DataOps Process Excellence, Aladdin Data, Vice President

About this role

Aladdin Data:

BlackRock is one of the world’s leading asset management firms and Aladdin® is the firm’s an end-to-end operating system for investment professionals to see their whole portfolio, understand risk exposure, and act with precision. Aladdin is our operating platform to manage financial portfolios. It unites client data, operators, and technology needed to manage transactions in real time through every step of the investment process.

Aladdin Data is at the core of the Aladdin platform, and increasingly, our ability to consume, store, analyze, and gain insight from data is a key component of our competitive advantage. Our mission is to deliver critical insights to our stakeholders, enabling them to make data-driven decisions.

BlackRock’s Data Operations team is at the heart of our data ecosystem, ensuring seamless data pipeline operations across the firm. Within this team, the Process Engineering group focusses on building tools to enhance observability, improve operator experience, streamline operations, and provide analytics that drive continuous improvement across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership

• Drive the roadmap for process engineering initiatives that align with broader Data Operations and enterprise objectives.
• Partner on efforts to modernize legacy workflows and build scalable, reusable solutions that support operational efficiency, risk reduction, and enhanced observability.
• Define and track success metrics for operational performance and process health across critical data pipelines.

Process Engineering & Solutioning

• Design and develop tools and products to support operational efficiency, observability, risk management, and KPI tracking.
• Define success criteria for data operations in collaboration with stakeholders across teams.
• Break down complex data challenges into scalable, manageable solutions aligned with business needs.
• Proactively identify operational inefficiencies and deliver data-driven improvements.

Data Insights & Visualization

• Design data science solutions to analyze vendor data trends, identify anomalies, and surface actionable insights for business users and data stewards.
• Develop and maintain dashboards (e.g., Power BI, Tableau) that provide real-time visibility into vendor data quality, usage patterns, and operational health.
• Create metrics and KPIs that measure vendor data performance, relevance, and alignment with business needs.

Quality Control & Data Governance

• Build automated QC frameworks and anomaly detection models to validate data integrity across ingestion points.
• Work with data engineering and governance teams to embed robust validation rules and control checks into pipelines.
• Reduce manual oversight by building scalable, intelligent solutions that detect, report, and in some cases self-heal data issues.

Testing & Quality Assurance

• Collaborate with data engineering and stewardship teams to validate data integrity throughout ETL processes.
• Lead the automation of testing frameworks for deploying new datasets or new pipelines.

Collaboration & Delivery

• Work closely with internal and external stakeholders to align technical solutions with business objectives.
• Communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical teams.
• Operate in an agile environment, managing multiple priorities and ensuring timely delivery of high-quality data solutions.

Experience & Education

• 8+ years of experience in data engineering, data operations, analytics, or related fields, with at least 3 years in a leadership or senior IC capacity.
• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in a quantitative field (Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, Engineering, or Finance).
• Experience working with financial market data providers (e.g., Bloomberg, Refinitiv, MSCI) is highly valued.
• Proven track record of building and deploying ML models.

Technical Expertise

• Deep proficiency in SQL and Python, with hands-on experience in data visualization (Power BI, Tableau), cloud data platforms (e.g., Snowflake), and Unix-based systems.
• Exposure to modern frontend frameworks (React JS) and microservices-based architectures is a strong plus.
• Familiarity with various database systems (Relational, NoSQL, Graph) and scalable data processing techniques.

Leadership & Communication Skills

• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence without authority in a global matrixed organization.
• Exceptional communication skills, with a track record of presenting complex technical topics to senior stakeholders and non-technical audiences.
• Strong organizational and prioritization skills, with a results-oriented mindset and experience in agile project delivery.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certification in Snowflake or equivalent cloud data platforms
• Certification in Power BI or other analytics tools
• Experience leading Agile teams and driving enterprise-level transformation initiatives

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

BlackRock’s 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 children’s 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. It’s why we’re 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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