Senior Engineering Team Director - Aladdin Engineering ETF Systems Engineering

About this role About Aladdin Engineering Aladdin is BlackRock’s end-to-end investment management and operations platform — trusted by hundreds of institutional clients and advisors globally, supporting over $21 trillion in assets across the investment lifecycle. The Aladdin Engineering Group designs and scales technology for tomorrow’s challenges. We build innovative solutions that serve both BlackRock and our global client ecosystem — operating at the speed of a startup with the reach and resources of the world’s largest asset manager.

Our engineers take emotional ownership of what they build, shipping products that clients rely on every day. About ETF Systems The ETF Systems Engineering team builds the technology powering BlackRock’s iShares primary markets business — the world’s largest ETF franchise. The team owns the ETF Servicing Platform (ESP), a multi-tenant platform at the heart of the ETF ecosystem, enabling ETF Issuers, Authorized Participants, and Service Providers to meet and grow demand for the ETFs they manage, custody, or make markets in.

The engineering organization also owns a suite of mission-critical applications including Basket Management, Order Capture, Order Fulfillment and Custom Basket Negotiation serving clients from ETF Capital Markets, Portfolio Management and Operations across the globe. Role Overview We are seeking a Head of Engineering to lead the ETF Systems engineering organization — a globally distributed team of 50+ engineers across San Francisco, New York, Atlanta, London, and Singapore.

This is a senior leadership role accountable for the technical vision, delivery execution, operational excellence, talent strategy, and AI transformation of a platform that underpins one of the fastest-growing segments of the global asset management industry. You will partner closely with Product Management, iShares business leadership, and Aladdin platform teams to scale systems that support new market expansion, new asset classes, and platform commercialization.

The ideal candidate combines deep technical expertise with strong organizational leadership — someone who takes emotional ownership of outcomes, inspires engineering excellence, and thrives in a fast-paced, high-accountability environment. Key Responsibilities Technical Leadership & Architecture Define and drive the long-term technical vision for the ETF engineering platform, ensuring alignment with Aladdin-wide architecture standards and BlackRock’s technology strategy.

Own domain architecture decisions across ESP and adjacent systems — including microservices decomposition, event-driven architectures (Kafka), cloud-native infrastructure, and API design. Lead the resiliency strategy for ETF critical workflows (Creation/Redemption), including high availability, isolation, and graceful degradation across application and platform layers. Establish and enforce engineering standards for code quality, observability, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and release governance.

AI Strategy & Adoption Define and execute the AI/GenAI adoption strategy for ETF Engineering — identifying high-value opportunities for AI-assisted development, intelligent automation, and AI-powered product features. Drive adoption of AI engineering tools (e.g., code generation, automated testing, intelligent observability) to accelerate delivery velocity and engineering productivity. Establish governance frameworks for responsible AI use — including model risk management, data governance, and compliance with BlackRock’s AI principles.

Partner with Aladdin AI/ML platform teams and vendor partners to evaluate, pilot, and scale AI capabilities across the ETF technology stack. Delivery & Execution Oversee delivery across multiple product engineering teams operating in an Agile/SAFe framework. Drive release governance and software change management processes in partnership with Product Management and business stakeholders. Manage cross-team dependencies with Aladdin