Associate, Technical Project Manager
BlackRock
About this role
Technical Project Manager
Team Overview
BlackRock SMA Solutions helps clients customize portfolios for unique tax, values-alignment, or investment exposures across direct indexing, fixed income, active equity, and multi-asset. We deliver world-class service to all of our clients, from wealth advisors to family offices to endowments and foundations.
About the Opportunity
With over $230B in client assets across direct index and active investment strategies, SMA Solutions is a rapidly growing business within USWA (~10% org growth rate). Our personalized portfolios utilize individual securities, BlackRock Mutual Funds, and iShares ETFs to customize, diversify, and tailor investment solutions to high net worth/ultra-high net worth, mass affluent, and institutional clients.
We’re looking for a Technical Project Manager to support the delivery of crossfunctional, product and platform focused initiatives critical to the growth and operational excellence of our core products and services. This role is ideal for someone who is a problem-solver, executionoriented, technically fluent, and comfortable operating in complex technology and business domains.
You will work closely with engineering, product, and crossfunctional partners to help move initiatives from planning through execution. You will play a meaningful role in driving progress, maintaining alignment, and ensuring teams have the structure and visibility they need to deliver.
Responsibilities
Support and drive cross-functional technical and product initiatives through planning, execution, delivery, and postlaunch follow-up
Provide hands-on project support across the software development lifecycle, including planning, dependency tracking, progress monitoring, risk identification, incident management, and stakeholder communications
Partner with engineering, product, and operations to maintain strong collaboration and clear communication across teams
Help manage timelines, dependencies, and competing priorities across multiple teams and initiatives
Instrument and monitor program health using metrics and derived insights
Facilitate agile ceremonies such as sprint planning, standups, and retrospectives for one or more teams
Contribute to improving processes, documentation, and workflows to increase execution speed, visibility, and team effectiveness
Use tooling, automation, and AIassisted workflows where appropriate to support planning, reporting, and documentation
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field (or equivalent experience)
3+ years of experience working with product and engineering teams in a technical program management, project management, software development, or similar role
Solid understanding of the software development lifecycle and agile delivery methodologies
Experience coordinating crossfunctional work with multiple stakeholders and dependencies
Proficiency with tools such as Azure DevOps, Jira, Confluence, Airtable, and AI-enabled tools used throughout the planning and delivery phases of projects
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly communicate to technical and non-technical audiences
Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple workstreams concurrently
Nice to Have
Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, or GCP) and modern software development practices, languages and frameworks
Experience working in wealth management, financial services or other regulated industries
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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