Liquidity & Financing Innovation, Data & Analytics - Associate (NY)
About The Position
The Innovation, Data & Analytics (IDA) team sits across the Liquidity and Financing function within BlackRock Global Markets and Index Investments (BGM). At BlackRock, BGM brings together BlackRock's Index Investments, Global Trading, ETF Markets, and Liquidity & Financing (Securities Lending, Cash Management, Securities Financing) functions, and is focused on advancing investment processes and platform architecture across these areas, while ensuring we engage with other market participants in a collaborative and strategic way. Within BGM, the Liquidity & Financing (L&F) pillar combines Securities Lending, Securities Financing, and Cash Management, with a mandate to deliver liquidity, lending, and financing performance for clients and investment teams while ensuring financial resource capacity. Team and Responsibilities The Innovation, Data & Analytics (IDA) team sits across all of L&F. Our mission is to enable the next generation of innovation and data-driven decision making by: Leading the re-architecture and development of our in-business data platform; Driving AI adoption and scaling citizen developer initiatives; Delivering central reporting and business intelligence solutions; Fostering innovation through experimentation with emerging technologies. We are seeking a dynamic Associate who seeks complex data-oriented problems to join our team in New York. The primary job responsibilities will include:
Requirements
- Undergraduate or graduate degree in a quantitative field (Engineering, Finance, Mathematics, Computer Science, Operations Research or similar)
- 4+ years of relevant experience in a data strategy, analytics, or innovation-related role within a technology or financial services setting; experience in Securities Lending, Securities Financing, Cash Management or adjacent markets is preferred
- Excellent demonstrated quantitative and analytics skills including the ability to identify problems, design and articulate solutions, and implement long-term change
- Advanced proficiency with SQL and programming languages such as Python and/or R is required
- Experience with data engineering workflows (ETL/ELT) and modern business intelligence tools (e.g. Power BI, Tableau)
- Curiosity and passion for innovation, including AI, automation, and emerging technologies
- Exceptional problem-solving and critical thinking skills, with the ability to translate complex challenges into practical solutions
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, including the ability to present findings and drive alignment across diverse groups
- Detail-oriented, organized, and able to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
Nice To Haves
- Familiarity with cloud platforms, APIs, and distributed data systems preferred; prior experience with a large-scale data migration project highly advantageous
- experience in Securities Lending, Securities Financing, Cash Management or adjacent markets is preferred
Responsibilities
- Innovation & Emerging Technology: Researching, documenting and testing new and emerging tech with a focus on revenue generation, productivity enhancement, scale enablement and risk mitigation potential;
- Derived Data Strategy: Developing proprietary business data transformations and logic through deep dive research into trading, market, product and client dynamics;
- Analytics & Business Intelligence: Collaborating in a multi-disciplinary squad involving program and product managers, data engineers, and trading and client professionals to expand the analytics and business intelligence offering based on impact and demand;
- Data Platform & Tooling: Contributing to the development of a revamped data platform to power the next generation of data-driven decision making;
- Central Partnerships & Collaboration: Securing and expanding data, analytics, and research partnerships with key stakeholders across the firm.
Benefits
- employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, and benefits including healthcare, leave benefits, and retirement benefits
- strong retirement plan
- tuition reimbursement
- comprehensive healthcare
- support for working parents
- Flexible Time Off (FTO)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Industry
Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
