Vice President, Digital Enterprise Legal (Data Architecture)

About this role

About this role 
 

Description 
 
Digital Enterprise Data Architecture Legal, a sub-group within BlackRock’s Legal & Compliance department, is seeking an experienced, business-minded commercial transactions senior attorney with a focus on market data and technology to join our team. You will work with internal clients and providers globally, across multiple business lines and functions in a fast-paced, cutting-edge environment to strategically support business operations within market and index data, strategic partnership and technology. You will help advance BlackRock’s modern approach to supporting our data and index strategy through partnerships and relationships with a variety of third parties, industry leaders, and innovative start-ups. 
 
Responsibilities 

Legal Analysis and Advisory: 

• Conduct in-depth legal analysis of strategic partnership agreements, data and index licensing agreements, technology agreements, and other complex legal matters. 

• Provide strategic advice to BlackRock’s functional and management teams, ensuring compliance with legal requirements, and with BlackRock’s standards. 

• Identify and mitigate legal risks, offering practical solutions to complex legal challenges, while having a deep understanding of risk and reward balance of a transaction. 

Contract Negotiation and Management: 

• Lead negotiations for agreements involving data licensing, financial technology software, enterprise investment systems, and financial risk and wealth management tools. 

• Structure, draft and review a variety of agreements, ensuring alignment with BlackRock’s business objectives and standard positions. 

• Collaborate with stakeholders to finalize terms and conditions that protect BlackRock’s reputation and interests. 

Business Development Support: 

• Act as a legal partner in business and products development initiatives. 

• Provide legal input during product development, including regulatory considerations, intellectual property, and risk assessment. 

• Facilitate strategic decision-making by offering legal insights on potential opportunities and challenges. 

Vendor and Partnership Relationships: 

• Advise on strategic partnerships, joint ventures, and collaborations. 

• Ensure legal compliance and risk mitigation in all external relationships. 

• Participate in local, regional, and global initiatives to drive industry-leading data and technology changes to our platforms and ways of working. 

Requirements 

• At least 7 years of relevant experience as a commercial transactions attorney in a top-tier law firm (secondment experience a plus) or an in-house legal department.  

• J.D. (US), LL.B. (UK), or equivalent Hungarian or international law degree, and you are admitted to Hungarian bar. 

• Demonstrated proficiency