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FSIG COO VP - Technology Strategy
BlackRock
About this role
Business Overview
The Financial & Strategic Investors Group (FSIG) is transforming BlackRock’s global relationships with large asset owners such as insurers and sovereign wealth funds by supporting their evolving investment, portfolio, and business needs. The platform helps draw the best of BlackRock’s capabilities to advise sophisticated clients through their most complex challenges including. Today, FSIG comprises three areas: BlackRock’s relationships with world’s most sophisticated Asset Owners (i.e. central banks, multilateral development banks and sovereign wealth funds), Financial Markets Advisory (FMA), and the Global Financial Institutions Group (FIG). FMA delivers a range of capital markets, balance sheet management, and risk & analytics advice to banks, insurance companies and official institutions. FIG is the world's leading insurance asset management business. FSIG has a unique opportunity to anticipate clients' needs and reinforce BlackRock’s reputation with governments and large corporations, by better connecting investors and asset owners.
Position overview
The candidate will be responsible for driving the development and execution of FSIG’s technology strategy. The role will lead scaling BlackRock’s enterprise CRM, Microsoft Dynamics, across the platform. This individual will focus on digital innovation and align technology solutions with business goals. The applicant will also represent FSIG in firmwide technology initiatives, including the implementation and adoption of industry leading tools. The ideal candidate will serve as a bridge between technology and the business.
Specific responsibilities include:
Technology Strategy & Leadership: Develop and maintain a comprehensive, future-ready technology roadmap aligned with FSIG’s strategic objectives. You will establish objectives, focus areas, action plans and build the bridge between current and future state. Identify native technologies and assess their potential impact on the organization. Lead cross-functional strategic technology initiatives and transformation programs. Collaborate with senior leadership to drive alignment between business needs and technology capabilities.
Innovation & Digital Transformation: Champion innovation through the adoption of automation, AI/ML, and other emerging technologies. Drive process optimization and efficiency through digital tools and platforms. Lead pilots and proof of concepts initiatives to test and validate new solutions.
Reporting & performance tracking: Own, develop, and maintain mechanisms for monitoring KPIs and generating executive-level reporting; partner with firm stakeholders to further automate client and management reporting; spearheading efforts to use data and technology to better target and execute sales activities
Governance & Risk management: Establish best practices for application governance, data integrity, and system compliance. Ensure that technology initiatives adhere to firm governance, security, and regulatory standards.
Training & communications: In partnership with FSIG executive team, create and embed a global training and communication model that enables FSIG to develop a high performing technology enabled team; manage processes that enable FSIG to train people and monitor their progress effectively to scale future technologists.
Qualifications and Experience:
Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
8-12+ years of experience in technology strategy, data or application leadership roles
Highly innovative – always looking for ways to improve and enhance delivery, exuding a “can-do” attitude
Proven track record of leading enterprise-wide technology initiatives and digital transformation projects
Excellent project management skills covering project set-up through execution, implementation and closeout, with a strong orientation towards detail and an ability to recognize and solve problems
Self-motivated, flexible and proactive team player willing to go the extra mile every time
Ability to work efficiently in a very fast-paced environment seeking to learn and improve as you go
Strong technical abilities, including the ability to work with large quantities of different data to identify and present trends and information to executive leadership
Superb organization, time and project management skills with a proven ability to prioritize and ability to function effectively under tight deadlines and constraints
Familiarity with tools such as Microsoft Dynamics, Aladdin, Workday, Tableau or similar enterprise platforms
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.
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