About this role

Company: BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
Job Title: Vice President
Location: 725 Ponce De Leon Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30306

Job Duties: Implement and enhance current electronic trading capabilities. Develop, enhance and support BlackRock’s highly customized electronic trading platform for executing Equities, Futures, Options, FX and Fixed Income trades in global markets. Design, coordinate, develop and integrate BlackRock’s algorithmic and pattern driven trading systems and act as the subject matter expert. Integrate and manage BlackRock’s engagement with external brokers, trading partners and counterparties. Implement and manage global projects by partnering with trading team across multiple asset classes and trading research teams to build analytics and metrics by utilizing big data in financial market. Participate and collaborate with BlackRock’s Aladdin Product Team to integrate electronic trading functionalities with Aladdin platform. Utilize in-depth knowledge of financial industry to deliver solutions to handle, manage and analyze full lifecycle of the trades. Implement best-in-class solutions for trade execution using extensive knowledge of Financial Information eXchange (FIX) protocol such that it reduces overall effort, cost, and risk associated with electronic execution for BlackRock and its clients. Collaborate with non-trading teams including Trading Research and broader Trading and Market Structure teams to provide better insights, controls, risk management and innovation that helps achieve best execution and returns for BlackRock’s clients.

Qualifications: Master’s degree in Finance, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology or a related field and three (3) years of experience in the job offered or as a Vice President, IT Developer, Associate, Senior Software Engineer or related. in the alternative, the employer will accept a Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology or a related field or five (5) years of experience in the job offered or as a Vice President, IT Developer, Associate, Senior Software Engineer or related. Must have three (3) years of experience with: C+ and C; Java; Scala; Spark; Messaging Platforms including Kafka, Active MQ and Tibco Rendezvous; Operating Systems Unix, Solaris and Linux; Databases including OneTick, MongoDB, MySQL, Oracle and Sybase; and Trading systems including FlexTrader.

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Our benefits

To help you stay energized, engaged and inspired, we offer a wide range of benefits including a strong retirement plan, tuition reimbursement, comprehensive healthcare, support for working parents and Flexible Time Off (FTO) so you can relax, recharge and be there for the people you care about.

Our hybrid work model

BlackRock’s hybrid work model is designed to enable a culture of collaboration and apprenticeship that enriches the experience of our employees, while supporting flexibility for all. 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. Some business groups may require more time in the office due to their roles and responsibilities. We remain focused on increasing the impactful moments that arise when we work together in person – aligned with our commitment to performance and innovation. As a new joiner, you can count on this hybrid model to accelerate your learning and onboarding experience here at BlackRock.

About BlackRock

At BlackRock, we are all connected by one mission: to help more and more people experience financial well-being. Our clients, and the people they serve, are saving for retirement, paying for their children’s educations, buying homes and starting businesses. Their investments also help to strengthen the global economy: support businesses small and large; finance infrastructure projects that connect and power cities; and facilitate innovations that drive progress.

This mission would not be possible without our smartest investment – the one we make in our employees. It’s why we’re dedicated to creating an environment where our colleagues feel welcomed, valued and supported with networks, benefits and development opportunities to help them thrive.

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BlackRock is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, and other statuses protected by law.

BlackRock will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in a manner consistent with the requirements of the law, including any applicable fair chance law.