Aladdin Client , Trading Support, Vice President

Position: Aladdin Client Experience, Real-Time Trading Support, Vice President
** About this role*
* Join Black Rock as a Vice President supporting real-time trading operations within our fast-growing Aladdin Trader business. This is a unique opportunity to elevate the user experience and support model as part of the Aladdin Client Experience team. You'll collaborate with product and engineering teams to resolve complex technical issues, drive platform stability, and shape the future of trading support through strategic tooling and partnerships.

** Key Responsibilities*
* + Build strong relationships with stakeholders and deliver exceptional support to Aladdin Trader users during production issues.

+ Serve as a subject matter expert (SME), owning issues end-to-end-including follow-ups, recurrence prevention, and proactive monitoring of trading environments.

+ Develop andmaintaina data monitoring layer to enable data-driven client education and engagement.

+ Collaborate with users to understand trading workflows and delivertimely, effective solutions.

+ Diagnose and resolve complex user inquiries,identifyingrootcausesandimplementingremediation strategies.

+ Design and implement proactive monitoring tools to enhance platform observability.

+ Act as a liaison between Client Service, Client Engagement, Implementations, Product Marketing, Engineering, and other internal teams to drive high-impact initiatives.

+ Analyze client inquiry trends and feedback toidentifyproduct gaps and recommend improvements.

+ Lead strategic initiatives to enhance user experience through process optimization and technology enhancements.

+ Continuously developingtechnicalproficiencyacross trading workflows and product capabilities.

** Enhanced Qualifications*
* + 10+ years of experience in real-time trade support in a client- or vendor-facing role.

+ Experience in real-time trading environments, including incident management, latency troubleshooting, and post-trade reconciliation.

+ Strong understanding of market microstructure, order types, and execution strategies across asset classes.

+ Hands-on experience with FIX protocol, including message parsing, session management, and troubleshooting connectivity issues.

+ Proven ability to manage production outages, perform root cause analysis, and communicate effectively with stakeholders under pressure.

+ Experience supporting front-office trading desks, with a deep understanding of trader workflows and urgency in issue resolution.

+ Knowledge of regulatory reporting requirements (e.g., MiFID II, TRACE) and how theyimpacttrading systems.

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Experience with real-time data feeds (e.g., Bloomberg, Refinitiv, ICE) and market data normalization.

+ Ability to write andmaintaindiagnostic scripts for log parsing, alerting, and automated recovery.

+ Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and deployment processes in trading environments.

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Experience with incident tracking and knowledge management tools (e.g., JIRA, Service Now, Confluence).

** Technical Skills*
* + Operating Systems:
Windows, Linux, virtual compute environments

+ Databases:
Oracle, PL/SQL, SQL Server

+ Scripting:
Shell, Bash, Python

+ Messaging Systems: IBM MQ, Kafka, Tibco EMS, AMPS

+ Monitoring & Observability:
Grafana, Splunk, App Dynamics, Pager Duty

+ Reporting Tools:
Power BI, Tableau

For New York, NY Only the salary range for this position is USD$ - USD$ . Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, and benefits including healthcare, leave benefits, and retirement benefits. Black Rock 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*
* Black Rock'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…