Data Stewardship Lead

About this role

Your team

BlackRock is seeking a Director to lead data stewardship for the Assets & Opportunity data domains within the BlackRock Data Office (BDO), reporting directly to the Global Head of Data Stewardship for the BDO.

The BDO, part of Aladdin Data, accelerates how data is onboarded, governed, managed and consumed through the firm’s Enterprise Data Platform, so that trusted, reusable and AI-ready data can be managed as a strategic enterprise asset supporting operational excellence, analytics, AI innovation, and our 2030 strategy.

Your role and impact

As the domain data steward for the Assets & Opportunity pillar, the Director will stand up and manage a centralized stewardship function to deliver a trusted client-level and business-specific view of assets under management (AUM) and net new assets to the global enterprise, working closely with Client Business COOs, the Global Product Solutions organization, and Finance.

The role is accountable for sourcing and delivering the data behind this view: identifying, onboarding and validating data from third-party providers, distributors and home offices, and partnering with internal stakeholders and technology teams to ensure it is accurate, timely and discoverable and that client flows are attributed to the correct client, product, and client business.

The Director will also define and drive the Walletshare data strategy (the share of a client’s total assets that BlackRock manages versus competitors), unifying the full “addressable wallet” view of the client to enable our client businesses’ growth goals.

Your responsibilities

The Director will set the strategic direction for stewardship of the Assets & Opportunity pillar. Responsibilities include:

• Governance & Process Centralization: Oversee data governance for AUM & Flows and Walletshare as the accountable steward for business definitions, critical data elements, data quality rules and decision rights. Develop exception reporting to monitor data health (e.g., refresh timeliness, level of client attribution) and identify opportunities to centralize and scale federated business processes.
• Data Sourcing: Partner with the business to define and source data needed to address AUM & Flows and Walletshare gaps, and engage third-party vendors and data providers as required to ensure the data is accurate, timely and aligned to business needs.
• Operating Model & Controls: Partner closely with the Global Head of BDO Data Operations to stand up a centralized operational function with controls and a support model to route and resolve data exceptions, prevent recurrence, and optimize data flows for AUM processes.
• Walletshare Strategy & Data Products: Lead the Walletshare operating model and data strategy: define data requirements, prioritize external providers and oversee their onboarding and mapping to client, entity and product identifiers, manage permissions and entitlements, and ensure usable client-, advisor- and office-level wallet signals reach sales and analytics teams.
• Stakeholder Management/Leadership: Establish strong partnerships with Client Business COOs and Global Product Solutions product leads; drive the domain agenda through influence across Aladdin Engineering, Finance, and the broader Aladdin Data organization.
• Business Requirements & Engineering Partnership: Translate business needs into clear data requirements and partner with BDO engineering and product teams to give client intelligence and sales teams reliable access to client holdings and third-party data, including trade attribution. Prioritize requirements and guide the migration of legacy databases onto the enterprise data platform.
• Sales Enablement: Partner with sales and product teams to enable use of Assets & Opportunity data in support of sales targets, and with client businesses to enhance enterprise dashboards and business processes.
• Automation & AI: Identify and sponsor opportunities to use automation and AI agents for file monitoring, data quality alerts, exception resolution and rule documentation.
• Team Leadership: Lead and develop a global team of ~10-12 data stewards across multiple locations, owning resourcing and succession planning.

Your experience

Required

• 10+ years of relevant experience in data management, data governance, data stewardship or data operations within a large, complex enterprise, including 5+ years leading teams.
• Demonstrated expertise in both institutional and wealth business processes, context and client base across the enterprise, as well as ability to navigate complex, matrixed sales and AUM processes involving intermediated business relationships.
• Demonstrated experience defining and operating data governance and stewardship practices (ownership, business definitions, data quality rules, lineage, metadata and controls), with familiarity with data catalog and data quality tools.
• Track record of using data, analytics and technology to drive business performance; working knowledge of SQL, Excel, Python, PowerBI or other analysis tools to diagnose, identify and monitor data exceptions.
• High-level knowledge of asset management product offerings and their differences (models, funds, fund of fund structures).
• Excellent strategic thinking, problem-solving and communication skills, with the ability to translate data issues into clear business impact for senior stakeholders and to influence decision-making.
• Meticulous attention to detail and commitment to data quality, with the ability to balance competing priorities and deliver results.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, MIS, Computer Science, or a related discipline.

Preferred

• Experience with AUM & Flows data, Walletshare or competitive wallet data, and asset management, wealth or institutional distribution data.
• Senior leadership experience within a business management function, with a background in sales enablement and operational management.
• Experience engaging with third-party data vendors (e.g., SS&C Technologies, eVestment) and CRM platforms (e.g., Microsoft Dynamics).


For Princeton, NJ and Atlanta, GA Only the salary range for this position is USD$184,000.00 - USD$250,000.00 . Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, and benefits including healthcare, leave benefits, and retirement benefits. BlackRock operates a pay-for-performance compensation philosophy and your total compensation may vary based on role, location, and firm, department and individual performance.


Our benefits

To help you stay energized, engaged and inspired, we offer a wide range of benefits including a strong retirement plan, tuition reimbursement, comprehensive healthcare, support for working parents 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.

Guidance on AI use for candidates

At BlackRock, AI has long been part of how we work – enhancing decision-making, improving operations, and helping us deliver better outcomes for clients. We encourage candidates to use AI thoughtfully to learn, prepare, and work more effectively; but during our interview process, we want to focus on getting to know you through your own experiences, thinking, and judgment. To support you, we’ve provided guidance on when and how to use AI during our hiring process so you can approach each step with confidence and showcase your best self.

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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