Vice President - Risk & Controls

BlackRock • Wilmington, DE

2d • $117,500 - $173,500 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Vice President in the Aladdin Data Risk team is a senior leader responsible for driving risk management, data governance, and analytics stewardship across the Aladdin platform. This role combines strategic oversight, operational excellence, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure the integrity, quality, and scalability of Aladdin’s risk analytics and data solutions. The VP acts as a key point of contact for internal and external stakeholders, leading initiatives that enhance risk controls, data quality, and regulatory compliance.

Requirements

• Proven experience in risk management, data governance, or analytics within financial services or technology platforms.
• Deep understanding of risk models, portfolio analytics, and regulatory frameworks.
• Strong leadership and project management skills, with the ability to drive cross-functional initiatives.
• Expertise in data science, engineering, and data quality management.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Experience mentoring and developing junior staff.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of risk management frameworks and controls for Aladdin Data.
• Oversee incident management, including coordination with engineering, product, and client teams to remediate issues and communicate solutions .
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and internal policies, partnering with audit and compliance teams.
• Act as the custodian of analytics, ensuring completeness, accuracy, and proper governance of risk data.
• Design and implement data quality checks, performance metrics, and validation frameworks to maintain high standards of data integrity.
• Collaborate with data engineering and governance teams to embed robust validation rules and control checks into data pipelines.
• Own and continuously improve analytics solutions supported by the Aladdin Data platform, increasing their commercial value.
• Work with modeling teams to ensure new risk models meet business requirements and comply with data quality policies.
• Conduct large-scale testing and provide insights to support the adoption of quantitative financial models and analytics.
• Drive the roadmap for process engineering and risk initiatives that align with broader enterprise objectives .
• Partner with cross-functional teams (Client Businesses, Product, Engineering) to deliver new analytics and business solutions, including climate and private credit analytics .
• Mentor and train junior analysts, fostering expertise and professional growth within the team.
• Serve as a key contact for clients and stakeholders, managing expectations and delivering solutions that address complex risk and data challenges.
• Lead client risk controls capabilities, including direct partnership with clients and communication of incident details and remediation strategies.

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)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees