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Strategic Program Management & Model Governance Vice President

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New York NY USA

In-Office

170K-225K Annually

Senior level

Fintech • Information Technology • Financial Services

Bringing together tech and market expertise to help people build better financial futures.

The Role

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Strategic Program Management & Model Governance Operations

Role Overview

The Strategic Program Management & Model Governance Operations role is a hands on execution role responsible for the day to day operational management of Aladdin Financial Engineering (AFE) covering workforce administration vendor and CWK management recruiting operations mobility execution and governance process support.

This role is focused on tracking coordination execution and follow through ensuring that business operations and governance processes run smoothly accurately and on time. The role ensures that established processes controls and plans are executed consistently.

Primary Responsibilities

1. Strategic Program Management & Operations

Provide hands on operational support for AFE business management activities.

Track AFE headcount CWKs vendors and budgets using centralized trackers.

Maintain accurate records for start/end dates hourly rates managers project assignments and performance notes.

Review and validate CWK invoices monthly confirming hours worked time off and manager approval.

Submit update and approve invoices in Coupa and follow up on discrepancies.

Support CWK onboarding and offboarding by coordinating with vendors managers and SVM teams.

Complete onboarding forms and ensure required approvals and system access are in place.

Support vendor engagement lifecycle from requisition to PO setup and fulfillment.

2. Recruiting & Hiring

Support execution of AFE hiring plans across campus lateral and early career hiring.

Review and validate preoffers in Workday ensuring accuracy of manager location job profile and offer details.

Track background checks and confirm onboarding readiness (seating access permissions shared folders).

Create update and close PIDs and requisitions in Workday.

Coordinate with Talent Acquisition hiring managers mobility and immigration teams.

Maintain up to date recruiting trackers and provide regular status updates across regions.

3. Mobility & Transfers

Execute AFE mobility and transfer processes end to end.

Enter mobility and transfer requests in Workday.

Coordinate with mobility and immigration partners on case status and required documentation.

Gather required employee information (immigration status family details timing).

Track active cases closely and follow up with employees and managers through transfer completion.

Ensure compensation and manager details are correctly communicated and reflected in systems.

4. Governance & Model Operations Support

Provide operational support for model governance processes.

Maintain governance trackers for model inventory incidents remediation items and reporting.

Support governance reporting by updating dashboards trackers and status summaries.

Track model incidents errors and remediation actions and follow up on open items.

Support audit and control activities by gathering documentation evidence and status updates.

Ensure governance processes are followed and escalations are routed appropriately.

5. BAU Coordination & Communications

Provide operational coordination for ongoing AFE activities.

Coordinate logistics for AFE Townhalls and AFEX meetings (rooms AV decks invites).

Maintain agendas send meeting placeholders and follow up with speakers.

Compile and distribute monthly AFE newsletters sourcing content from AFEX and teams.

Coordinate training logistics with external partners (ARPM FIT IPC) including access signups and vendor payments.

Role Characteristics

Execution focused: Owns tasks from start to finish.

Detail oriented: Accuracy follow through and consistency are critical.

Process driven: Operates within established frameworks and policies.

Operationally accountable: Ensures work gets done tracked and closed.

Why This Role Exists

This role ensures that AFE’s operational and governance machinery works—that vendors are paid correctly hiring moves on time mobility doesn’t stall governance actions are tracked and BAU doesn’t become noise for leadership.

It allows senior leaders to focus on strategy and decision making while this role ensures execution hygiene and reliability.

For New York NY Only the salary range for this position is USD$170000.00 - USD$225000.00 . Additionally employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus and benefits including healthcare leave benefits and retirement benefits. BlackRock operates a pay-for-performance compensation philosophy and your total compensation may vary based on role location and firm department and individual performance.

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.

For additional information on BlackRock please visit @blackrock | Twitter: @blackrock | LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/blackrock

BlackRock is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity to all applicants and existing employees and we evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race creed color national origin sex (including pregnancy and gender identity/expression) sexual orientation age ancestry physical or mental disability marital status political affiliation religion citizenship status genetic information veteran status or any other basis protected under applicable federal state or local law. View the EEOC’s Know Your Rights poster and its supplement and the pay transparency statement.

BlackRock is committed to full inclusion of all qualified individuals and to providing reasonable accommodations or job modifications for individuals with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation/adjustments are needed throughout the employment process please email [email protected]. All requests are treated in line with our privacy policy.

BlackRock will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in a manner consistent with the requirements of the law including any applicable fair chance law.

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The Company

HQ: New York New York

25000 Employees

Year Founded: 1988

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.