Vice President, Legal Counsel – Digital Enterprise Architecture

at  BlackRock

Description
About this role
Your team
Elevate your career by joining the world’s largest asset manager. Thrive in an environment that fosters positive relationships and recognizes outstanding performance. BlackRock is one of the largest, most sophisticated global investment management firms and a leading provider of financial technology solutions to clients worldwide, including its class-leading Aladdin® investment management platform for institutional investors, Aladdin® Wealth and Advisor Center analytics platforms for financial advisors. At BlackRock, we strive to empower our employees and effectively engage your involvement in our success. With over USD 10 trillion in AUM, we have an outstanding responsibility to use our technology and services to empower millions of investors to save for retirement, pay for college, buy a home, and improve their financial well-being as well as a goal to make sustainability at the core of our investment process. As part of the broader Legal & Compliance Team, BlackRock’s Digital Enterprise Legal team provides legal support to BlackRock’s revenue-generating technology business lines and financial advisor and institutional client engagement and education platforms; supports BlackRock’s data, technology, and markets infrastructure; and enables innovation by managing the company’s intellectual property strategy and assets.
Your role and impact
Digital Enterprise Architecture Legal, a sub-group within BlackRock’s Digital Enterprise Legal, is seeking an experienced, business-minded commercial transactions attorney with a focus on technology to join our team. You will work with internal clients globally across multiple business lines and functions in a fast-paced, cutting-edge environment to strategically support business operations within technology and enterprise services, human resources, marketing and professional services. You will help advance BlackRock’s modern approach to supporting our clients through partnerships and relationships with a variety of third parties, include Fortune 500 companies, industry leaders, and innovative start-ups.

Your responsibilities

• Analyze, present and advise BlackRock’s functional and management teams on corporate and business law issues.
• Structure, draft and negotiate a variety of agreements in the following areas:
• Technology – business software licenses, hosted services, cloud and infrastructure, digital marketing and network telecom.
• Professional Services – advertising and marketing agency agreements, audit and tax services, general consulting, facility and business operations.
• HR – recruitment, employee benefits, education and training.
• Engage and meet with business partners on a regular basis to plan, prioritize and advise on key strategic initiatives.
• Develop and deliver educational seminars to key business partners and stakeholders on contractual risks and best practices with respect to third-party service provider relationships.
• Work in a fast-paced and business-oriented environment with business groups throughout BlackRock.

You have…

• Corporate transactional experience, preferably with a background in finance, technology, information security and data privacy related matters.
• Experience negotiating complex critical enterprise-wide agreements for Fortune 500 as well as start-up companies.
• Demonstrated ability to learn business requirements quickly, analyze legal and commercial risks and propose creative, business-oriented solutions while minimizing risk to BlackRock.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to effectively and concisely communicate complex legal issues to a non-legal audience orally and in writing and be a dedicated business partner to internal stakeholders.
• The ability to effectively work as part of a sophisticated legal team, and to assess, calibrate, communicate and handle evolving priorities in a dynamic environment.
• At least 5 years of relevant experience as a commercial transactions attorney in a top-tier law firm or in-house legal department.
• Experience in the asset management industry or related financial industry highly desirable.
• J.D. (US), or LL.M. (US) with state bar qualifications, or equivalent law degree and membership in good standing to the equivalent bar association.
• Initiative, attention to detail, and a collaborative working style.
• Strong organizational skills and an ability to manage multiple competing, and often evolving, priorities and deadlines.
• Fluent in English, spoken and written.

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.

• Analyze, present and advise BlackRock’s functional and management teams on corporate and business law issues.
• Structure, draft and negotiate a variety of agreements in the following areas:
• Technology – business software licenses, hosted services, cloud and infrastructure, digital marketing and network telecom.
• Professional Services – advertising and marketing agency agreements, audit and tax services, general consulting, facility and business operations.
• HR – recruitment, employee benefits, education and training.
• Engage and meet with business partners on a regular basis to plan, prioritize and advise on key strategic initiatives.
• Develop and deliver educational seminars to key business partners and stakeholders on contractual risks and best practices with respect to third-party service provider relationships.
• Work in a fast-paced and business-oriented environment with business groups throughout BlackRock