Business Analyst - Trade and Order Management

  • Company

    BlackRock Inc.

  • Location

    USA-NY-New York City

  • Remuneration

    not disclosed

  • Position Type

    Employee

  • Employment type

    Full time

  • Updated

    04 Sep 2008

  • eFC Ref no

    446212
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BlackRock Solutions offers risk management, financial advisory, technology and investment accounting services and technology infrastructure and support services internally to BlackRock as well as to a variety of large financial Institutions

The Investment Products Group develops the Aladdin® trading and risk management system, which is used both internally at BlackRock, and by BlackRock Solutions customers to manage in excess of $5 trillion in financial assets. The Product Group uses the latest technologies to design and develop applications that make up the firm’s investment management platform. The systems support the full lifecycle of the investment management process, from quantitative risk management to order entry, trade routing and settlement.

Technologies used include sophisticated web services, Java applications, and C++ servers, tied together over a real-time messaging system and connected to a large and highly complex database. Analysts join small teams that develop specific parts of the firm’s investment management platform, working closely with senior developers and managers, and are expected to become intimately familiar with the financial products and investment management business, regardless of whether their focus is software development or business analysis.

Role Description:

We are seeking a qualified business analyst who will be responsible for product definition, planning, deployment and support for the Trade and Order Management components of the Aladdin system. The individual will be responsible for implementing high quality technology solutions, establishing a strong partnership with end-users and other BlackRock Solutions team members, and delivering products that are aligned with business and technology strategies. The individual will work closely with development staff and the development manager throughout the software development lifecycle. The candidate will ideally have a financial technology background with particular expertise and experience in securities trading and will have managed large scale global enterprise solutions.

Responsibilities:

  • Preparation of business cases for potential projects
  • Gathering and documenting business and functional requirements
  • Creating and maintaining project plans
  • Constructing and executing or coordinating execution of unit and regression tests
  • Level 3 production support of applications
  • Preparation of product documentation, release notes and marketing materials
  • Coordinate and organize all steps of the product deployment process
  • Preparation of operational summaries of the team’s activities

    • Skills and Qualifications:

  • Strong analytical and problem solving skills
  • Proven track record of strong project management and goal oriented behavior.
  • Strong interpersonal, networking and collaboration skills.
  • Executive level communications skills, verbal and written.
  • 5-10 years experience in financial services operations, technology or finance unit.
  • 4-year degree in any of the following areas: Finance, Economics, Computer Science. Masters, CPA is a plus.

    • Skills

    See Job Description.

    • Company:

      BlackRock Inc.

    • Recruiter Ref:

      2727

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