Vice President, Alternative Data Strategy & Execution - Portfolio Management Group
Core
Driving the sourcing, prioritization, and implementation of alternative datasets across BlackRock's Portfolio Management Group to enhance research workflows and drive alpha insights.
Role type
Vice President, Alternative Data Strategy & Execution
Builds
Alternative data inventory, strategic data partnerships, and compliant data acquisition lifecycles for investment teams.
Domain
Financial Services / Alternative Data Strategy
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
Financial services experience, alternative data landscape knowledge, data licensing and governance expertise, commercial acumen, stakeholder management, cross-functional coordination, vendor negotiation
Preferred skills
Familiarity with SQL or Python, experience with AI/ML usage considerations
Technologies
Aladdin, SQL, Python
Responsibilities
Partner with investors to identify and source alternative datasets aligned to Alpha Priorities; maintain a strong view of the alternative data landscape to identify new opportunities; prioritize competing demands to drive datasets from idea through onboarding; act as the central point of contact for third-party data inventory; engage with vendors for strategic partnerships and commercial assessment; coordinate dataset reviews with control functions for compliance; partner with platform teams to streamline the data acquisition lifecycle; support governance initiatives to improve transparency of data usage and spend.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with strategic oversight