Project Manager MASTERY

eRichards Consulting; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services client seeks an experienced Project Manager 5 to own end-to-end delivery of the eFront workstream within the Janus Aladdin implementation. You will stand up eFront as the private markets / alternatives platform, integrate it with Aladdin (IBOR) and the Aladdin Data Cloud on Snowflake, and land it on the 2027 entity go-live dates with no slippage to SIT/UAT.

You will lead the eFront delivery team, manage the plan, align milestones with the IBOR roadmap, drive

Qualifications

• 8+ years of project management in asset management or insurance investment operations
• Experience delivering end-to-end eFront implementations (Invest, Alt Investment Suite or Insight) or similar private markets platform
• Knowledge of Aladdin and private markets data flows into an IBOR/data cloud; Snowflake exposure is a plus
• Strong understanding of private markets operations (fund accounting, commitments, capital activity, NAV/valuation, look-through)
• Vendor management experience with BlackRock or a comparable platform provider against SLAs
• Proficient with MS Project/Project Server, Excel and PowerPoint; PMO with RAID and stage-gate governance

Responsibilities

• Owns end-to-end delivery of the eFront workstream within the Janus Aladdin implementation; standing up eFront as the private markets / alternatives platform
• Integrates eFront with Aladdin (IBOR) and the Aladdin Data Cloud on Snowflake
• Land it on the 2027 entity go-live dates with no slippage to SIT/UAT
• Build and own the eFront project plan (WBS, milestones, dependencies, resourcing) aligned to milestone plans
• Manage the BlackRock eFront delivery team: configuration, environments, release schedule, defect triage
• Drive requirements, BPR sign-off and design decisions for private markets workflows
• Own the eFront-to-Aladdin and eFront-to-Snowflake integration scope: data mapping and interface build
• Plan and run eFront test cycles (unit, SIT, UAT, data conversion rehearsals) with clear entry/exit criteria
• Run conversion planning for alternatives positions, commitments and historical cash flows
• Produce weekly workstream status and feed the program execution status with risk/metrics
• Manage workstream risks, issues, actions and decisions in program logs; escalate through governance cadence
• Coordinate training, change management and cutover readiness for eFront users

Skills

MS Project

Excel

PowerPoint

PMO governance

Vendor management

Tools

eFront (Invest/Alt Investment Suite/Insight)

Aladdin

Snowflake

Job description

Our excellent client seeks a Project Manager 5 for a 14 months+ HYBRID W2 contract role in Boston preferred, Springfield or NYC. Must be able to work on our W2.

NO AGENCIES.

Role summary. Owns end-to-end delivery of the eFront workstream within the Janus Aladdin implementation: standing up eFront as the private markets / alternatives platform, integrating it with Aladdin (IBOR) and the Aladdin Data Cloud on Snowflake, and landing it on the 2027 entity go-live dates with no slippage to SIT/UAT.

Key responsibilities:

• Build and own the eFront project plan (WBS, milestones, dependencies, resourcing) aligned to the IBOR milestone plan and the program's SIT/UAT dates; maintain it in the program planning tool and roll it up to the program plan weekly.
• Manage the BlackRock eFront delivery team: configuration, environments, release schedule, defect triage and the 3-day file-feedback SLA on external manager files.
• Drive requirements, BPR sign-off and design decisions for private markets workflows (fund commitments, capital calls / distributions, valuations, look-through) with Investment Management, Operations and Finance.
• Own the eFront-to-Aladdin and eFront-to-Snowflake integration scope: data mapping, interface build, reconciliation design and testing with the Data Governance and Downstream Connectivity workstreams.
• Plan and run eFront test cycles (unit, SIT, UAT, data conversion rehearsals) with the Test Management Office; own entry/exit criteria and defect burn-down.
• Run conversion planning for alternatives positions, commitments and historical cash flows into eFront, coordinated with the Conversion workstream.
• Produce weekly workstream status and feed the bi-weekly Program Execution Status (risks written as IF statements, issues, decisions, metrics) using the program Health Legend.
• Manage workstream risks, issues, actions and decisions in the program logs; *escalate* through the governance cadence (working groups, PMO, SteerCo).
• Coordinate training, change management and cutover readiness for eFront users with the Communication & Change Management workstream.

Required experience:

• 8+ years project management in asset management or insurance investment operations, with at least one full-lifecycle implementation of eFront (Invest, Alt Investment Suite or Insight) or a comparable private markets platform.
• Working knowledge of Aladdin and of how private markets data flows into an IBOR / data cloud; Snowflake exposure a plus.
• Strong understanding of alternatives operations: fund accounting, commitments, capital activity, NAV/valuation, performance and look-through.
• Demonstrated vendor management of BlackRock or a comparable platform provider against SLAs.
• Proficient in MS Project / Project Server, Excel, PowerPoint; comfortable in a structured PMO with formal logs, RAID and stage gates.