Aladdin Business, Investment Accounting Product Marketer, Associate

Job Description

DescriptionAbout this roleAssociate - Aladdin Product Marketing, Investment AccountingBlackRock Inc. is a preeminent global firm, providing investment management, risk management and advisory services to institutional and individual investors around the world. BlackRock Solutions (BRS) provides clients with access to the intellectual capital,risk analytics and investment platform used to support BlackRocks asset management business. By combining sophisticated risk analytics and investment systems with capital markets and business process expertise, BlackRock Solutions helps clients address avariety of risk management and investment process challenges.BlackRock Solutions Aladdin platform is an operating system for investment managers that combines sophisticated risk analytics with comprehensive portfolio management, trading and operations toolson a single platform to power informed decision-making, effective risk management, efficient trading and operational scale. The Aladdin Product Marketing team is focused on driving customer satisfaction, advocacy, and growth of the community. We partner with Engineers, Product Managers, and our users to build products and deliver content that power informed decision-making, effectiverisk management, efficient trading, and operational scale. We are passionate about using technology to solve our clients most complex problems and deliver a superior user experience. The Product Marketing Manager for the accounting user segment will be responsible for working cross-functionally to drive awareness and adoption of Aladdins suite of accounting functionality, and ultimately client satisfaction and advocacy. As the accountingoperations ecosystem continues to evolve, Aladdin continues to find new opportunities to deliver value to its users. As the owner of the investment accounting user segment, you will define and execute a strategy to maximize engagement, adoption, and satisfactionacross the user community by partnering with stakeholders across the product, client and sales verticals. The ideal candidate will have:

• Deep understanding of accounting practices for asset owners, including familiarity with various accounting basis (e.g. GAAP, STAT, IFRS) across a range asset classes and associated financial reporting requirements
• Experience with industry ecosystem with understanding of key players (e.g SEC, FASB) and accounting regulatory requirements
• Experience with accounting software that supports asset owners
• Comprehension of effective marketing and targeting strategies suitable for a community of accounting-related professions

Primary responsibilities

• Craft and implement go-to-market strategies for our accounting product offering to drive client satisfaction and feature adoption, inclusive of live engagement, email, web, and in-app channels
• Leverage data to derive and cascade insights across the business and optimize strategy
• Continue to refine and crystallize the products value proposition and positioning, and ensure that it is effectively communicated to internal stakeholders and end users
• Partner with the Sales organization to provide thought leadership in pitches, engaging with prospects to articulate Aladdin Accountings differentiated value proposition for operations
• Build relationships across the business, managing requirement for new and existing clients
• Consult clients on operational best practices - demonstrating how Aladdin functionality can increase STP, reduce costs, and increase user satisfaction
• Create high-quality product communications and documentation
• Connect industry knowledge and market trends with user feedback and product capabilities to inform product and customer engagement strategies

Essential skills / experience

• 2-3 years product management, marketing, implementation or practitioner experience with a focus investment accounting or accounting software
  • Familiarity with operational concepts and markets
  • Experience with leveraging technology to solve business problems
  • Ability to collect and distil requirements from internal and external users to provide technology partners with a clear understanding of enhancement opportunities
  • Entrepreneurial drive and technical insight to make great products better
• Customer service mindset and experience dealing with users
• Strong communication and presentation skills with an ability to convey complex concepts simply and clearly to clients
• Track record of influencing behaviour at various levels in the organization including cross-functional leaders
• Self-starter who enjoys working in a fast paced, high-intensity environment

Candidates with bilingual or multi-lingual skills are preferred 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 bethere for the people you care about. Our hybrid work pilot BlackRocks current hybrid work pilot is designed to help you experience the best of both worlds: the opportunity to connect with colleagues in person and the flexibility to work remotely, with greater time to focus on whats important to you. In line withlocal health guidance and regulations, employees are generally expected to work 3 days in the office and 2 days from home (on average) each week. For some business groups, more time may be required in the office, while greater flexibility may be in place forothers. Our "One BlackRock" culture means youll be supported to collaborate with your new colleagues while bringing your full self to work - wherever you are. The health, safety and well-being of our people will always be our top priorities; we will continue to monitor local conditions and health advisories in making decisions about our work environments. About BlackRockAt 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 childrens 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