Product Operations Associate, Aladdin Platform Engineering at BlackRock in New York, NY

Job description

• About this role
• We are seeking a highly motivated Associate to support Product Operations for Aladdin Platform Engineering. This role will help connect OKRs, planning, roadmap priorities, reporting, communications, and engagement across engineering teams and partners.
• The role sits at the intersection of platform strategy and execution, helping leaders turn priorities into clear plans, measurable outcomes, and consistent ways of working.

Responsibilities

• Product Operations, OKRs & Planning
• Support the Platform Engineering product operating rhythm by connecting priorities, OKRs, roadmaps, and execution plans
• Coordinate OKR alignment across engineering, product, and partner teams to clarify outcomes, dependencies, and commitments
• Manage planning activities, including intake, milestone tracking, readiness reviews, leadership reporting, and follow-up
• Build visibility into progress, risks, blockers, and decisions through concise reporting, dashboards, and executive-ready materials
• Product Discovery, Communications & Intake
• Own the recurring product communications cadence (newsletters and roadmap updates) that keeps leadership, partner teams, and users informed on progress, releases, and what’s changed
• Maintain and evolve a central product hub as the single source for discovery, ownership, support resources, and roadmap updates across engineering and partner teams
• Steward the hub’s structure and content, coordinating with product owners to keep descriptions, support models, and request paths accurate and current
• Operate and improve the intake process, helping requestors route their needs and navigate relevant governance and review checkpoints
• Drive adoption and awareness of platform products and capabilities, clarifying ownership and reducing ambiguity around where requests should go
• Roadmap & Organizational Alignment
• Partner with platform leaders and product owners to align priorities and delivery plans across engineering pillars and shared initiatives
• Help teams understand how work fits together, what decisions are needed, and where dependencies need attention
• Maintain documentation of priorities, decisions, dependencies, and planning assumptions to support transparency and follow-through
• Governance & Cadence
• Support leadership forums and operating reviews by preparing agendas, readouts, decision logs, and action tracking
• Draft clear communications on priorities, planning expectations, OKR progress, roadmap changes, and organizational updates
• Identify opportunities to simplify workflows, improve consistency, and use AI or automation to reduce manual coordination and increase transparency

Requirements

• 2–4 years of relevant experience in product operations, product management, program management, technology operations, consulting, business management, or a related role
• Experience supporting planning processes, OKRs, roadmap management, reporting, or cross-functional delivery in a technology organization
• Strong communication skills with the ability to turn complex inputs into clear summaries, leadership materials, and action-oriented follow-ups
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and comfortable managing multiple workstreams across teams, timelines, and stakeholders
• Curiosity about platform technology and how large engineering organizations set direction and execute at scale

Skills

Required

• AI or automation

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.
• For New York, NY Only the salary range for this position is USD$105,000.00 - USD$137,500.00 . 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.