Programme Management / PMO SME, Aladdin Transformation

• Growth mindset

• Resilience

• Humility

• Positivity

• Creativity

• Openness

• Establish and lead the Programme Management Office (PMO) for enterprise-scale transformation programmes.

• Develop and implement programme governance frameworks, delivery methodologies, standards, templates, and operating procedures.

• Build and maintain integrated programme plans, ensuring alignment across multiple business and technology workstreams.

• Define governance structures, decision-making forums, escalation paths, and programme controls.

• Drive PMO maturity through continuous improvement and adoption of industry best practices.

• Own and maintain integrated programme schedules, milestones, and cross-workstream dependencies.

• Lead executive steering committees, governance meetings, and programme management forums.

• Manage RAID (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, and Dependencies), ensuring proactive identification, escalation, and resolution.

• Develop executive dashboards, KPI reporting, financial reporting, and programme health metrics.

• Monitor programme performance and implement corrective actions to ensure successful delivery.

• Provide Programme PMO leadership for BlackRock Aladdin implementation, migration, upgrade, and transformation programmes.

• Coordinate delivery across business, technology, operations, client, system integrator, and third-party vendor teams.

• Ensure governance, reporting, and programme controls are consistently applied throughout the transformation lifecycle.

• Manage interfaces across workstreams to support integrated delivery and successful business outcomes.

• Build trusted relationships with executive leadership and senior business stakeholders.

• Present programme status, risks, financials, and strategic recommendations to executive audiences.

• Facilitate collaboration across cross-functional teams and drive timely decision-making.

• Influence stakeholders and delivery teams without direct authority.

• Develop and maintain PMO standards, templates, tools, and reporting processes.

• Mentor project managers and workstream leads on programme governance and delivery best practices.

• Promote consistency, transparency, accountability, and delivery excellence across the programme.

• Drive lessons learned and continuous improvement initiatives.

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Information Technology, Engineering, Project Management, or a related discipline.

• 10+ years of progressive experience in Programme Management, PMO leadership, or enterprise transformation within the financial services industry.

• Demonstrated knowledge and experience with the BlackRock Aladdin platform, including implementation, migration, enhancement, or transformation programmes.

• Prior management consulting experience with a leading consulting firm or equivalent advisory experience supporting complex business and technology transformation initiatives.

• Proven experience establishing, building, and maturing enterprise Programme Management Office (PMO) functions.

• Experience leading large-scale, cross-functional transformation programmes involving multiple stakeholders, workstreams, and third-party vendors.

• Strong expertise in integrated planning, programme governance, RAID management, executive reporting, financial management, and portfolio oversight.

• Experience delivering programmes using Agile, Waterfall, and Hybrid methodologies.