Head of AlphaGen - Investor Research Product Engineering, Director

Blackrock

Hybrid Actively hiring
New York, NY · London, England Posted 44 days ago $225,000–$285,000 / year
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TL;DR

The Head of AlphaGen Investor Research Product Engineering role at a leading financial firm requires a strategic and execution-oriented leader to oversee the modernization and growth of the company’s research product estate, focusing on cloud-native and AI-first initiatives. This individual will drive a unified engineering strategy that accelerates the transition from legacy systems to scalable self-service workflows, reducing operational burdens and enhancing collaboration with the Portfolio Management Group (PMG). Key responsibilities include developing strategic partnerships, ensuring regulatory compliance, and fostering user adoption through robust product infrastructure and AI-enabled tooling. The ideal candidate possesses deep technical expertise in cloud technologies, API-first design, and AI/ML applications, along with a proven track record of leading large-scale engineering transformations.

Skills

Python Ray MLflow Docker Kubernetes Terraform AWS CI/CD Prometheus Grafana API-first Microservices Cloud-Native AI/ML DevOps Observability Security Automation Git Jenkins

What you'll do

  • Develop and execute a cohesive engineering strategy aligning with cloud migration and AI-first initiatives.
  • Establish clear product ownership and governance across AlphaGen’s investor research products.
  • Drive user adoption by creating a single front door experience for researchers to access tools and support.
  • Lead development of AI-powered research tools and automation to enable platform-driven scaling.
  • Collaborate with the Alphagen platform team to optimize foundational systems for high reliability and resiliency.

What we're looking for

  • Proven experience leading large-scale engineering transformations (e.g., cloud migration).
  • Strong technical background in AI/ML applications for workflow automation and data validation.
  • Deep understanding of cloud technologies, including microservices and containerization.
  • Ability to build robust platforms and automate processes over relying on individual efforts.
  • Demonstrated success in partnership-building across product teams and governance bodies.

Market check

Salary context

This $225,000–$285,000 range sits above 76% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$171,600–$263,000

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$177,900–$253,500

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 239 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

About Blackrock

BlackRock is the world''s largest asset management firm, providing investment management, risk management, and advisory services to institutional and retail clients through its Aladdin technology platform. Industry: Asset Management & Financial Services

Blackrock currently has 104 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $140,000–$195,000 across 101 roles with salary data.

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