# Implementation Consultant - Vice President

**Company**: BlackRock
**Location**: Edinburgh, Scotland
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Finance
**Industry**: Finance
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q219635

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## Description

As a Middle Office Implementation Vice President at BlackRock, you will lead the implementation of middle office services for clients in line with BlackRock Operations standards.

You will translate business requirements into effective operational solutions, guide key implementation decisions, and collaborate across client, production, technology, and operational teams.

Your responsibilities:

- Serve as a technical guide by developing deep functional knowledge of middle office services and implementation practices.

- Lead the design and implementation of scalable operational workflows that translate client requirements into effective solutions aligned with BlackRock Operations standards.

- Partner with technology and production teams to optimize processes, scale operations, strengthen controls, and improve implementation efficiency.

- Conduct detailed data analysis to increase transparency, inform implementation decisions, and support strategic recommendations.

- Identify implementation and operational risks, communicate them clearly to management and stakeholders, and support effective risk-mitigation actions.

- Act as the senior regional escalation and decision-making authority for clients and key stakeholders throughout the implementation lifecycle.

- Build the capability and confidence of the team to lead and execute implementations independently and at scale.

You will need:

- Strong analytical and creative problem-solving skills, with the ability to adapt approaches and deliver practical solutions in an evolving environment.

- A self-directed approach, intellectual curiosity, and commitment to continually developing knowledge of financial markets, technology, and investment operations.

- Strong relationship-building, communication, and presentation skills, with the ability to explain complex concepts clearly to clients and internal stakeholders.

- Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines in a dynamic environment.

- Demonstrated experience leading complex investment operations or middle office implementations, supported by a strong understanding of investment management.

BlackRock offers a wide range of employee benefits, including retirement investment and tools, access to education reimbursement, comprehensive resources to support physical health and emotional well-being, family support programs, and Flexible Time Off (FTO).

The hybrid work model requires employees to work at least 4 days in the office per week, with the flexibility to work from home 1 day a week.

## Skills

### Required
- investment operations
- middle office implementations
- financial markets
- technology
- analytical skills
- problem-solving skills
- communication skills
- organisational skills

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