Associate, Product Manager II

About this role

Team Overview BlackRock SMA Solutions helps clients customize portfolios for unique tax, values-alignment, or investment exposures across direct indexing, fixed income, active equity, and multi-asset. We deliver world-class service to all of our clients, from wealth advisors to family offices to endowments and foundations.

About this Role

We are looking for an Associate Product Manager within our SMA Solutions Product Management team

This role will work across business teams including Client Operations, Business Development, Portfolio Management and Operations to lead business initiatives that scale processes and systems, improve efficiencies and reduce errors.  

The ideal candidate will be a structured thinker, one who possesses technical awareness and can support a fast-growing business. A strong team player is critical, as they will work creatively and collaboratively with colleagues across a wide range of departments. They will bring excellent technical skills, an intellectual curiosity, and a “get the job done” mentality. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Project Management

o Act as a central point of contact between business users and development teams for both new and existing systems

o Support the execution governance of business roadmaps, including communication of status and project management for associated projects.

o Optimize the services of our partnered vendors by effectively managing the relationships and their deliverables.

o Assist in the adoption of new features and changes across our systems by working closely with end users, engineers and testers.

• Business Processes and Requirements

o Capture requirements that balance objectives with resource constraints, deadlines and the demands of a live trading environment.

o Document current state processes, perform gap analysis, and guide future state process design to enable scalable growth.

o Partner with team members, developers and 3rd party software providers to improve efficiencies and enhance the usability and user experience of internal/external systems and workflows

o Provide support to business users by investigating time sensitive issues with an ability to triage and prioritize conflicting demands

Requirements:

• 3+ years of related experience working in asset management and/or a brokerage firm in business process improvement/engineering/project or product management.

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, economics, computer science, engineering or a comparable field.

• Business Analysis experience.

• Experience working with systems developers on custom software, preferably in an agile environment.

• Self-motivated with the capacity to navigate ambiguity and take initiative in uncertain situations.

• A relentless focus on precision and accuracy in all aspects of work.

• Strong verbal and written communication with ability to gather, analyze, and present data to different audiences

• Experience with databases and writing SQL queries

For San Francisco, CA and Sausalito, CA Only the salary range for this position is USD$132,500.00 - USD$162,500.00 . Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, and benefits including healthcare, leave benefits, and retirement benefits. BlackRock operates a pay-for-performance compensation philosophy and your total compensation may vary based on role, location, and firm, department and individual performance.

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,