Vice President - Data Governance
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Job description
The Aladdin Data Governance Office is responsible for ensuring the data needs within BlackRock and the clients of BlackRock Solutions are fulfilled with well governed complete, accurate and timely data, along with enabling opportunities to commercialize the firm's data.
As a Vice President of Data Governance, you will support a growing area in a dynamic and challenging environment., * Supportthe firmwide rollout and execution of the Critical Investment Data (CID) Governance Policy, coordinating across federated COOs, delegates,datastewards, anddataproduct owners to ensure all businesses register, document, and govern their datasets consistently and end-to-end.
- Partner with COOs, delegates, and data owners to activate BlackRock's Data Strategy and implement governance policies, standards, and operating models with consistent adoption across the data lifecycle.
- Build strong, influential relationships across the federated data governance network, aligning priorities, encourage knowledge sharing and driving sustained execution across the firm.
- Run firmwide and federated data governance forums andworking groupsto review policy activation, dataset compliance, issues, risks,understandnewplatform/toolrequirements, driving clear actions and accountability.
- Support the deploymentgovernance capabilities, data taxonomyand tools across federated groups, coordinating readiness, onboarding, training, and ongoing adoption while supporting teams in interpreting metadata and data requirements and integrating governance into their processes.
- Facilitate cross-business collaboration and knowledge-sharing bysupporting a datacommunity, hosting cross-group sessions,distributing playbooks,methodologies andbest practicestofederatedstewards and product teams.
- Guide federated groups in data profiling, dataset creation, metadata documentation,dataquality monitoring, entitlements, and issue management, helping them apply datagovernance standardsandcontrols.
- Collect, synthesize, and report governance metrics across federated organizations, providing transparency to senior leadership on adoption, progress, gaps, and areas requiring escalation.
- Develop and deliver training and education programs for federated stewards, COOs, product owners, and operations teams to expand governance capabilities and reinforce core responsibilities.
- Work witha diverse team that partners deeply with federated groups to deliver governance capabilities, elevate data quality, and drive measurable business impact.
- This function will expose the candidate to a wide range of BlackRockData andbusinesses and will require him/her to work closely with internal clients such as portfolio management, account management, operations, BlackRock Solutions as well as external providers and users of data
Requirements
- 8-10 years of experience in data governance, enterprise data management, or enterprise technology, driving policy adoption, platform/tool rollout, or large-scale data initiatives.
- Strong communication, facilitation, and relationship-building skills, including leading cross-functional forums, resolving issues across teams, driving clarity, accountability, and alignment in a federated environment, and a passion for data and data governance.
- Deep experience driving enterprise-scale data governance execution, including policy activation, federated operating models, and end-to-end dataset lifecycle governance (registration, metadata, quality, entitlements, issue management).
- Proven ability to influence and partner with senior stakeholders (COOs, delegates, product owners, data stewards, engineering/operations) to drive consistent adoption of governance standards across diverse businesses.
- Goodunderstanding of financial markets, investment workflows, and the data that powers them, with familiarity across instruments, entities/issuer master, ESG, or other investment domain datasets.
- Hands-on capability working with datasets across platforms (SQL/Python required)and data governance tools, including ability to interpret metadata, assess controls, review profiling results, and translate business needs into clear data specifications.
- Demonstrated experience owning or implementing data policies, standards, taxonomies, and controls, with a strong grasp of how governance requirements integrate into business and operational processes.
- Experience rolling out data tools, capabilities, or platforms at scale, including readiness assessments, onboarding, training, and driving sustained adoption across federated groups. Experience with Snowflake/cloud data ecosystems is a plus.
- Ability to synthesize governance metrics and insights, highlight adoption progress, identify gaps, and create clear, executive-ready reporting for senior leadership.
- Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to connect technical, operational, and business considerations, think critically about complex challenges, and develop practical, scalable solutions.
- Experience with large-scale data programs in data governance, data management, or related disciplines, ideally spanning multiple asset classes or investment processes.
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, high-stakes environment, balancing multiple priorities while maintaining quality, accuracy, and attention to detail.
- Experience with Agile methodologies and dataplatform&tooling (SQL, Python, Jupyter,Sybase, Snowflake, Hadoop/Spark SQL, BI tools such as PowerBI/Tableau) is desirable.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in data management, information systems, or a related field.
Benefits & conditions
For New York, NY Only the salary range for this position is USD$140,000.00 - USD$200,000.00 . Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, and benefits including healthcare, leave benefits, and retirement benefits. BlackRock operates a pay-for-performance compensation philosophy and your total compensation may vary based on role, location, and firm, department and individual performance.
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.