Aladdin Client Experience, Associate at BlackRock

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

BlackRock Logo
Not SpecifiedCompensation
Mid-level (3 to 4 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Financial Services, Asset Management, FinTechIndustries

Requirements

  • 3+ years of experience in real-time trade support in a client- or vendor-facing role
  • Experience in real-time trading environments, including incident management, latency troubleshooting, and post-trade reconciliation
  • Strong understanding of market microstructure, order types, and execution strategies across asset classes
  • Hands-on experience with FIX protocol, including message parsing, session management, and troubleshooting connectivity issues
  • Proven ability to manage production outages, perform root cause analysis, and communicate effectively with stakeholders under pressure
  • Experience supporting front-office trading desks, with a deep understanding of trader workflows and urgency in issue resolution
  • Knowledge of regulatory reporting requirements (e.g., MiFID II, TRACE) and how they impact trading systems
  • Experience with real-time data feeds (e.g., Bloomberg, Refinitiv, ICE) and market data normalization
  • Ability to write and maintain diagnostic scripts for log parsing, alerting, and automated recovery
  • Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and deployment processes in trading environments
  • Experience with incident tracking and knowledge management tools (e.g., JIRA, ServiceNow, Confluence)
  • Technical Skills: Operating Systems (Windows, Linux, virtual compute environments); Databases (Oracle, PL/SQL, SQL Server); Scripting (Shell, Bash, Python); Messaging Systems (IBM MQ, Kafka, Tibco EMS, AMPS); Monitoring & Observability (Grafana, Splunk, AppDynamics, PagerDuty); Reporting Tools (Power BI, Tableau)

Responsibilities

  • Build strong relationships with stakeholders and deliver exceptional support to Aladdin Trader users during production issues
  • Serve as a subject matter expert (SME), owning issues end-to-end—including follow-ups, recurrence prevention, and proactive monitoring of trading environments
  • Develop and maintain a data monitoring layer to enable data-driven client education and engagement
  • Collaborate with users to understand trading workflows and deliver timely, effective solutions
  • Diagnose and resolve complex user inquiries, identifying root causes and implementing remediation strategies
  • Design and implement proactive monitoring tools to enhance platform observability
  • Act as a liaison between Client Service, Client Engagement, Implementations, Product Marketing, Engineering, and other internal teams to drive high-impact initiatives
  • Analyze client inquiry trends and feedback to identify product gaps and recommend improvements
  • Lead strategic initiatives to enhance user experience through process optimization and technology enhancements
  • Continuously develop technical proficiency across trading workflows and product capabilities

Skills

Aladdin Trader
Real-Time Trading
Incident Management
Latency Troubleshooting
Post-Trade Reconciliation
Proactive Monitoring
Stakeholder Management
Root Cause Analysis
Trading Workflows
Platform Observability
Data Monitoring

BlackRock

About BlackRock

New York City, New YorkHeadquarters
1988Year Founded
$78,647.7MTotal Funding
IPOCompany Stage
Fintech, Financial ServicesIndustries

Benefits

Health Insurance
Unlimited Paid Time Off
Mental Health Support
Wellness Program
401(k) Retirement Plan

Risks

FDIC scrutiny could lead to regulatory challenges for BlackRock.
Workforce reduction may indicate internal financial pressures or strategic shifts.
Involvement in Yangzijiang Shipbuilding exposes BlackRock to geopolitical risks.

Differentiation

BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF, IBIT, reached over $50 billion in assets quickly.
The firm is developing a layer-2 tokenized real-world asset platform on Ethereum.
BlackRock's partnership with Frax Finance enhances its stablecoin market presence.

Upsides

IBIT's success attracts a broader range of cryptocurrency investors.
The Ethereum platform positions BlackRock as a leader in blockchain financial services.
Partnership with Frax Finance enhances digital finance offerings and compliance.

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