture
For more information about BlackRock visit .
About this role:
The Aladdin Client Business is growing rapidly with the volume of new client deals growing each year. We are at the next phase of our growth and are evolving into a business with multiple new product launches. Successful candidates will join in our efforts to help our clients onboard the worlds leading endtoend operating system to manage investment portfolios and transform their business.
We are looking for a candidate to join us in an Associate role within the Aladdin Client Transformation team with 47 years of relevant work experience.
Your team:
The Aladdin Client Transformation is responsible for the installation and deployment of Aladdin and related products and services globally. Aladdin transformations are high profile initiatives that require team members to have senior level exposure and play an active role in redefinition of investment organizations. A typical transformation project is at least as much about processes and implementing change as it is about investments & technology. We help clients achieve ambitious strategic objectives which range from streamlining investment operations to integrating teams to unifying their investment analytics & risk reporting framework to modernizing their overall investment process. Aladdins transformation model is unique in the sense that we take full responsibility for the Client going live on our solution. It also means that we develop true partnerships with our clients at the most senior levels which continue to grow post go live.
You will be joining as an implementation specialist within the Client Transformation team focusing on high value deliverables. We are growing two practices in the Aladdin Client Transformation team: the Front Office Implementation practice and the Alternatives Business Intelligence practice.
Alternatives Business Intelligence is responsible for delivering dashboards reports and interfaces for client with Alternative Investments requirements. They work with the client to understand their reporting requirements and deliver on those requirements using data manipulation tools and report designing tools
Your responsibilities:
Understand client objectives and goals paired with strong emotional ownership to deliver solutions utilizing Aladdin or eFront capabilities
Document standardize and help scale deliverables such as investment workflow designs and analytics overviews for various asset classes including equities fixed income alternatives derivatives etc.
Consult on behalf of our business primarily through our products
Aid in developing improved practices to make client transformations more efficient with each new project
Able to work with various data sources in order to design solutions involving data visualization tools
As part of the Alternatives Business Intelligence practice:
Gains an understanding of the reporting requirements of a typical Alternative Investments firm.
Develop and deliver reports dashboards and interfaces in the Aladdin platform using data manipulation language (SASlike scripting) import/export tools Aladdin APIs and report designer tools
Work with the global team to identify generic reports that can be standardized across the client base.
Your qualifications:
Excellent interpersonal skills with proven ability to build relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
Superior communication and presentation skills with the ability to convey complex concepts simply and clearly to internal team members or clients
Well organized with the ability to manage several priorities with a handson approach
Enjoys a fast paced highintensity and complex environment troubleshooting time critical issues and working with people
Strong attention to detail; willing to take proactive action and desire to roll up sleeves
As part of the Alternatives Business Intelligence practice:
Demonstrated proficiency working with programming languages (e.g. Python Perl SQL VBA) as well as reporting and visualization tools (e.g. PowerBI Tableau SRSS)
Proven experience navigating complex analytics reporting landscapes within the financial domain demonstrating a strong understanding of industry standard analytical methodologies and regulatory requirements
Nice if you have:
Experience with institutional buyside investment risk platforms
Working experience in investment risk management fixedincome equity and derivative markets.
Familiarity with investment portfolio risk analytics (e.g. market risk credit risk liquidity risk climate risk)
Comfort with exante risk concepts such a valueatrisk (VAR) tracking error performance measurement and expost returns statistics
Experience with platform integrations (e.g. interfaces APIs)
Professional designations or pursuit toward attaining (e.g. CFA CAIA FRM)
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
BlackRocks 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 wellbeing. Our clients and the people they serve are saving for retirement paying for their childrens 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. Its why were dedicated to creating an environment where our colleagues feel welcomed valued and supported with networks benefits and development opportunities to help them thrive.
For additional information on BlackRock please visit @blackrock Twitter: @blackrock LinkedIn: is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to age disability family status gender identity race religion sex sexual orientation and other protected attributes at law.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
