Vice President, Aladdin Accounting

About this role

About this Role

At the heart of BlackRock, the largest investment management firm in the world, is the Aladdin Product team. We build next-generation technology that transforms how global investment firms account for and manage their investments.

Product Managers at BlackRock sit at the intersection of business and technology. In this role, your grounding in accounting principles will drive how we model investment data, automate accounting workflows, and solve our clients' hardest operational challenges. You will work closely with Aladdin engineers and other stakeholders to innovate, design, and pilot new capabilities. Your work will help simplify our clients' most complex accounting problems.

About Aladdin & Aladdin Accounting

Aladdin is our operating platform to manage financial portfolios. It unites data, operations, and technology across the full investment lifecycle. Aladdin exists so that every financial professional can understand investment decisions and act with clarity. Aladdin combines sophisticated risk analytics with portfolio management, trading, and operations tools on a single platform to power informed decision-making.

• Define and own the accounting product vision to expand Aladdin's capabilities.

• Apply your accounting expertise to shape product requirements, data modeling, and system behavior and reporting.

• Partner with engineers to craft and deliver accounting and performance solutions for the Aladdin Accounting community.

• Own the Aladdin Accounting roadmap from vision to delivery, driving alignment and execution through the Product Delivery Life Cycle (PDLC).

• Stay ahead of industry, regulatory, and technology trends to identify opportunities for BlackRock and better serve our clients.

• Understand and communicate accounting concepts and calculations to internal and external stakeholders.

• 7+ years of work experience in product management or investment accounting.

• Demonstrated fluency in accounting fundamentals, including general ledger and journal entry principles, GAAP/IFRS and/or Statutory requirements, and financial reporting across asset classes (Securities, Alternatives, Mortgage Loans, or Derivatives).

• Experience with product and software development lifecycles, including interacting with product stakeholders, end users, and software engineers.

• In-depth understanding of investment accounting and performance reporting cycles, operational processes, and workflows.

• Strong execution and communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex concepts to stakeholders, manage priorities, and mitigate business risk.

• Ability to learn quickly, apply feedback, and collaborate across functions to drive shared outcomes without relying on authority.

• Experience partnering with clients to shape or deliver product solutions.