Associate in Data Operations

About this role BlackRock is amongst the world's foremost asset management firms and a leading provider of global investment management, risk management, and advisory services to institutional, intermediary, and individual investors worldwide. BlackRock's mission is to create a better financial future for our clients. We have a duty to represent the investor and treat all clients equally and fairly. Regular communication with a diverse team of partners strengthens us and yields better results for our clients. Constant innovation enables us to bring the best of BlackRock to our clients. BlackRock offers a variety of solutions, ranging from rigorous active management strategies aimed at maximizing outperformance to highly efficient indexing strategies designed to gain broad exposure to global capital markets. Our clients can access our investment solutions through various product structures, including individual and institutional separate accounts, mutual funds, and other pooled investment vehicles, and the industry-leading iShares® ETFs. About this role The Reference and Market Data Team ensures that BlackRock and BlackRock Solutions clients receive accurate, complete, and timely data. As an Associate Data Steward on the Reference and Market Data Team, you will be supporting a growing area in a dynamic and challenging environment. The daily functions include: - Working closely with both internal and external data customers to understand new and evolving business requirements and market trends in order to align our data content with business needs. - Providing data solutions, insights, and expertise in response to changing business needs, market events, regulatory changes, and new financial products. - Data stewards are required to analyze and profile data to assure it meets business requirements and complies with the different aspects of data quality as outlined in our data quality policy. - Drafting business requirements and creating data feed prototypes for data feed development. - Conducting User Acceptance Testing (UAT) on content related data feed/technology changes. - Designing data quality checks and performance metrics to assess data health and flag deficiencies and improvements in our data sources or internal data processes. - Providing level 2 and 3 support for level 1 operations teams to help troubleshoot or respond to content-related inquiries. - Actively engaging with key product stakeholders to ensure a client data experience that aligns with and exceeds expectations. - Building and maintaining relationships with our data vendors as well as internal development partners for a comprehensive, quality data offering. - Continual engagement with technology on ways to innovate and deliver high-quality data solutions. This role will expose the Data Steward to a wide range of BlackRock’s tools and will require working closely with internal clients such as portfolio management, account management, operations, as well as external users of security data. Qualifications / Requirements: - Must possess and demonstrate working knowledge of financial markets and breadth of knowledge of the entire investment landscape. - Must be able to think critically about complex business challenges and possess strong problem-solving skills to deliver holistic solutions. - Should have enthusiasm for, and comfort with, working in a high-pressure and fast-paced environment. - Ability to work in both entrepreneurial and team-oriented environments. - Comfort with technical tools such as SQL, Python, Jupyter Notebook, Unix commands, Hadoop, Spark SQL, Tableau, etc. - Excellent communication skills for clear articulation with internal and external clients. - Strong organizational skills and demonstrable project management experience. - Minimum of 3 years of experience in financial services. - Bachelor’s degree is required, preferably in Business or Computer Science. Our benefits To keep you 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). Our hybrid work model BlackRock’s hybrid work model is designed to cultivate a culture of collaboration and apprenticeship. With flexibility to work from home one day a week, employees are required to work at least four days in the office. Some teams may require more office time due to their roles. We remain focused on maximizing the impactful moments that arise from in-person interactions. New joiners can rely on this hybrid model to accelerate their learning and onboarding experience. About BlackRock At BlackRock, our mission is to enable more and more people to achieve financial well-being. Our clients, who are planning for retirement, funding their children’s education, buying homes or starting businesses, help to strengthen the global economy. They support businesses of all sizes, finance infrastructure projects within cities, and facilitate innovative progress. This mission would be impossible without our most valuable investment – our employees. It’s why we’re dedicated to creating an environment where our colleagues feel welcome, valued and supported with networks, benefits, and development opportunities to help them thrive. For additional information on BlackRock, please visit @blackrock on Twitter or www.linkedin.com/company/blackrock on LinkedIn.