【ブラックロック・ジャパン】Aladdin Business, Implementation, Vice President, Japan
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About this role
What we do
BlackRock’s business is investing on behalf of our clients, from large institutions to parents and grandparents, doctors and teachers who entrust their savings to us. We are committed to our clients—period. Our promise is to offer them the clearest thinking about what to do with their money and the products and services they need to secure a better financial future.
That’s why investors of all kinds have made us the world’s largest asset manager, entrusting us with trillions of dollars, and its why companies, institutions and global governments come to us for help meeting their biggest financial challenges.
BlackRock runs on Aladdin. It has always been at the core of BlackRock. Aladdin® is an operating system for investment managers that seek to connect the information, people, and technology needed to manage money in real time. Our investment software 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 900 clients around the world. There are over 100,000 end users of Aladdin globally. Through Aladdin, the firm offers to clients the same technology and intellectual capital that BlackRock uses to manage investments day-to-day.
About this role:
The Aladdin Business is growing rapidly, with the volume and complexity of new client deals and strategic partnerships growing each year. We are at the next phase of our growth and are evolving into a platform focused business with multiple new product launches and external partnerships. Successful candidates will join in our efforts to help sophisticated investors onboard the world’s leading end-to-end operating system for investment portfolios to see their whole portfolio, understand risk exposures, and act with precision.
We are looking for a candidate to join us in the Vice President role within the team’s Aladdin Front Office practice.
Your team:
The Aladdin Client Transformation is responsible for the installation and deployment of Aladdin and related products and services, globally. Aladdin transformations are high profile initiatives that require team members to have senior level exposure and play an active role in redefinition of investment organizations. A typical transformation project is at least as much about processes and implementing change as it is about investments & technology. We help clients achieve ambitious strategic objectives, which range from streamlining investment operations to integrating teams, to unifying their investment analytics & risk reporting framework, to modernizing their overall investment process. Aladdin’s transformation model is unique in the sense that we take full responsibility for the Client going live on our solution. It also means that we develop true partnerships with our clients at the most senior levels, which continue to grow post go live.
You will be joining as an Aladdin Front Office Implementation Specialist within the team’s Front Office Practice.
Front office practice is responsible for working with clients to implement Aladdin, with particular focus on designing portfolio management workflows, deliver solutions for risk, analytics, performance, and attribution reporting.
Your responsibilities:
Understand client objectives and goals paired with strong emotional ownership to deliver on solutions utilizing Aladdin capabilities
Engage the Client’s key leaders to understand, redesign, and deploy strategic business workflows across the full spectrum of the investment cycle, including pre-trade decisioning, order management, trading, investment operations, risk management/compliance/oversight, closed-book accounting, or performance measurement & attribution
Collaborate closely with the Client's senior management team (e.g. Chief Investment Officer, Chief Risk Officer, Head Portfolio Managers, Head of Investment Operations, Chief Technology Officer) and provide strong leadership throughout the Aladdin implementation
Work directly with the Client to create and administer the implementation project plan, as well as the coordination of resources across multiple functional areas
Lead and document investment and operational workflow design sessions for various asset classes, including equities, fixed income, alternatives, derivatives, and related workflows
Gain an in-depth knowledge of Aladdin functionality and workflows, as well as industry expertise (e.g., pensions, insurers, asset managers) to ensure clients take full advantage of the suite of Aladdin products and workflows
Lead, coordinate, and assist in client-specific Aladdin configuration, testing and user training
Work closely with the Client and Aladdin Product Managers to support client development needs
Work closely with the Client and key internal functional teams to ensure the full range of capabilities are considered during an Aladdin implementation to ensure standard methodologies are achieved
Participate in Aladdin business development activities, assisting in platform demonstrations, implementation pre-planning, or client due diligence, as a product/workflow subject matter authority
Actively manage client communications regarding Aladdin product changes and configurations, as related to Aladdin onboarding
Aid in developing improved practices to make the Implementation model more efficient with each new implementation
Develop strong relationships within BlackRock Solutions and BlackRock to ensure the best client experience
Your qualifications:
Deep understanding of investment operations, investment accounting, front office, or investment risk as a provider or practitioner, with 4-10 years of relevant industry experience
Experience implementing scalable and repeatable business processes
Excellent interpersonal skills with proven ability to build relationships with internal and client senior management
Superior communication and presentation skills, with the ability to convey complex concepts simply and clearly to clients in Japanese and English
Well organized with the ability to manage several priorities with a hands-on approach
Strong familiarity with capital markets instruments (equities, fixed income, private markets, derivatives), either analytically or via strong knowledge of investment life cycle
Excellent creative, analytical and computer skills with an entrepreneurial approach to large, complex projects, and ability to execute autonomously
Enjoys a fast paced, high-intensity and complex environment, troubleshooting time critical issues and working with people
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
Strong attention to detail; willing to take proactive action, and desire to roll up sleeves
Expected to travel periodically, including international opportunities
応募資格(必須経験など)
Nice if you have:
Track record of leading successful implementations of investment technology solutions (order/trading systems, risk platforms, operations tools)
Working experience in investment risk management, fixed-income, equity and derivative markets and solid understanding of the investment lifecycle.
Programming background or experience with query languages desired
Served as a provider or market practitioner in the areas of portfolio management, trading, investment operations, investment accounting, risk management, or data warehousing
Deep investment subject matter and investment workflow expertise
Experience with order management systems, electronic trading platforms, or derivative platforms
Understanding of investment risk (e.g., sustainability analytics, market risk analytics)
Familiarity with buy-side institutional investment management process
Experience with platform integrations (e.g., interfaces, APIs)
Line management experience
Project management experience (e.g., PMP)
MBA, CFA, or FRM preferred
SQL, Python, VBA experience a plus