VP, Head of System Delivery & Operations

About this role

About this Role

BlackRock China FMC is seeking a senior technology leader to oversee end-to-end system delivery and system operations across the firms core business platforms. The role is responsible for delivering new systems modules enhancements and upgrades and for ensuring the ongoing stability security and reliability of production environments.

The successful candidate will bring strong experience in enterprise system operations vendor-based system management structured delivery governance and technology controls within regulated financial institutions.

Key Responsibilities

1. System Delivery (New Systems Enhancements Upgrades)

• Lead the full lifecycle delivery of FMCs business systems including trading valuation investment operations compliance risk distribution and enterprise applications.
• Manage requirements vendor collaboration solution validation testing release planning and deployment execution.
• Ensure all deliveries meet regulatory audit information security and production readiness requirements.
• Establish and maintain standardized delivery processes templates and governance checkpoints.

2. System Operations (Production Stability & Governance)

• Oversee the operational performance and reliability of FMCs core systems.
• Build monitoring dashboards alerting mechanisms log analytics and automated health-check routines.
• Lead incident response root cause analysis corrective actions and operational reporting.
• Manage system environments (DEV/UAT/PROD) access control configuration baseline and operational logs.

3. Change Release & Configuration Management

• Own the end-to-end change management process aligned with regulatory and audit expectations.
• Define production release criteria including testing scope deployment evidence rollback plans and risk approvals.
• Maintain configuration baselines interface versioning and coordinated release windows.

4. Vendor Platform Operations Management

• Manage operational performance of key vendors such as Hundsun YSS Kingstar Sinitek and Weaver.
• Drive SLA compliance incident escalation version upgrades and operational risk management.
• Ensure vendor platforms meet data security cybersecurity DR/BCP and audit evidence requirements.

5. Operational Risk Regulatory & Security Compliance

• Embed cybersecurity data security and operational risk controls into delivery and operations processes.
• Maintain audit-ready evidence including change logs access logs incident records DR tests and operational approvals.
• Partner with Compliance InfoSec Internal Audit and Operations Risk teams.

6. Team Leadership & Operational Excellence

• Lead a team covering system delivery system operations production support and monitoring.
• Build operational playbooks SOPs knowledge base and continuous improvement routines.
• Establish KPI dashboards for system availability incident metrics SLA performance and change success rate.

Qualifications

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Information Systems or related field.
• 10 years of experience in system delivery system operations production support or enterprise IT operations within financial institutions.
• Proven track record in vendor-based system delivery (e.g. core Investment Trading Valuation Compliance Data Warehouse Regulatory disclosure).
• Strong understanding of project governance release management tech risk and cybersecurity frameworks.
• Familiarity with fund management operations CSRC regulations and enterprise change management processes.
• Demonstrated leadership in cross-functional and cross-cultural environments.
• Excellent communication skills in English and Mandarin.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with major fund-industry systems (Hundsun YSS Kingstar).
• Knowledge of domestic databases middleware integration patterns and DR/BCP architecture..
• PMP / ITIL / Agile certification is a plus.

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 well-being. 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.

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