Vice President Data Engineering

Job Description

About this role

Overview:

Want to elevate your career by being a part of the world's largest asset manager? Do you thrive in an environment that fosters positive relationships and recognizes stellar service? Are analyzing complex problems and identifying solutions your passion? Look no further. BlackRock is currently seeking a candidate to become part of our Global Investment Operations Engineering leadership team. We recognize that strength comes from diversity, and will embrace your rare skills, eagerness, and passion while giving you the opportunity to grow professionally and as an individual.

We know you want to feel valued every single day and be recognized for your contribution. At BlackRock we strive to empower our employees and actively engage your involvement in our success. With over USD $9.5 trillion of assets we have an extraordinary responsibility: our technology and services empower millions of investors to save for retirement, pay for college, buy a home and improve their financial well-being. Come join our team and experience what it feels like to be part of an organization that makes a difference.

Technology & Operations

Technology & Operations(T&O) is responsible for the firm's worldwide operations across all asset classes and geographies. The operational functions are aligned with clients, products, fund structures and our Third-party provider networks. Within T&O, Global Investment Operations (GIO) is responsible for the development of the firm's operating infrastructure to support BlackRock's investment businesses worldwide. GIO spans Trading & Market Documentation, Transaction Management, Collateral Management & Payments, Asset Servicing including Corporate Actions and Cash & Asset Operations, and Securities Lending Operations. GIO provides operational service to BlackRock's Portfolio Managers and Traders globally as well as industry leading service to our end clients.

GIO Engineering

Working in close partnership with GIO business users and other technology teams throughout Blackrock, GIO Engineering is responsible for developing and providing data and software solutions that support GIO business processes globally. GIO Engineering solutions combine technology, data, and domain expertise to drive exception-based, function-agnostic, service-orientated workflows, data pipelines, and management dashboards.

The Role – GIO Engineering Data Lead

Work to date has been focused on building out robust data pipelines and lakes relevant to specific business functions, along with associated pools and Tableau / PowerBI dashboards for internal BlackRock clients. The next stage in the project involves Azure / Snowflake integration and commercializing the offering so BlackRock’s 150+ Aladdin clients have the opportunity to leverage the same curated data products and dashboards that are available internally.

The successful candidate will be expected to lead a team of developers in the technical design and delivery of a curated line of data products, related pipelines, and visualizations in collaboration with SMEs across GIO, Technology and Operations, and the Aladdin business.

Responsibilities

Specifically, we expect the role to involve the following core responsibilities and would expect a successful candidate to be able to demonstrate the following (not in order of priority)

• Design, maintenance and ownership of a Data Analytics Infrastructure
• Management oversight of a Data Analytics team ensuring deliverables and projects are delivered on scope and on quality
• Work with a project manager or drive the project management of team deliverables
• Work with subject matter experts and users to understand the business and their requirements. Help determine the optimal dataset and structure to deliver on those user requirements
• Collaborate and partner with GIO Engineering, other technology teams within T&O, and the Aladdin Business to help set data strategy for the group and BlackRock
• Implement and maintenance a standard data / technology deployment workflow to ensure that all deliverables and enhancements are provided in a disciplined, repeatable, and robust manner
• Work with GIO senior leaders to prioritize the team’s queue of work
• Automate periodic (daily/weekly/monthly/Quarterly or other) reporting processes to minimize / eliminate associated developer BAU activities.
• Coordinate & manage delivery expectations with Business Users, track outstanding requests and prioritize with Stakeholders
• People Management – develop personal connections with team / take 1:1s seriously. Help your team members grow their technical capabilities and their careers

Experience

• 4+ years of experience in writing ETL, data curation and analytical jobs using Hadoop-based distributed computing technologies: Spark / PySpark, Hive, etc.
• 5+ years of knowledge and Experience of working with large enterprise databases
• Knowledge and Experience building reporting and dashboards using BI Tools: Tableau, MS PowerBI, etc.
• Prior Experience working on Source Code version Management tools like GITHub etc.
• Prior experience working with and following AGILE based workflow paths and ticket-based development cycles
• Knowledge and Experience in working with Data Science / Machine Learning frameworks in Python, R etc.
• Prior Experience setting-up infrastructure and working on Big Data analytics
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyse, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy
• Experience working with SMEs / Business Analysts on requirements gathering, reviewing BRDs and Functional Specifications, drafting Technical Specifications, and working with Stakeholders for sign-off
• Team and People Management Experience

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.

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.

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BlackRock is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, and other statuses protected by law.