Product Manager ETF, Associate

About this role

ESP (ETF Solutions Platform) is Black Rock’s global platform for leading primary market ETF workflows, enabling automation, scalability, and risk-controlled operations. It streamlines basket management, order processing and settlement across multiple regions and asset classes, integrating seamlessly with Aladdin and external providers. ETF Systems team drives continuous innovation to advance platform capabilities and deliver high-quality solutions.

The Product Manager will play a key role in supporting the development and improvement of Black Rock’s ETF Solutions Platform. This role involves capturing and prioritizing requirements, collaborating with engineering, UX-designers and business users, and driving initiatives that improve automation, scalability, and risk mitigation to deliver high-quality products.

The successful candidate will combine strong analytical abilities and attention to detail with a passion for technology and financial markets. They will deliver innovative solutions that align with strategic goals.

This role fits candidates early in their Product Management career. It also suits experienced Business Analysts aiming for a product leadership position within a sophisticated, global platform.

• Partner with senior Product Managers and stakeholders to support product strategy and drive day-to-day execution of the roadmap.
• Bring together, evaluate and define detailed requirements, understand business processes, uncovering areas for improvement and developing specifications for both near and longer-term solutions
• Work with engineering team, business users and QA testers through the whole SDLC
• Conduct product demos, presentations, and customer onboarding sessions
• Coordinate with business users to perform user acceptance testing
• Drive continuous improvement to SDLC process and documentation
• Own the development backlog and contribute to Agile development ceremonies such backlog grooming, sprint planning and retrospectives

• Experience working as a Product Manager or Business Analyst on software development projects
• Experience facilitating business discovery workshops and interviewing end-users
• Background in developing high-level business requirements and functional specifications: including use cases, business process diagrams, user interface wireframes and data dictionaries
• Experience in writing user-acceptance test cases
• Experience in product demos, presentation and user training
• Ability to set and maintain priorities in a multi-task environment
• Demonstrates a solid understanding of the software development lifecycle (SDLC).
• Strong interpersonal skills and attention to detail
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills with the ability to present complex information clearly and concisely
• Proficiency working with a diverse set of backgrounds, including technical developers, business leaders, and target end users.

Strong curiosity about financial markets, with motivation to develop deep expertise in ETF primary market workflows. Knowledge and understanding of data analysis and coding (SQL, Python, etc.). Experience with UI/UX design/prototyping.

To help you stay energized, engaged and inspired, we offer a wide range of employee benefits including: retirement investment and tools designed to help you in building a sound financial future; access to education reimbursement; comprehensive resources to support your physical health and emotional well-being; family support programs; and Flexible Time Off (FTO) so you can relax, recharge and be there for the people you care about.

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 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.

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