Energy & Climate Analytics Modeler, Aladdin Financial Engineering, Associate

About this role

The Aladdin Financial Engineering business is responsible for all analytics technology across the Aladdin platform. We research develop and implement state-of-the-art quantitative models used to assess financial risk across fixed income equities derivatives alternative products and private markets.

Team overview & what we do

Energy & Climate Analytics (ECA) is responsible for building models and capabilities that are needed to quantify the impact of climate risk and other sustainability factors on financial assets. We are dedicated to deliver impactful energy & climate data & analytics through curated front-end tools data as service engagement and thought leadership to BlackRock and external clients. Teams core capabilities also include geospatial analytics at asset level for infrastructure and real estate.

Team also curates the premium content using GenAI/LLM and builds production grade pipeline for research data & climate analytics. Given the diversity of skills to develop these products the team brings together professionals from research and modelling analytics climate scientists and data engineering teams. As a member of ECA you will be working with clients and partners to develop state of the art financial models and analytics to assess the financial impacts of climate change climate policy and energy policy on many asset classes from corporate equity and fixed income to mortgages municipal bonds sovereign debt and alternative investments like private markets & infrastructure. As climate risk and sustainable investing become an ever-increasing focus for investors you will be developing the production grade content pipeline for research data & climate analytics including curation & research of premium content & quantify its financial impact to help drive a deeper understanding of risks and opportunities in this space.

Job Purpose/Background:

Energy & Climate Analytics (ECA) is looking for a quant developer to focus research data for corporate decarbonization transition and energy analytics. The primary job responsibilities include GenAI / LLM based data curation for model research & maintaining it. This person will also work on research & curation of premium content in this field Decarbonization and Transition Private Markets Energy analytics which will drive its usages into various investment processes.

Familiarity with following areas is essential:

• Big Data & pipelines

• GenAI / LLM based data curation

• Data analytics & content research

• Python development

• Exposure to Corporates asset class / Balance Sheet Knowledge

• Exposure to climate datasets vendors and standards

Familiarity with following areas is favorable:

• Exposure to climate data like ESG Transition Decarbonization

• Decarbonization Transition & Energy Modeling

Key Responsibilities:

• Developing & curating unstructured Climate data using GenAI and using state-of-the-art LLMs and orchestration frameworks

• Ensure quality & performance of research data and curate new premium content using different approaches

• Performing research by utilizing data science & AI/ML techniques advancing analytics

• Conduct research on additional content / data which can add value to models and or investment processes

• Perform & implement complex quantitative calculations with high accuracy and performance

• Collaborate with modelers content experts to develop content expertise and implement optimized and performant solutions

• Apply statistical methods to real-world financial data & climate data to derive business insights

• Optimize algorithms for time-series data analysis and financial computations

Skills & Qualifications:

• Bachelor or masters level education in Computer Science Engineering or a related discipline

• Minimum 3 years of experience to curate unstructured data using NLP / Gen AI /LLM

• Formidable analytical problem-solving and production troubleshooting skills

• Understanding of climate/ESG vendors climate datasets and standards

• A passion for providing fundamental software solutions for highly available performant full stack applications with a Student of Technology attitude

• Passion to work in a team-environment multitasking and effective communication skills

• Ability and willingness to learn fast multi-task self-motivate and pick up new things easily

• Ability to work independently and efficiently in a fast-paced and team-oriented environment

Good to Have

• Understanding of Agile work environments including knowledge of GIT CI/CD.

• Knowledge of investment process climate risk particularly transition risk & decarbonization analytics.

• Knowledge of software development methodologies (analysis design development testing) and basic understanding of Agile / Scrum methodology and practices

• CFA/FRM 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

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.