Vice President, Alternative Data Strategy and Execution

About Black Rock

Black Rock, founded in 1988, is a global investment management corporation based in New York City. As of 2023, it is the world’s largest asset manager, with over $9 trillion in assets under management. Known for its commitment to financial integrity and excellence, Black Rock provides a range of investment and risk management services to institutional and retail clients worldwide. Black Rock’s mission is to foster an inclusive culture and support employee career growth.

The company embraces technology and data to pioneer next‑generation investment strategies. Learn more about Black Rock’s innovative work in sustainability, financial technology, and client solutions by visiting their website or following them on Twitter.

As part of Black Rock’s Portfolio Management Group (PMG), you will work on the Alternative Data Strategy and Execution team. This role is crucial in sourcing and prioritizing alternative datasets that enhance investment research and drive alpha. You’ll be at the intersection of investment research, data strategy, and commercial execution, ensuring data opportunities align with Black Rock’s strategic priorities. This position requires an adept communicator and coordinator to partner with cross‑functional teams in data evaluation and acquisition.

Although not primarily technical, a strong data fluency is essential to partner with technical teams effectively.

• Partner with investors to identify, prioritize, and source alternative datasets aligned to Alpha Priorities and investment strategies
• Maintain a strong view of the alternative data landscape, delivering thematic insights, and identifying datasets that enhance existing signals or unlock new opportunities
• Prioritize competing demands and drive datasets from idea through evaluation to onboarding, balancing speed, impact, and scalability
• Facilitate dataset evaluation with investors and research teams, ensuring practical usability and investment impact
• Act as the central point of contact for third‑party data inventory, driving visibility, reuse, and discoverability of datasets across teams
• Engage with a broad range of vendors, supporting strategic data partnerships, negotiations, and commercial assessment of value and fit
• Coordinate dataset reviews with IDS and control functions, ensuring compliant use of data, including licensing and AI/ML usage rights
• Partner with Business Managers and platform teams to streamline data acquisition lifecycle and ensure consistent workflows across PMG
• Connect investors, data teams, engineering, and vendors to coordinate workflows and bring in the right expertise to drive outcomes
• Support governance initiatives and contribute to improving transparency of data usage and spend across PMG

• Experience in financial services, data strategy, consulting, or investment research
• Exposure to alternative data and/or investment research workflows
• Familiarity with data licensing, governance, and AI/ML usage considerations
• Experience working across cross‑functional teams spanning investment, data, and technology
• Strong organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple work streams and prioritize effectively
• Demonstrated commercial acumen, including experience engaging with external vendors and assessing value
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and drive outcomes across diverse teams
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate between investor needs, data capabilities, and commercial considerations
• Interest in financial markets and the drivers of performance, from macro events to company‑level fundamentals
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• 5+ Years relevant experience in financial services, data, or consulting environments

• Strong retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Comprehensive healthcare
• Support for working parents
• Flexible Time Off (FTO) program