Description

About this role

BlackRock is a global leader in investment, risk, and advisory services, combining deep intellectual capital, sophisticated risk analytics, and advanced investment technology to support institutional and individual investors worldwide. At its core is Aladdin®-a unified operating system for investment managers spanning public and private markets globally. Aladdin® brings together comprehensive deal and portfolio management, trading, operations, and risk capabilities on a single platform to enable informed decision making, effective risk oversight, efficient execution, operating model flexibility and scale.

The Aladdin Solutions Engineering (SE) leverages deep product, markets, and workflow expertise to design and present best in class solutions for prospective clients. SE plays a pivotal role in articulating how Aladdin's integrated capabilities address client operating model challenges across asset managers, insurers, pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, and alternative investors. In addition to leading presentations, workflow translation, and technical diligence, the team produces specialized content, research, and competitive insights that elevate business development engagements and increase the probability of commercial success.

We are seeking a senior leader to run the Aladdin Solutions Engineering across APAC. This role blends technical leadership, commercial partnership, and regional strategy, with responsibility for setting up the APAC SE vision and driving high-quality, consultative engagement that accelerates Aladdin adoption across the region. The ideal candidate brings deep investment and platform expertise, credibility with senior institutional stakeholders, strong operating model fluency, and the ability to lead and inspire highly skilled teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, develop, and scale the APAC Solutions Engineering team, fostering a culture of excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement.

• Partner closely with APAC Business Development to design and execute a cohesive regionwide strategy, including pipeline prioritization, commercial planning, and client engagement models.

• Serve as the senior technical voice for the region, representing APAC client needs, market dynamics, and competitive signals to global product and leadership forums.

• Own the technical components of complex, multi-stakeholder enterprise sales cycles-from early discovery through solution design, demonstrations, POCs, and technical diligence.

• Deliver sophisticated, workflow-oriented demonstrations tailored to investment, risk, operations, and technology teams across client organizations.

• Use a consultative selling approach to diagnose operating model challenges and align Aladdin's integrated front-to-back capabilities with client strategic objectives.

• Build trusted, long-term relationships with senior client stakeholders (e.g., CIO, CTO, COO, Heads of Desks), positioning Aladdin as a strategic partner in transformation.

• Collaborate deeply with Business Development, Product, Legal/Commercial, Data, and Implementation teams to ensure unified, high quality client engagement throughout the commercial lifecycle and channel structured client and market feedback to appropriate partners, influencing roadmap priorities and solution enhancements.

• Maintain a deep understanding of regional trends across investment processes, portfolio construction, risk management, private markets, market structure, and regulatory developments.

• Represent Aladdin and BlackRock externally at client sessions, industry conferences, workshops, and executive forums.

Skills & Qualifications

Required

• 10+ years of experience in investment management, enterprise investment technology, or financial markets, ideally across OMS/EMS, portfolio management systems, risk systems, or private markets platforms.

• Strong understanding of front-to-back investment workflows, risk processes, portfolio construction, trading, operations, and technology architectures.

• Exceptional communication and presentation skills, with the ability to simplify complexity and craft compelling narratives for executives and technical audiences alike.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities, with demonstrated ability to diagnose client challenges and architect high impact solutions.

• Proven success partnering with sales teams on complex enterprise technology deals.

• Self-starter comfortable operating in fast paced, multi-cultural environments; strong team management and leadership skills.

• Organized, diligent, and committed to excellence in client engagement and internal execution

• Deep passion for financial markets and technology.

Preferred

• Languages: Strong English proficiency essential; additional Asian language(s) a benefit.

• Experience leading or scaling presales or solutions engineering teams.

• Certifications such as CFA, FRM, CAIA, or similar.

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 Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to age, disability, family status, gender identity, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation and other protected attributes at law.