Head of AI Developer Platform

About this role

Aladdin is BlackRock’s unified technology and data platform used by BlackRock and many of the world’s largest Asset Managers and Investors. The Aladdin Platform Engineering organization is the Engineering Pillar within Aladdin responsible for building and operating the technology platform that powers Aladdin and includes the Developer Platform the Core Platform and the Control Platform. Within Aladdin Platform Engineering we are looking to bring on a senior technology leader to be the Head of AI Developer Platform.

Responsibilities 

1. Own AI Native SDLC & Engineering Productivity 

• Define and operationalize an AIfirst agent driven SDLC embedded into the Developer Platform spanning design build test release and operate phases including: 
  • Agent assisted design code generation refactoring and documentation 
  • Agent driven test generation coverage analysis defect intelligence and built-in quality and resilience signals 
  • Intelligent release validation change risk assessment and deployment readiness 
  • Continuous functional integration regression performance and resilience testing orchestrated as first-class SDLC stages rather than post hoc controls 
  • Continuous learning loops that improve software delivery workflows and AI agents over time 
• AI Vendor Tooling & Platform Integration 
  • Drive evaluation selection and governance of AI developer tools and vendors integrated into the AI Developer Platform ensuring capabilities are secure production grade and aligned to Aladdin’s architecture risk posture and engineering standards. 
  • Ensure AI tools are platform integrated rather than point solutions delivered through standardized onboarding quality gates observability lifecycle management and Responsible AI controls in partnership with Risk Security Legal and Architecture. 
• Lead adoption of PDLC agents delivered through the Developer Platform aligned to core engineering personas and architecture/design principles: 
  • Developers:
  • Testers / QE:
  • Operators / SREs:
  • Ensure quality resilience and risk prevention are embedded as default behaviors within PDLC agents rather than treated as separate processes or late-stage controls. 

2. Own the evolution of continuous validation capabilities across the SDLC including: 

• Performance load spike and concurrency testing integrated into CI/CD pipelines 
• Chaos engineering and fault injection experiments executed in preproduction environments 
• Game Day testing and operational readiness simulations to validate incident response observability and recovery paths 
• Establish clear skill expectations and enablement paths for developers testers and operators working in an AI augmented delivery model

3. AI Developer Platform Context Engineering & Enablement 

• Own the workforce enablement and distribution layer for the Developer Platform (through IDEs) ensuring AI capabilities and PDLC agents are delivered as secure reusable composable platform services within Engineering Services rather than fragmented tools. 
• Lead context engineering and context graph strategy for the Developer Platform including: 
  • Defining and evolving enterprise context graphs
  • Ensuring AI agents and PDLC agents have governed access to the right context at the right time with controlled blast radius 
• Driving reuse of context primitives across SDLC agent-based validation and operational workflows 

4. Own platform level capabilities for test data and environment management including: 

• Production aligned preproduction environments that enable reliable end-to-end validation 
• Repeatable governed test data strategies (refresh reset/replay synthetic data) that support functional performance and resilience testing 
• Pre-Prod Environment stability drift detection and telemetry-based health signals as inputs to release decisions 

• Be a Champion and Lead governance for context ownership freshness versioning and reuse to prevent drift and repeated failures at scale. 

5. Engineering Excellence Culture & Leadership 

• Build and lead a high-performance globally distributed AI Developer Platform organization within Engineering Services. 
• Evangelize AI native agent driven delivery practices across Aladdin while balancing innovation operational stability and risk discipline. 

7. Governance Risk & Responsible AI 

• Own policy governance and control frameworks for AI usage and PDLC agents within the Developer Platform ensuring alignment with firmwide risk compliance and Responsible AI standards. 
• Own and mitigate technology and AI related risks for the Developer Platform representing Engineering Services in risk and control governance forums. 

8. Collaboration & Enterprise Impact 

• Work closely with business leaders product managers domain architects and delivery teams to translate business requirements into scalable secure AI Developer Platform and PDLC agent capabilities. 
• Collaborate with Platform Engineering Product Engineering Product leadership to ensure the Developer Platform meets the growth demands of Aladdin’s clients and partners. 

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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What We Do

As the world’s largest asset manager BlackRock partners with investors around the globe to help them (and those on whose behalf they invest) plan for life’s most important goals – like retirement home ownership and their children’s education. Our clients range from governments foundations and other large institutions to those investing on behalf of individuals including firefighters nurses teachers and factory workers. BlackRock was founded with the idea of creating a better asset management firm — one that was purpose-driven focused on clients and risk management and propelled by data and technology. Our breakthrough Aladdin® platform is BlackRock’s technological backbone helping investors see and manage their whole portfolios in one place – from constructing investments to monitoring risk and executing trades. Used by hundreds of external institutions around the world Aladdin combines powerful analytics and a common language to help investment teams make faster more informed decisions across public and private markets. It’s a key part of our business and one of the reasons we’re trusted to manage more assets than any other investment manager today. At BlackRock we challenge conventions and raise the bar for what’s possible. We harness technology to unlock new solutions simplify complexity and deliver investment strategies that meet people where they are. Whether it’s retirement planning wealth building or navigating market shifts we’re here to help clients invest more easily more affordably and with more choice as we chart a path toward financial well-being together. Learn more: Careers.BlackRock.com

Why Work With Us

Without our people technology is irrelevant. When we combine the power of people with the power of technology we amplify our ability to create better outcomes for our employees clients shareholders and society alike.

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