Vice President ETF Servicing

About this role

Technology & Operations (T&O) is responsible for the end-to-end management of BlackRock’s operating and technology platforms—supporting the product and trade lifecycle client experience and employee experience at scale. 

Within T&O Platform Enablement plays a central role in scaling and transforming the firm’s operating platform through automation data and AI-driven capabilities that enable continuous efficient and resilient operations. The Strategic Platforms business within Platform Enablement develops strategy executes critical initiatives and manages day-to-day operations that are central to BlackRock’s growth priorities. The team combines operations professionals with deep mutual fund and ETF expertise alongside change specialists to drive scale innovation and the continued evolution of BlackRock’s global ETF platform.

BlackRock is the #1 Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) provider globally. With more than two decades of ETF innovation and expertise behind us we serve investors of all sorts all around the world. We offer clients a comprehensive range of products that provide transparent and cost-efficient access to a full range of asset classes and global markets.

Role Description and Responsibilities

ETF Platform Innovation and Change (EPIC) is a team within BlackRock's Technology & Operations division. We develop strategy execute initiatives and have daily operational responsibilities that are central to firm-wide growth aspirations and priorities.  Our team combines operations professionals with Mutual Fund/ETF backgrounds and change specialists to drive scale and innovation to support BlackRock’s ETFs globally.

This role sits in our ETF Servicing Team which is responsible for working with our Portfolio Managers to shape validate and distribute our ETF baskets to the market and to support our Capital Markets and Trading colleagues to monitor and respond to the impact our data has across the primary and secondary market trading activities of our products.  You will regularly work with stakeholders in Portfolio Management Trading and Capital Markets Technology Risk Fund Accounting Custodians and Authorized Participants.

In this role you will be a senior member of our Service Delivery Team driving our operations on a daily basis. You will have responsibility for the team’s core workflow in the ETF lifecycle and deliver timely and accurate outcomes. You will participate in new product design and implementation and will be expected to display a focus on process improvement risk mitigation and the creation of scale. 

You have… 

• 8+ years of industry experience with an ETF Asset Manager or at a Custody and Fund Accounting organization

• Deep understanding of ETFs and the broader market ecosystem in which they exist

• Knowledge of Fund Accounting principles and the calculation of Mutual Fund Net Asset Values

• A track record of identifying and delivering process improvement

• A client service mentality and a history of successful relationship-building examples

• Process driven approach to problem solving and a high level of attention to detail

• An ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines

• Risk management mentality able to identify downstream implications and proactively call out vulnerabilities.

• Strong oral and written communication skills—the ability to clearly and accurately communicate information to a wide group of internal and external stakeholders

*****  FINRA Series 99 and SIE licenses are required for this role and must be obtained within 90 days of hire.  *****

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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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.

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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