Job Description
About this role
This role sits within Preqin, a part of BlackRock. Preqin is the world’s leading data and insights provider for the alternative assets market. We empower the global financial community with critical information and leading analytics solutions to help them make faster and smarter investment decisions and plays a key role in how Blackrock is revolutionising private markets data and technology for clients globally.
You will join the Private Markets Product group, a cross-functional team responsible for transforming how clients discover, analyse, and use private markets data through best-in-class analytics and workflows. In this role, you will work in close partnership with engineering and design teams, data research and client-facing teams to drive the direction and delivery of client-facing analytics products at the core of BlackRock’s private markets offering.
Key responsibilities include:
Owning the product roadmap for your area, spanning discovery, prioritisation, and execution, in partnership with engineering, design, data research, and business stakeholders.
Setting clear product objectives and outcome focused success measures, with a focus on the impact and value of analytics delivered to users.
Leading discovery to understand customer workflows and use of Preqin data and tools, translating insights into analytics solutions.
Working closely with crossfunctional teams to align on problems, shape solutions, and deliver against agreed priorities.
Defining and tracking product and analytics metrics to assess adoption, effectiveness, and decisionmaking impact.
Delivering iteratively and incorporating customer and stakeholder feedback throughout the product development lifecycle.
Building strong relationships with external users to support ongoing discovery and continuous improvement.
Requirements:
Strong customer focus, with the ability to identify user problems and contribute to effective product solutions.
Commercial awareness, with the ability to apply understanding of customers, markets, and products to identify meaningful opportunities.
Proven execution skills, with experience delivering product improvements iteratively and efficiently.
Evidence based approach to product development, using data, customer feedback, and market insights to inform decisions.
High level of self awareness and continuous improvement mindset, with openness to feedback and learning.
Strong collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in teams while thinking independently and constructively challenging ideas.
Ability to lead initiatives through influence, aligning contributors around clear problems and outcomes.
Strong sense of ownership and accountability, with a proactive approach to identifying and addressing issues.
Experience in financial services, data products, analytics platforms, or B2B software is preferred.
Our benefits
To help you stay energized, engaged and inspired, we offer a wide range of employee benefits including: retirement investment and tools designed to help you in building a sound financial future; access to education reimbursement; comprehensive resources to support your physical health and emotional well-being; family support programs; 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 Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to age, disability, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation and other protected characteristics at law.