Artificial Intelligence Engineer, Portfolio Management Group, Vice President
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Job Summary
About this role
Business Overview
PMGTechis the horizontal technology platform within BlackRocks Portfolio Management Group (PMG) integrating investment research with advanced engineering AI and alternative data to make technology a direct driver of alpha. Itoperatesas one global team across three verticals Platform Strategy Research Solutions (DS&S) and Platform Change (IPT) partnering closely with the BlackRock Aladdin ecosystem and PMG investment leadership. This integrated model delivers a coherent tech strategy strengthens the research community and scales capabilities across regions asset classes (Equities Fixed Income Multi-asset) and investment styles (discretionary and systematic).
PMGTechleads PMGs AI strategy by building an AI-ready research environment unified data layer agentic orchestration networks and an investment-focused application layer to deploy AI-powered research solutions into production. As part ofPMGTech you will work directly with investment researchers and portfolio managers to build and scale capabilities in data engineering GenAI and platform tooling streamlining research workflows and enabling differentiated alpha-generative investment insights across PMGs investment pillars.
Job Purpose / Background
DS&SenvisionstheAILeadEngineerrole asan investor-facing technicalpartnerrolewith deep AI data and systemsexpertisewho designs and builds AI-powered research applications that integrate seamlessly into investor research workflows.
AILeadEngineers willsit withinDS&Spods-asset-class focused sub-teams -and collaborate directly with investors across Portfolio Management Group (PMG) to understand businessrequirements map research workflowsidentifyopportunities for AI leverage and translate theminto intuitive scalable productiongraderesearch applications.
AILeadEngineers willown the technical vision design architecture and product experience of specific research apps partnering with Research EngineersEngineeringHuband Platformto ensure these applications are robust usable and aligned with investorobjectives.
Key Responsibilities
Design architectures for AI-powered research applicationsleveragingGenerative AI capabilities(RAG agentic workflowssearch model fine-tuning).
Partner with investors to translate open-ended research questions intofeasibleAI-driven product concepts.
Be hands-on in leading the lifecycle from POC to MVP to production for AI applications including data pipelinesand backend integration.
Own the end-to-end user experience of investor-facing research apps including intuitivefront-endUI designs.
Evaluate emerging models and APIs; define best practices for prompts safety reliability and testing with internal and external tech teams.
Leverage enterprise data engines orchestration frameworks and secure/observable production practices with Engineering Hub and Platforms.
Implement monitoring observability evaluation frameworks and data-quality safeguards for GenAI-powered research applications.
Skills & Qualifications
Bachelors orMasters degree in Computer Science Data Science AI/ML or equivalent.
6 years ofworkexperience delivering MLAIanddata-intensive systems.
Hands-on experience building and deploying AI systems end-to-end-including LLM workflows prompt engineering RAG pipelinesentity extractionembeddings/vector search text2sql fine-tuning evaluation and backend integration using Python and SQL.
Strongwritten and oralcommunicationskillsand ability to work directly with investors and senior partnersisa must.
Domain specific experience is a plus - building data-driven /researchapplications for investment research investmentmanagementor financial services.
Hands-on experience withany majorcloud platformproficiencyinfront-end or full-stack development is a plus.
Preference for prior experience with open-source language models and actively staying current with developments in the rapidly evolving generative AI landscape.
Understanding ofinvestment strategies and asset classes is a plus.
Key Attributes
Deep curiosity about investment management and investment research.
Ability to translate business and research needs into technical solutions.
Technical leadership from concept to implementation.
Strong product intuition and user-centric thinking.
Ability to simplify complex AI systems into intuitive user experiences.
High standardsfor quality reliability and safety in AI systems.
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.
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.
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- Change Management
- Financial Services
- Growing Experience
- Managed Care
- Management Experience
- Analysis Skills
- Senior Leadership
- Performance Management
- Process Management
- Leadership Experience
- negotiation
- Analytics
About Company
BlackRock is one of the world’s preeminent asset management firms and a premier provider of investment management. Find out more information here.
