VP – Technical Project Leader

About this role

Team Overview

BlackRock SMA Solutions helps clients customize portfolios for unique tax, values-alignment, or investment exposures across direct indexing, fixed income, active equity, and multi-asset. We deliver world-class service to all of our clients, from wealth advisors to family offices to endowments and foundations.

About this Role

At BlackRock SMA Solution we obsess over our clients: we put them front and central to everything we do. We are growing rapidly in terms of revenue and as a technology team. This role’s mission is to help us scale our technology organization efficiently. The focus of this role is to own efforts specific to:

- Technology strategy and execution

- Technical project management 

- Agile Software Development

- Agile sprint ceremonies & artifacts

- Technical documentation

- Technology governance and compliance

Our technology platforms are based on microservice architectures with our web application interfacing with users. We practice agile software development and work in two-week sprints. This role works closely with all other members of our technology team as well as members of our project management team and end users. The role is perfectly suited for a technologist that enjoys organizing and advancing complex software platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Help lead engineering programs that aren’t necessarily products. Think about improving performance and stability of the platform, migrating from a monolith to micro services architecture, etc.

• Own the execution of long-term technical debt cleanup efforts. Think about complex efforts that span across various tech teams that need to be managed and synchronized.

• Lead one-off, but complex and important projects. Think about leading full platform redundancy for the purposes of disaster recovery.

• Define and maintain engineering brand (and engineering blog). Think about broadcasting the critical work that the engineering team performs, organize events where engineering teams can share their learnings, etc.

• Facilitate sprint ceremonies and act as a scrum master for multiple teams.

• Drive engineering learning and development. Think about defining and driving programs to onboard engineers faster, while investing in them and their careers.

• Work with engineers on producing and maintaining technical documentation.

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in technology management, business administration, computer science, software engineering, or another relevant field

• Five-plus years’ experience in a similar role

• Knowledge of software development lifecycle and technology in an enterprise context

• Familiarity with modern technologies, e.g. Cloud ecosystem(s), microservice architecture, relational / document databases and ability to perform user acceptance testing for technical initiatives

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for a smooth collaboration with engineers and other teams

• It’s preferable if you’re proficient with programming languages and some coding, we prefer that you have a working understanding of JavaScript and Python.

• Leadership experience in product planning, management, and / or project management

• Experience being a scrum master for multiple teams working on the same platform

• Ability to work in fast-paced interdisciplinary environment

For San Francisco, CA Only the salary range for this position is USD$180,000.00 - USD$215,000.00 . Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, and benefits including heath care, 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.

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.

For additional information on BlackRock, please visit @blackrock | Twitter: @blackrock | LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/blackrock

BlackRock is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity to all applicants and existing employees, and we evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity/expression), sexual orientation, age, ancestry, physical or mental disability, marital status, political affiliation, religion, citizenship status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other basis protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. View the EEOC’s Know Your Rights poster and its supplement and the pay transparency statement.

BlackRock is committed to full inclusion of all qualified individuals and to providing reasonable accommodations or job modifications for individuals with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation/adjustments are needed throughout the employment process, please email [email protected]. All requests are treated in line with our privacy policy.

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