Aladdin Business, Implementation, Vice President/Associate, Singapore

at  BlackRock Inc

WHAT WE DO

BlackRock’s 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 clients-period. 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.
That’s why investors of all kinds have made us the world’s 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 decision-making, effective risk management, efficient trading, and operational scale. Aladdin is used by a community of over 900 clients around the world. There are over 100,000 end users of Aladdin globally. Through Aladdin, the firm offers to clients the same technology and intellectual capital that BlackRock uses to manage investments day-to-day.

YOUR QUALIFICATIONS:

• Deep understanding of investment operations, investment accounting, front office, or investment risk as a provider or practitioner, with 4-10 years of relevant industry experience
• Experience implementing scalable and repeatable business processes
• Excellent interpersonal skills with proven ability to build relationships with internal and client senior management
• Superior communication and presentation skills, with the ability to convey complex concepts simply and clearly to clients in Japanese and English
• Well organized with the ability to manage several priorities with a hands-on approach
• Strong familiarity with capital markets instruments (equities, fixed income, private markets, derivatives), either analytically or via strong knowledge of investment life cycle
• Excellent creative, analytical and computer skills with an entrepreneurial approach to large, complex projects, and ability to execute autonomously
• Enjoys a fast paced, high-intensity and complex environment, troubleshooting time critical issues and working with people
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong attention to detail; willing to take proactive action, and desire to roll up sleeves
• Expected to travel periodically, including international opportunities

ABOUT THIS ROLE:

The Aladdin Business is growing rapidly, with the volume and complexity of new client deals and strategic partnerships growing each year. We are at the next phase of our growth and are evolving into a platform focused business with multiple new product launches and external partnerships. Successful candidates will join in our efforts to help sophisticated investors onboard the world’s leading end-to-end operating system for investment portfolios to see their whole portfolio, understand risk exposures, and act with precision.
We are looking for a candidate to join us in the Vice President role within the team’s Aladdin Front Office practice.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Understand client objectives and goals paired with strong emotional ownership to deliver on solutions utilizing Aladdin capabilities
• Engage the Client’s key leaders to understand, redesign, and deploy strategic business workflows across the full spectrum of the investment cycle, including pre-trade decisioning, order management, trading, investment operations, risk management/compliance/oversight, closed-book accounting, or performance measurement & attribution
• Collaborate closely with the Client’s senior management team (e.g. Chief Investment Officer, Chief Risk Officer, Head Portfolio Managers, Head of Investment Operations, Chief Technology Officer) and provide strong leadership throughout the Aladdin implementation
• Work directly with the Client to create and administer the implementation project plan, as well as the coordination of resources across multiple functional areas
• Lead and document investment and operational workflow design sessions for various asset classes, including equities, fixed income, alternatives, derivatives, and related workflows
• Gain an in-depth knowledge of Aladdin functionality and workflows, as well as industry expertise (e.g., pensions, insurers, asset managers) to ensure clients take full advantage of the suite of Aladdin products and workflows
• Lead, coordinate, and assist in client-specific Aladdin configuration, testing and user training
• Work closely with the Client and Aladdin Product Managers to support client development needs
• Work closely with the Client and key internal functional teams to ensure the full range of capabilities are considered during an Aladdin implementation to ensure standard methodologies are achieved
• Participate in Aladdin business development activities, assisting in platform demonstrations, implementation pre-planning, or client due diligence, as a product/workflow subject matter authority
• Actively manage client communications regarding Aladdin product changes and configurations, as related to Aladdin onboarding
• Aid in developing improved practices to make the Implementation model more efficient with each new implementation
• Develop strong relationships within BlackRock Solutions and BlackRock to ensure the best client experience