Aladdin Data- Data Analytics Quality

About this role

Team Overview: 

Aladdin Data (AD) is entrusted with maintaining all data integral to the investment decision process, for BlackRock the Investment Manager and its BlackRock Solutions (BRS) business, in our proprietary Aladdin® end-to-end investment platform. AD closely partners with its stakeholders, such as Portfolio Management, Global Capital Markets, Relationship Management, Portfolio Compliance, Risk Analytics, Regulatory Reporting, and others, to ensure their business data needs are met accurately, timely, and efficiently.  

The Aladdin Data philosophy is anchored on BlackRock’s cornerstone principles: Innovation, Fiduciary focus, Passion for Performance, and the unified purpose of One BlackRock. Through that lens, we strive to build value for our clients by understanding their needs, the markets, and using technology to create best in class solutions.  As global team, Data & AI has presence across 8 countries servicing more than $17 trillion in AUM on Aladdin for BlackRock and BRS clients.  

Responsibilities: 

• Provide high quality client service externally and internally. Address inquiries, perform controls, resolve problems, and mitigate risks for clients and internal BlackRock stakeholders.  

• Execute on outlier exceptions on a day-to day basis and identify areas that warrants technical improvements   

• Gain broad experience in Equities, Fixed Income, Derivatives, and Alternatives, across the vast global investment marketplace.  

• Use technical skills to ensure the accuracy of large analytical data sets, automate processes with scripts and efficiently query information from a vast database. 

• Investigate and resolve complex and intricate issues and perform adhoc analysis of large data sets while meeting tight deadlines. 

• Develop deep grasp of the green package production in order to work with people across on initiatives for Data Analytics Quality 

• Initiate and drive platform and process innovations to support new business needs, minimize risk, enhance quality, and navigate the changing markets.  

• Show desire to work in a constantly evolving, changing and challenging environment. 

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s Degree is required, with preference to business disciplines such as Finance, or Economics, and technical disciplines such as Computer Science, Information Systems, or Engineering. 

• A “Student of the Markets” mentality: Intellectually curious with a passion for learning about the global financial markets and the investment management business. 

• Natural team player able to work in an innovative, entrepreneurial, and fast paced environment. 

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills combined with agile critical thinking and a problem solving mindset. 

• Basic knowledge of SQL, UNIX, or Python is a plus; desire to expand technical expertise preferred. 

• Basic knowledge of fixed income, equity and derivative instruments is a plus. 

BlackRock is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration, includin