Associate/Vice President, Cash Technology Product Strategist

About this role

The Cash Management Group manages a suite of products that includes Prime and Government Money Market and Ultra-Short Duration Mutual funds and Separate Accounts. BlackRock’s cash management style is designed to meet each client’s objectives of capital preservation, liquidity and yield – in that order.  This philosophy is built on a risk-controlled framework, featuring careful analysis of credit, interest rate trends, and relative value opportunities which ultimately produce investment returns on a risk adjusted basis. Our disciplined approach to investing originated in 1973 when we pioneered the first constant-dollar money market fund dedicated to institutional investors.

Cash Tech Client Product Strategy (“Cash Tech Product”) is part of Global Cash Management. The team is responsible for setting the strategic roadmap for the Cash Management business’ distribution technology, including overseeing the Cachematrix platform. Cachematrix is a liquidity platform used by institutional investors, including large banks, asset managers and Aladdin users globally.

We are seeking an experienced Associate or Vice President based in the London office to support client relationship management with technical product expertise. Technology is an increasingly important driver of the Cash business’s growth, helping the business to scale, and to act as a key differentiator in the distribution of money market fund products. The Cash business has ambitious growth plans, and this role is integral to its success. We are looking for a Cash technology product subject matter expert to support the growing client base and breadth of platform. The ideal candidate will work with distribution teams and existing & prospective clients to provide expertise and solutioning on our technical product suite to drive flows into MMFs. The successful candidate will be responsible for coordinating across Cash, Engineering and T&O business teams to drive implementations and contribute towards strategy setting & product pipeline development.

The ideal candidate has strong communication, client relationship management and technical skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects effectively, while working with cross-functional teams.

Roles & Responsibilities:

Cash Technology Product Subject Matter Expert

• Provide technical product expertise to support the sales and relationship management process for BlackRock Cash clients

• Develop a deep understanding of the Cash Tech platform and adjacent technologies & tools  

• Develop an understanding of the Cash investor to effectively solution for clients and deliver meaningful feedback for strategic roadmap planning

Drive Product Adoption across Global Client base

• Partner with clients and the relationship management team to drive deeper integration with investors through the technology toolkit across reporting and trading functionality

• Continuously educate clients and internal stakeholders on Cash product suite and value proposition to grow adoption and deepen relationships

• Grow connectivity with key internal and external partners to support the MMF ecosystem and platform development

• Oversee client & feature implementations through ideation to execution, partnering business teams and partners across the BLK organization

Support Strategic planning of future Cash technology roadmap

• Provide meaningful, quantitative and strategic input to the cash technology roadmap and prioritization based on client feedback and market landscape

• Collaborate with product and software engineering teams to prioritize strategic enhancements and critical client driven technology issues

• Act as the voice of the client and strategic platform design in driving requirements to wider product, Engineering and T&O

• Maintain documentation around client deliverables, project tracking and proposed product enhancements

Preferred Experience:

• At least 3-5 years of experience in product management, sales engineering or similar technology roles

• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, engineering, computer science, or a related field

• Experience within financial services, fintech, or enterprise technology environments preferred

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, familiarity with APIs & AI toolkits

• Ability to communicate clearly with clients, and with senior internal and external stakeholders

Our benefits

To help you stay energized, engaged and inspired, we offer a wide range of employee benefits including: retirement investment and tools designed to help you in building a sound financial future; access to education reimbursement; comprehensive resources to support your physical health and emotional well-being; family support programs; and Flexible Time Off (FTO) so you can relax, recharge and be there for the people you care about.

Our hybrid work model

BlackRock’s hybrid work model is designed to enable a culture of collaboration and apprenticeship that enriches the experience of our employees, while supporting flexibility for all. Employees are currently required to work at least 4 days in the office per week, with the flexibility to work from home 1 day a week. Some business groups may require more time in the office due to their roles and responsibilities. We remain focused on increasing the impactful moments that arise when we work together in person – aligned with our commitment to performance and innovation. As a new joiner, you can count on this hybrid model to accelerate your learning and onboarding experience here at BlackRock.

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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