Project Manager

Harrington Starr; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Harrington Starr is seeking a Technical Consultant to drive hands-on implementation of Charles River and/or BlackRock Aladdin for asset management clients. You will translate investment operations needs into concrete configurations and work with stakeholders to move projects from requirements through go-live.

In this client-facing role, you’ll gather requirements, design solutions, support testing and data migration, and contribute to operational readiness as part of a flexible consulting team.

Qualifications

• Hands-on implementation experience with Charles River and/or BlackRock Aladdin.
• Background in asset management or investment management.
• Strong technical mindset with practical system configuration skills.

Responsibilities

• Support end-to-end implementation and configuration of investment platforms for asset managers.
• Gather requirements, design solutions and manage delivery through go-live with clients.
• Translate operations needs into practical system configuration.
• Contribute to testing, data migration and operational readiness.
• Work within a flexible consulting team deployed to project needs.

Skills

Hands-on implementation

Stakeholder management

Client-facing delivery

Tools

Charles River

BlackRock Aladdin

Job description

Technical Consultant – Charles River / BlackRock Aladdin | Asset Management

I'm working with a client, a specialist consultancy delivering business, IT and change management services to asset and wealth management firms, from end to end.

They're looking for a technical consultant with hands-on implementation experience on Charles River and/or BlackRock Aladdin, and a genuine background within asset management.

What you'll do:

• Support end-to-end implementation and configuration of investment management platforms for asset management clients
• Gather requirements, design solutions and manage delivery through to go-live with client stakeholders
• Translate investment operations needs into practical system configuration
• Contribute to testing, data migration and operational readiness
• Work as part of a flexible consulting team, deployed against each project's skill needs

What you'll bring:

• Hands-on implementation experience with Charles River and/or BlackRock Aladdin
• Previous experience within an asset management or investment management environment
• A genuinely technical background, not just process documentation
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• Consulting or client-facing delivery experience is an advantage