Senior Product Manager - Aladdin Studio Developer, DIR

About BlackRock:

BlackRock is the world’s leading asset management firm and Aladdin is the central nervous system for investment professionals to see their whole portfolio, understand risk exposure, and act with precision. It is a $1BN+ technology business that has significant growth aspirations over the next five years. Sitting at the intersection of business and technology, the Aladdin Product Management team partners closely with engineering, research, and client-facing teams to design and deliver products that shape financial markets. 

About the Role:
As a Director on the Studio Developer team, you will operate as an enterprise leader responsible for setting product strategy, driving cross-platform outcomes, and ensuring delivery at scale. You will lead Studio Developer, Aladdin’s platform for extending and automating workflows, shaping how users build, adapt, and run custom workflows in a governed, enterprise-ready way, while leading large, complex initiatives and influencing senior stakeholders to translate vision into measurable client and commercial impact. 

 
You are: 

• An enterprise leader who can set direction and drive alignment across Product, Engineering, Sales, and senior stakeholders 
• Accountable for outcomes, with a strong bias for action and delivery at scale 
• Deeply client-oriented, with the ability to translate client needs into strategic product decisions 
• AI-practical, using AI tools to accelerate product development, with clear judgement on where AI delivers real, scalable value  
• Comfortable operating in ambiguity and making clear, timely decisions  
• A strong communicator who can influence at the most senior levels and represent the platform externally  
• A builder of teams and talent, developing the next generation of product leaders 

 
Primary Responsibilities: 

• Set and evolve the vision for Studio Developer as Aladdin’s extensibility layer, enabling customization and automation within the platform while preserving the integrity of core functionality 
• Drive platform adoption and scale, partnering closely with BlackRock and other key users to identify high-value use cases, scale repeatable patterns, and reduce off-platform development risk 
• Lead and develop a high-performing, cross-functional team across product, engineering, and operations, with clear priorities, accountability, and a high bar for execution 
• Establish and drive platform standards and long-term direction, aligning teams so custom development scales in a governed and operationally sound way 
• Provide platform and technical leadership across governance, transparency, and controls, embedding these directly into the developer experience 
• Translate internal success into client adoption, shaping how Studio Developer is positioned and scaled externally 

 
Skills/Qualifications: 

• 12+ years of experience in product, platform, or technology roles, ideally in complex, client-facing environments 
• Strong technical foundation, with prior experience in software engineering or a related technical discipline strongly preferred 
• Experience leading platform or developer-facing products, including driving adoption and scaling usage across organizations 
• Proven ability to lead across teams, align multiple stakeholders, and balance near-term delivery with long-term platform direction 
• Strong commercial and client orientation, with experience evolving internal capabilities into scalable, client-facing offerings 
• Deep understanding of developer platforms, including APIs, SDKs, and deployment in a governed enterprise environment 
• Familiarity with modern developer workflows and AI-assisted tooling, with sound judgment on how to deploy these responsibly at scale 
• Strong relationship management and executive communication skills, including the ability to challenge, set boundaries, and clearly articulate strategy, trade-offs, and outcomes