Head of Investor Research Product Engineering, Director
BlackRock
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: New York City • New York • United States
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Salary
💰 $225,000 - $285,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Serve as the Head of AlphaGen Investor Research Product Engineering.
- Develop and execute a cohesive engineering strategy.
- Establish clear product ownership and governance.
- Forge strong partnerships across stakeholders.
- Drive user adoption strategies in partnership with product management.
- Own and evolve core libraries, frameworks, and SDKs.
- Lead development of AI-powered research tools and automation.
- Collaborate with the Alphagen platform team on foundational systems.
- Advocate for infrastructure-as-code and robust deployment pipelines.
- Manage end-to-end model lifecycle governance tooling.
- Key player in the end-to-end product modernization journey.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field; or equivalent practical experience.
- Proven experience leading large-scale engineering organizations through product transformation initiatives.
- Demonstrated success in setting vision and executing across complex, multi-year technology programs.
- Strong understanding of alpha generation workflows or closely related quantitative research processes in finance/investments.
- Cloud technologies and cloud-native architectural patterns.
- API-first platform design and developer experience best practices.
- AI/ML applications for workflow automation.
- Modern stack knowledge and skills – e.g. Python, Polars, Ray, MLFlow or equivalent technology.
- Demonstrated strength in partnership-building and cross-functional collaboration.
- Ability to operate in complex market and organizational contexts.
Benefits
- Healthcare
- Leave benefits
- Retirement benefits
- Strong retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Support for working parents
- Flexible Time Off (FTO)
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Hard Skills & Tools
PythonPolarsRayMLFlowAI/ML applicationscloud technologiesAPI-first platform designinfrastructure-as-codedeployment pipelinesmodel lifecycle governance
Soft Skills
leadershippartnership-buildingcross-functional collaborationstrategic visionexecutionuser adoption strategiesstakeholder engagementcommunicationorganizational skillsproblem-solving
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer ScienceBachelor’s degree in Engineeringrelated field equivalent experience