Data Platform Product Management, Vice President

Data is at the heart of Aladdin and increasingly the ability to acquire, store, analyse and gain insight from data has become a key component of what differentiates us. The Aladdin Data (AD) team is responsible for the data ecosystem within BlackRock. Our goal is to build and maintain a groundbreaking Enterprise Data Platform (EDP) that provides highly available, consistent data of the highest quality for all users of the platform, notably investors, operations teams and data analysts internally and at investment management firms around the world. 

EDP supports four outcomes that, together, enable BlackRock’s data strategy: 

Provide high quality, reliable data and services to power the core investment processes for Aladdin clients 

Enable Aladdin clients to reduce operational overhead and improve client service by offering both Aladdin data and BlackRock-generated premium content through a commercial data platform, Aladdin Data Cloud (ADC) 

Acquire, process, and deliver well-governed data for internal AI agents and the teams building and using AI 

Provide a general-purpose Data Platform as a Service (DPaaS) to enable teams across BlackRock to focus on extracting value form their data 

Members of the AD team get to experience working at one of the most recognized financial companies in the world, building a powerful data platform to automate data acquisition, ingestion, transformation, and distribution. Our product managers and engineers design and build data systems to solve some of the most complex technical and business data management problems in the industry, and they partner with data and analytics experts to deliver high quality analytical and derived data to our internal and external customers. 

About this role 

We are seeking a Vice President of Product to help deliver and grow the Enterprise Data Platform (EDP). In this role, you will collaborate with product managers across EDP to develop the product vision and define the execution strategy. You will partner with engineering and program management teams to drive the delivery of these capabilities and help define, develop, and deliver the Data Acquisition, Ingestion and  Transformation domain. You will engage with platform users to understand their business needs, use cases, requirements, and priorities; define a product offering that meets those needs; work with UX designers and the broader EDP team to create a positive user experience; support platform adoption; and objectively measure its success. 

Responsibilities: 

• Strategic Vision: Establish and articulate a clear strategic roadmap for the capabilities you oversee, aligned to the business outcomes of the key team members and to EDP’s product and technical architecture. 

• Product Management: Lead the end-to-end product lifecycle from ideation to delivery, ensuring the timely and successful release of features and enhancements. Participate in agile ceremonies, manage the product backlog, and support testing activities to ensure quality and alignment with user needs. 

• Engagement: Collaborate closely with internal and external partners - including adopters, engineering teams, and business analysts - to gather requirements and to scope and prioritize the build work. 

• Market Intelligence: Stay abreast of industry trends, market offerings, and customer feedback to inform product decisions and maintain our competitive edge. 

• User Experience: Champion a user-centric, low-friction user experience for adopters and their customers, focusing on EDP’s usability, intuitiveness, and overall user satisfaction. 

• Adoption and Evangelism: Help to promote EDP’s adoption across the organization. Provide training, documentation, and support as needed. Act as a vocal advocate for EDP both internally and externally. 

• Performance Monitoring: Establish key performance indicators and metrics to track the business value delivered by EDP’s components. Iterate based on insights and feedback. 

• Product Team Development: Help to mentor and grow the next generation of BlackRock product managers, and mature the team’s operating model and working practices 

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business Administration, or equivalent; advanced degree preferred. 

• Minimum of 8 years of experience, with at least 5 years in a product management role, developing cloud-based data platforms or Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) products. 

• Experience in at least one of these product areas: Data Acquisition, Data Pipelines, Data Ingestion, Data Transformation - strong perference for experience building a data platform. 

• Experience working in a globally distributed product management and engineering teams. 

• Consistent record of successfully leading product development within complex enterprise environments. 

• Experience leading the definition and development of commercial products and go-to-market strategies. 

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to acquire and translate data-driven insights into actionable product strategies. 

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to actively engage and influence both technical and business partners at all levels of the organization. 

• Experience working with global cross-functional teams in a scaled agile development environment. 

• Experience using industry standard product management tools and technologies, e.g. Aha, Miro, Visio, Microsoft ADO, PowerPoint.