Vice President - Senior Business Manager

About this role

VP - Senior Business Manager

The Aladdin Engineering team is responsible for designing, building, and operating Aladdin, BlackRock’s investment and operating technology platform. Within the Engineering COO office, the Business Management team is responsible for the overall health of Aladdin Engineering as a business. We are seeking an Associate Business Manager to report to the head of Business Management.

We act as a subject matter experts on topics such as budget and P&L, headcount, recruiting, people topology, vendor strategy and more. We manage sizable datasets, hunt for efficiencies, develop process and operational controls, and cascade information to a large technical organization.

At a more macro level, we’re responsible for keeping the most senior leaders plugged in. This role will provide immense exposure to enterprise processes and stakeholders across the world’s largest asset management firm.

The hire must be a passionate, hardworking, and self-motivated go-getter with a unique blend of people and business skills. This will require at least some prior experience in a business management, HR / talent acquisition, financial planning / analysis, vendor management, or procurement role.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain relationships with our internal (often technical) stakeholders and leadership.
• Capture requirements, connect them business value, and translate them into easily understood reporting and actionable plans.
• Manage horizontal relationships with centralized support teams such as FP&A, Accounting, Vendor Management, Talent Acquisition, HRBP, and more.
• Help shape and manage our budget.
• Become a subject matter expert in one or more of our core focus areas.  
• Join meetings to learn from senior leaders about strategic relationships, direction, and governance, and summarize key points and follow ups.
• Oversee multiple reporting and business intelligence systems, ensuring we can effectively measure performance and use data to inform decision making.
• Prepare presentations on strategic growth, financial performance, operational governance, and other critical items.
• Partner with senior leaders across the org to understand spending needs and connect business value to our financial processes.
• Partner with horizontal support teams and internal stakeholders on annual budgeting planning exercises.
• Focus on process improvement, finding ways to achieve the desired outcomes with fewer manual touchpoints while simultaneously improving transparency to key stakeholders.
• Collaborate with internal partners to identify and facilitate technology or efficiency enhancements to address the evolving needs of our business.
• Draft and coordinate leadership messaging (e.g., strategy updates, QBRs, town halls, leadership offsites). 
• Prepare talking points, presentations, and key updates for senior leaders. 

Required Qualifications

• 6+ years of relevant experience in one or more of the following areas (or similar):.
• Undergraduate degree required, with an MBA or advanced degree desirable.
• Communication Skills: Must be able to communicate upcoming deliverables and objectives, influence stakeholders and effectively manage programs with clear and inclusive guidance.
• Advanced PowerPoint and Writing Skills: Ability to produce quality presentations and synthesize key information using data and analytics.
• Interpersonal Skills: Ability to engage a diverse set of stakeholders, build long term relationships, and create a collaborative and approachable environment, especially when working across departments or on time sensitive matters.
• Self-Starter: High level of self-motivation, able to own and drive things forward, gathering feedback and identifying ways to do things better along the way.
• Problem Solving: Structured critical thinker with superior problem-solving abilities who can organize people under pressure and pull in key decision makers to prioritize issues and respond to senior leaders.
• Advanced Excel Skills: Significant hands-on Excel and data management experience is a must. Ability to track and manipulate significant datasets using disparate data sources, and the ability to design dynamic tooling that solves problems. Able to tell a compelling story by leveraging data, metrics, and visualizations.
• DEI: Demonstrate integrity and a commitment to inclusion and diversity.

Nice to Have:

• Experience with HRIS tools (Workday a plus).
• Experience with the budget / P&L management, and the full lifecycle of requisitions, POs, an