Aladdin Front Office Relationship Manager – Vice President

BlackRock•San Francisco, CA

7d•$147,500 - $195,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Aladdin® is an operating system for investment managers that seeks to connect the information, people, and technology needed to manage money in real time. The Aladdin platform combines risk analytics with portfolio management, trading, compliance, and operations tools on a single platform to power informed decision-making, effective risk management, efficient trading, and operational scale. Aladdin is used by a community of over 200 institutional clients around the world, including BlackRock. There are over 50,000 end users of Aladdin globally. The team is comprised of 800+ professionals responsible for implementing and supporting our Aladdin clients, sales and marketing, and ensuring the Aladdin Community maximizes Aladdin products through engagement and education. We are seeking an Aladdin Front Office Relationship Manager to work closely with Aladdin clients to be their trusted consultant, problem solver, and business partner – and to take full advantage of Aladdin.

Requirements

5+ years of work experience in the financial services industry
Familiarity with portfolio management workflows and/or portfolio analysis, portfolio optimization, risk decomposition, and performance attribution
Industry knowledge for both private and public markets.
Outstanding communication and presentation skills, with the ability to convey complex concepts simply and clearly to clients
Ambitious approach to large, complex projects, with a flair for problem solving
Self-starter who enjoys a fast-paced, high-intensity environment and works well as part of a multi-disciplinary global team

Nice To Haves

Prior experience in Aladdin, eFront, or other private markets financial technology is a plus
Experience with SQL, Linux/UNIX command line, Python, or JavaScript

Responsibilities

Own relationships with clients’ portfolio management, risk, performance, & reporting teams.
Collaborate with clients to unlock new uses of Aladdin as they implement new strategies, invest via new instruments, and manage market & regulatory changes.
Act as a consultative partner to senior client stakeholders.
Articulate how the Aladdin Product vision maps to a client’s business & strategic initiatives.
Understand client’s Aladdin adoption and develops a strategy for approaching clients on product & harvesting opportunities.
Ensure client feedback on product is communicated to the Product Managers and is tracked through successful development and deployment.
Keep updated on regulatory and operational industry trends to help your clients stay ahead of changing times
Engage with clients to define key strategic and tactical initiatives, leveraging your internal network to oversee and execute cross-functional project solutions
Navigate across the firm to drive successful outcomes.
Proactively “manage up” through clear communication and transparency.
Coach junior team members.