Description
BlackRock Aladdin Data is seeking a Director to lead the Insight Master Data Management (MDM) team. The team is responsible for ensuring the accuracy, timeliness, and reliability of private markets data for the Aladdin and eFront communities.
The successful candidate will combine strong people leadership with deep data-management expertise and an operational mindset. They will be responsible for ensuring that master data is accurate, consistent and delivered reliably, while continuously improving how the team operates as the business and platform evolve.
Responsibilities:
- Lead the Insight MDM organization
- Lead and develop a globally distributed team of MDM professionals
- Create a strong, connected team culture with clear accountability, priorities and development opportunities
- Build MDM expertise within the team and develop leaders who can effectively manage day-to-day delivery
- Establish clear operating rhythms and ensure effective collaboration across locations
- Own MDM service delivery
- Provide leadership and oversight for master data onboarding, standardization, maintenance and delivery across eFront Insight
- Establish effective controls and quality checks across MDM processes and address recurring data-quality or operational issues
- Ensure the team can effectively support onboarding, business-as-usual operations, integrations and migrations
- Define and monitor service expectations and use metrics to identify opportunities to improve quality, timeliness and scalability
- Drive transformation and scale
- Identify opportunities to simplify and automate MDM processes and reduce manual intervention
- Develop scalable operating models that allow the team to support business growth without sacrificing data quality
- Partner with Product and Engineering to evolve MDM capabilities, workflows and supporting technology
- Translate operational pain points and data requirements into clear priorities for process and technology improvements
- Champion the use of data, AI, technology and automation to continually improve how MDM services are delivered
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree
- Significant experience in master data management, data operations, data management or a related discipline, ideally within financial services
- Demonstrated experience leading and developing teams, preferably across multiple locations
- Strong understanding of MDM concepts including entity mastering, data standardization, data quality, matching/deduplication, hierarchy management and data controls
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate business requirements and operational challenges into scalable solutions
- Demonstrated ability to lead change and improve operational processes
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate across Product, Engineering, Operations and senior management
- Ability to operate effectively in a complex, global organization and balance strategic priorities with operational execution
Benefits:
- Strong retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Comprehensive healthcare
- Support for working parents
- Flexible Time Off (FTO)
Hybrid Work Model:
- 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