Senior Aladdin Consultant
Location: Hybrid
Type: Contract and Permenant
Rate/Salary: Competitive
Start: ASAP
We are working with a leading consultancy on the appointment of a Senior Aladdin Consultant to join a high-profile programme delivering for one of their end clients in the investment management space.
This is a hands-on business analysis role at the centre of an Aladdin implementation, with a significant data integration component. You will sit between the end client's investment, operations and technology teams and the delivery function - shaping requirements, challenging assumptions and making sure the data flowing in and out of Aladdin is fit for purpose.
It suits someone who knows Aladdin properly, is comfortable in a client-facing consulting environment, and enjoys the ambiguity of a large-scale transformation.
What you'll be doing- Running discovery and requirements workshops with front, middle and Back Office stakeholders
- Mapping current-state processes and defining the target operating model on Aladdin
- Producing high-quality functional specifications, user stories and process documentation
- Carrying out gap analysis between existing platforms and Aladdin capability, and recommending resolutions
- Supporting configuration decisions across the relevant Aladdin modules and liaising with BlackRock counterparts
- Owning the data agenda: source-to-target mapping, migration, reconciliation and ongoing quality
- Defining integration requirements across upstream and downstream systems - custodians, administrators, market data vendors, accounting and reporting platforms
- Documenting interface specifications, data flows and lineage, and working with engineering teams on feed design and API integration
- Resolving reference and security master data issues, and establishing golden source and governance principles
- Defining and driving UAT: test strategy, scripts, execution support and defect triage
- Acting as a trusted advisor to senior client stakeholders, up to and including exec level
- Supporting the wider consultancy team on delivery planning, risk and change management
Essential
- Significant business analysis experience within asset management, investment management or a related financial services setting
- Demonstrable hands-on Aladdin experience - implementation, migration or a substantial BAU/change role
- Strong working knowledge of the investment life cycle front-to-back, including order management, compliance, portfolio management and risk
- Solid grasp of asset classes across equities, Fixed Income and derivatives
- Practical experience of data integration work - interface design, source-to-target mapping, feed onboarding or migration between platforms
- Confidence dealing with investment data domains: security master, positions, transactions, prices, benchmarks and reference data
- Proven ability to elicit requirements from difficult, competing or unclear stakeholder positions and turn them into something deliverable
- Excellent written and verbal communication - this role is heavily client-facing
Desirable
- Previous experience in a consultancy or professional services environment
- Exposure to IBOR/ABOR, performance, accounting or data programmes
- Familiarity with Aladdin Data Cloud, Aladdin Provider, eFront or Aladdin Wealth
- Experience with market data vendors (Bloomberg, LSEG, ICE, MSCI) and custodian or administrator feeds
- Strong SQL, plus exposure to ETL tooling, APIs or cloud data platforms such as Snowflake
- Understanding of data governance, lineage and quality frameworks
- Agile delivery experience (JIRA, Confluence)
- IMC, CFA or equivalent
- A visible, senior role on a flagship programme with a well-regarded consultancy
- Genuine influence over design decisions rather than pure documentation work
- Exposure to a sophisticated end client and a strong platform for further Aladdin work
Interested?
Apply with an up-to-date CV, or get in touch with Bea at (see below)