Vice President, Aladdin Client Business - Solutions Engineering

About the role

The Aladdin Client Business (ACB) gives clients access to the intellectual capital, risk analytics and investment platform behind BlackRock's asset management business. The Solutions Engineering team works closely with Business Development, Product, Services and Sales to help prospective clients understand how Aladdin and eFront can address investment, risk management and operational challenges. As a Vice President in this team, you will provide technical expertise throughout the early stages of the client lifecycle, acting as a highly visible, client-facing bridge between clients and product teams.

Key responsibilities

• Serve as a client-facing alternatives specialist, delivering presentations that link private markets trends, investment workflows and technology solutions.
• Lead technical sales support, including responses to RFPs and RFIs and management of solution environments used in client engagements.
• Communicate product capabilities to business and technical stakeholders and deliver tailored demonstrations.
• Assess customer requirements, identify opportunities to improve business outcomes and recommend solutions that maximise value.
• Partner with sales, product and service teams to align proposed solutions with client objectives.
• Support marketing initiatives through conferences, industry events and other business development activities.
• Share market feedback, client insights and emerging requirements with Product teams to shape future platform enhancements.

Required profile

• Proven experience in a client-facing role such as Solutions Engineering, Professional Services, Consulting, Project Management or a related function within investment management or financial technology.
• Experience presenting software solutions or technical concepts to senior business stakeholders.
• Strong interest in financial markets, investment technology and the financial technology landscape.
• Self-starter with strong ownership, intellectual curiosity, professionalism and a collaborative, results-oriented mindset.
• Experience in alternative investments, private equity or related private markets segments is preferred.

Required skills

• Outstanding communication and presentation skills, able to explain complex concepts to business and technical audiences.
• Analytical, problem-solving, presentation and organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities.

What we offer

• A strong retirement plan, tuition reimbursement and comprehensive healthcare.
• Support for working parents and Flexible Time Off (FTO).
• A hybrid model of at least four days in the office per week, with one day of remote work, which helps new joiners learn and onboard.