BlackRock Inc. is a preeminent global firm, providing investment management, risk management, and advisory services to institutional and individual investors worldwide. Aladdin® is a comprehensive investment management platform that empowers asset managers, owners, and servicers with advanced analytics, portfolio management, trading, and operations tools.
The Aladdin Platform team develops and operates the core service layer powering Aladdin, providing innovative developer platforms, core infrastructure, and mission control solutions to the largest financial institutions.
About the Role
Team: Release Engineering
You will serve as a Product Manager on the Release Engineering team, acting as the bridge between our internal developer community and engineering partners. The role focuses on enabling developers in our platform with stable, scalable, and performant release tools, prioritizing their needs and driving impactful solutions.
You are:
* Passionate about building technical solutions in partnership with engineering teams
* A self‑starter who enjoys solving complex problems that deepen our understanding of end users
* Curious to learn new skills and willing to embrace work outside of your comfort zone
* Comfortable challenging the status quo and using your entrepreneurial spirit to create new solutions
* A team player who is energized by working in a fast‑paced environment
Key Responsibilities
* Gather, evaluate & define detailed product requirements, use cases, user stories, and user journey maps necessary to deliver a feature to users.
* Partner with engineering leads to scope, refine, and deliver features. Ensure alignment across squads and maintain velocity through agile ceremonies and sprint planning.
* Become the go‑to person for the product, growing expertise in the product's full capabilities.
* Track feature progress throughout the month and be able to report to senior members of the team.
* Manage stakeholders and the product backlog for client feedback, roadmap, epic and feature prioritization, and new requests against client commitments.
* Articulate, communicate, and demo upcoming release details and new features to the broader product, client and relevant teams.
* Participate in PDLC practices, such as quarterly planning, backlog grooming, sprint planning, and delivery demos.
* Coordinate the agenda and product artifacts for product governance forums and joint working groups. Summarize decisions, next steps, and feedback on product readiness for stakeholders.
* Manage dependencies across teams to ensure alignment and mitigate risks.
Required Skills & Experience
* 4+ years of product management experience, ideally in platform or developer tooling domains.
* Strong interpersonal skills with a proven ability to build trust and rapport with engineering teams.
* Excellent analytical and problem‑solving skills with a user‑first mindset.
* Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present complex information clearly and concisely.
* Experience working in multi‑functional teams with low interdependency and high autonomy.
* Experience in agile product development and backlog management.
* Ability to synthesize technical feedback into clear product requirements.
* Strong working knowledge of agile methodology and help team in the sprint planning and daily stand ups.
Preferred Qualifications
* Bachelor's degree required; Computer Science or Engineering disciplines preferred.
* Familiarity with CI/CD, segmented environments, and developer productivity metrics.
* Hands on development experience would be greatly beneficial.
Our Benefits
We offer a wide range of employee benefits, including retirement investment tools, education reimbursement, comprehensive resources for physical health and emotional well‑being, family support programs, and Flexible Time Off (FTO).
Our Hybrid Work Model
BlackRock’s hybrid model requires employees to work at least 4 days in the office per week, with flexibility to work from home 1 day a week. Some business groups may require more in‑office time. The model supports collaboration while providing flexibility for learning and onboarding.
About BlackRock
At BlackRock, we are committed to helping more and more people experience financial well‑being. Our clients invest for retirement, education, home purchase, and more, supporting small and large businesses, infrastructure projects, and innovative initiatives that strengthen the global economy.
Equal Opportunity Employer
BlackRock is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to age, disability, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, and other protected characteristics at law.
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