Aladdin Technical Consultant - Front Office

About the Role

FormativGroup is seeking an Aladdin Front Office Consultant to join our growing Financial Services practice. In this role, you'll work closely with investment and trading teams, leveraging BlackRock Aladdin Front Office capabilities to support daily trading operations, optimize workflows, and reduce operational risk. The ideal candidate brings hands-on Aladdin experience, a strong understanding of investment operations, and the ability to collaborate across front, middle, and back-office teams in a fast-paced environment.

What You'll Do

• Support and oversee front-office trading activities within the BlackRock Aladdin platform.
• Coordinate and monitor the complete trade lifecycle, ensuring accurate execution from order creation through settlement.
• Perform cash, position, and transaction validations using Excel and SQL to identify discrepancies and mitigate operational risk.
• Utilize Aladdin Front Office functionality, including Order Management (OMS), pre-trade compliance, trade blotters, exposure monitoring, and portfolio analytics.
• Review post-trade activity, including allocations, trade matching, confirmations, and settlement status, proactively resolving issues before they impact operations.
• Partner with Trading, Operations, Compliance, and external counterparties to resolve trade exceptions and improve operational efficiency.
• Identify emerging operational risks and communicate issues quickly to the appropriate stakeholders.

What You'll Bring

• Hands-on experience working with BlackRock Aladdin Front Office, including OMS, trade blotters, IBOR views, cash management, matching, and operational dashboards.
• Solid understanding of investment operations, trade processing, and front-to-back trade lifecycle management.
• Strong analytical skills with proficiency in Microsoft Excel and SQL for reconciliation, validation, reporting.