Implementation Consultant, Vice President

ENGINEERINGUK; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job description

Implementation Consultant, Vice President

About this role

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.

The Aladdin Client Business is growing rapidly, with the volume of new client deals growing each year. We are at the next phase of our growth and are evolving into a business with multiple new product launches. Successful candidates will join in our efforts to help our clients onboard the world's leading end-to-end operating system to manage investment portfolios and transform their business.

We are looking for a candidate to join us in an Associate or Vice President role within the Aladdin Client Transformation team with 3-10 years of relevant work experience.

Your Team

The Aladdin Client Transformation is responsible for the installation and deployment of Aladdin, eFront and related products and services, globally. Aladdin and eFront transformations are high-profile initiatives that provide team members with significant client exposure and play an active role in redefinition of investment organizations. A typical transformation project is at least as much about processes and implementing change as it is about investments & technology. We help clients achieve ambitious strategic objectives, which range from streamlining investment workflows to organizational strategy, to unifying their investment analytics & risk reporting framework, to modernizing their overall investment process. We develop advisory partnerships with our clients at the most senior levels, which continue to grow post go live of our solutions.

You will be joining as an implementation specialist within the Client Transformation team focusing on high value deliverables.

Your Responsibilities

• Understand client objectives and goals paired with strong emotional ownership to deliver solutions utilizing Aladdin or eFront capabilities
• Document, standardize and help scale deliverables, such as investment workflow designs and analytics overviews for various asset classes, including equities, fixed income, alternatives, derivatives, etc.
• Consult on behalf of our business primarily through our products
• Aid in developing improved practices to make client transformations more efficient with each new project
• Able to work with various data sources in order to design solutions involving data visualization tools

Your Qualifications

• Understanding of investment management with 3-5 years of relevant industry experience for an Associate level and 6+ years for a Vice President level
• Excellent interpersonal skills with proven ability to build relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Superior communication and presentation skills, with the ability to convey complex concepts simply and clearly to internal team members or clients
• Well organized with the ability to manage several priorities with a hands-on approach
• Enjoys a fast paced, high-intensity and complex environment, troubleshooting time critical issues and working with people
• Strong attention to detail; willing to take proactive action, and desire to roll up sleeves

Nice If You Have

• Experience with institutional buy-side investment technology platforms
• Working experience in investment organizations
• Consulting experience
• Experience with platform integrations (e.g., interfaces, APIs)
• Professional designations or pursuit toward attaining (e.g., CFA, CAIA, FRM)

Our benefits

To help you stay energized, engaged and inspired, we offer a wide range of employee benefits including: retirement investment and tools designed to help you in building a sound financial future; access to education reimbursement; comprehensive resources to support your physical health and emotional well-being; family support programs; 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.