Senior Aladdin Consultant

iO Associates; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

iO Associates is seeking a Senior Aladdin Consultant to join a high-profile investment management programme. The role is hybrid and contract-friendly, focusing on delivering Aladdin with strong data integration and governance.

You will map processes, define the operating model, document interfaces, and liaise with BlackRock counterparts. This is a client-facing, senior advisory position demanding hands-on Aladdin expertise and a robust data agenda.

Qualifications

• Significant business analysis experience within asset management or related financial services.
• Hands-on Aladdin experience - implementation, migration or substantial BAU/change role.
• Strong understanding of investment lifecycle front-to-back: OMS, compliance, PM, risk.

Responsibilities

• Run discovery and requirements workshops with front, middle and back office stakeholders.
• Map current-state processes and define target operating model on Aladdin.
• Produce high-quality functional specs, user stories and process docs.

Skills

Business analysis

Stakeholder management

Aladdin experience

SQL

Client-facing

Education

IMC, CFA or equivalent

Tools

ETL tooling

APIs

Snowflake

Job description

Location:HybridType:Contract and PermenantRate / Salary:CompetitiveStart:ASAP

The opportunity

We are working with a leading consultancy on the appointment of a Senior Aladdin Consultant to join a high-profile programme delivering for one of their end clients in the investment management space.

This is a hands-on business analysis role at the centre of an Aladdin implementation, with a significant data integration component. You will sit between the end client's investment, operations and technology teams and the delivery function - shaping requirements, challenging assumptions and making sure the data flowing in and out of Aladdin is fit for purpose.

It suits someone who knows Aladdin properly, is comfortable in a client-facing consulting environment, and enjoys the ambiguity of a large-scale transformation.

What you'll be doing

• Running discovery and requirements workshops with front, middle and back office stakeholders
• Mapping current-state processes and defining the target operating model on Aladdin
• Producing high-quality functional specifications, user stories and process documentation
• Carrying out gap analysis between existing platforms and Aladdin capability, and recommending resolutions
• Supporting configuration decisions across the relevant Aladdin modules and liaising with BlackRock counterparts
• Owning the data agenda: source-to-target mapping, migration, reconciliation and ongoing quality
• Defining integration requirements across upstream and downstream systems - custodians, administrators, market data vendors, accounting and reporting platforms
• Documenting interface specifications, data flows and lineage, and working with engineering teams on feed design and API integration
• Resolving reference and security master data issues, and establishing golden source and governance principles
• Defining and driving UAT: test strategy, scripts, execution support and defect triage
• Acting as a trusted advisor to senior client stakeholders, up to and including exec level
• Supporting the wider consultancy team on delivery planning, risk and change management

What we're looking for

• Significant business analysis experience within asset management, investment management or a related financial services setting
• Demonstrable hands-on Aladdin experience - implementation, migration or a substantial BAU/change role
• Strong working knowledge of the investment lifecycle front-to-back, including order management, compliance, portfolio management and risk
• Solid grasp of asset classes across equities, fixed income and derivatives
• Practical experience of data integration work - interface design, source-to-target mapping, feed onboarding or migration between platforms
• Confidence dealing with investment data domains: security master, positions, transactions, prices, benchmarks and reference data
• Proven ability to elicit requirements from difficult, competing or unclear stakeholder positions and turn them into something deliverable
• Excellent written and verbal communication - this role is heavily client-facing
• Previous experience in a consultancy or professional services environment
• Exposure to IBOR/ABOR, performance, accounting or data programmes
• Familiarity with Aladdin Data Cloud, Aladdin Provider, eFront or Aladdin Wealth
• Experience with market data vendors (Bloomberg, LSEG, ICE, MSCI) and custodian or administrator feeds
• Strong SQL, plus exposure to ETL tooling, APIs or cloud data platforms such as Snowflake
• Understanding of data governance, lineage and quality frameworks
• IMC, CFA or equivalent

What's on offer

• A visible, senior role on a flagship programme with a well-regarded consultancy
• Genuine influence over design decisions rather than pure documentation work
• Exposure to a sophisticated end client and a strong platform for further Aladdin work