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About this role

Internal Audit - Data Analytics

Internal Audit's primary mission is to provide assurance to the Board of Directors and Executive Management that BlackRock's businesses are well managed and meeting strategic, operational and risk management objectives. The team engages with senior leaders and all of BlackRock's individual business units globally to understand and advise on the risks in their business, evaluate the effectiveness of key processes and assist in the design of best practices that can improve their results. Internal Audit reports directly to the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors, and our work builds confidence that BlackRock will meet its obligations to clients, shareholders, employees and other stakeholders.

Data Analytics

The Data Analytics (DA) team leverages various data science, business intelligence, and analytical methods to assess BlackRock's control environment. DA team members may design and perform certain testing as part of audits of BlackRock business units and technology controls across application systems and infrastructure components.The DA team is also responsible for building and maintaining an inventory of self-service tools for the auditors, supporting the risk assessment of auditable units for the annual planning process, and assisting the development of timely and accurate Internal Audit management information.

New York

BlackRock's global headquarters at 50 Hudson Yards, NYC, offersstate-of-the-artfacilities includinga cafeteria, amenity spaces, private sky lobbies, and impressive Hudson River views. 50 Hudson Yards offers direct access to the No. 7 Subway station and has entrancesonHudson Park & Boulevard, 10th Avenue, 33rd Street, and 34th Street. It islocatedtwo blocks from Penn Station.

Responsibilities & Qualifications

Role Description:

• This role serves as the Americas Data Analytics Lead within Internal Audit, with primary responsibility for partnering closely with audit teams, risk partners, and technology stakeholders to embed analytics throughout the audit lifecycle and continuously evolve Internal Audit's analytical capabilities.

• This role offers an opportunity to shape audit effectiveness through modern, scalable data analytics; gain broad organizational exposure across investments, operations, technology, and risk; and work in a collaborative, learning-driven environment with advanced analytics platforms.

• The role includes people manager responsibilities and as such the candidate will be expected to both demonstrate key leadership behaviors to foster a thriving, high-performance environment, and operate as an individual contributor, to guide technical direction in the audit execution space, mentor developing talent, and provide insights that inform strategic decision-making across the function.

• Our DA team is looking for a proactive contributor, eager to learn new technologies and work with others to deploy and share them. We value creativity and encourage our team members to challenge the status quo of how audits and audit testing is performed.

• Successful candidates will thrive in a structured and fast-paced environment, working alongside auditors to enhance audit delivery and continuously improve audit processes, tools, and methodologies.

Specific responsibilities will include:

• Develop, document, and maintain analytics code, tools, and automated audit solutions.

• Drive datacentric audit activities, including audit testing, issue validation, and regulatory support.

• Contribute to the strategic direction of the DA program, including the design and implementation of analytics tools, platforms, methodologies, and training.

• Propose alternative and creative approaches to audit testing, leveraging technology to either gain efficiencies or provide additional coverage.

• Facilitate discussions with audit stakeholders and demonstrate quick understanding of risk, controls and the data analytics solutions that can be offered to support audit objectives.

• Support short term and adhoc analytical efforts, including issue closure validation, regulatory inquiries, and strategic initiatives.

• Networking to cultivate strong relationships with firm-wide partners to ensure successful analytic activities such as retrieval of new data sets, learning technology architecture, troubleshooting, etc.

• Work collaboratively with DA and wider Internal Audit leadership to oversee and nurture the ongoing development of talent within the team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in information systems, data analytics, data science, computer science, economics, risk management or another quantitative related field

• At least 6+ years of experience in data analytics and/or audit, risk management function, preferably within the wealth management/asset management/banking industry.

• Strong SQL skills required, along with programming experience in Python, experience with additional scripting languages (VBA, PowerShell, etc.).

• Working experience of Business Intelligence tool - Power BI, alongside Microsoft Power Platforms (Power Automate & Power Apps) is preferred.

• Experience with both structured and unstructured data as well as familiarity with cloud data environments (AWS, Azure, Snowflake), Extract Transform and Load (ETL). Hands-on experience in techniques like text analytics, web scraping, Selenium, N-Gram analysis, Sentiment Analysis, etc. is preferred.

• This professional needs to have a strong understanding/ability to quickly learn business processes, risks, and controls to enhance audit efficiencies and effectiveness through the development and delivery of audit data analytics

• Familiarity with software development lifecycle concepts and tools (e.g., Azure DevOps) preferred.

• Team player with project management skills to deliver timely high-quality results and demonstrate attention to detail along with analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills (verbal, written, and listening).

For New York, NY Only the salary range for this position is USD$162,000.00 - USD$215,000.00 . Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, and benefits including healthcare, leave benefits, and retirement benefits. BlackRock operates a pay-for-performance compensation philosophy and your total compensation may vary based on role, location, and firm, department and individual performance.

Our benefits
To help you stay energized, engaged and inspired, we offer a wide range of benefits including a strong retirement plan, tuition reimbursement, comprehensive healthcare, support for working parents and Flexible Time Off (FTO) so you can relax, recharge and be there for the people you care about.

Our hybrid work model

BlackRock's hybrid work model is designed to enable a culture of collaboration and apprenticeship that enriches the experience of our employees, while supporting flexibility for all. Employees are currently required to work at least 4 days in the office per week, with the flexibility to work from home 1 day a week. Some business groups may require more time in the office due to their roles and responsibilities. We remain focused on increasing the impactful moments that arise when we work together in person - aligned with our commitment to performance and innovation. As a new joiner, you can count on this hybrid model to accelerate your learning and onboarding experience here at BlackRock.

Guidance on AI use for candidates

At BlackRock, AI has long been part of how we work - enhancing decision-making, improving operations, and helping us deliver better outcomes for clients. We encourage candidates to use AI thoughtfully to learn, prepare, and work more effectively; but during our interview process, we want to focus on getting to know you through your own experiences, thinking, and judgment. To support you, we've provided guidanceon when and how to use AI during our hiring process so you can approach each step with confidence and showcase your best self.

About BlackRock

At BlackRock, we are all connected by one mission: to help more and more people experience financial well-being. Our clients, and the people they serve, are saving for retirement, paying for their children's educations, buying homes and starting businesses. Their investments also help to strengthen the global economy: support businesses small and large; finance infrastructure projects that connect and power cities; and facilitate innovations that drive progress.

This mission would not be possible without our smartest investment - the one we make in our employees. It's why we're dedicated to creating an environment where our colleagues feel welcomed, valued and supported with networks, benefits and development opportunities to help them thrive.

To learn more about BlackRock, please visit Careers.BlackRock.com. We also encourage you to get to know us on LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, X, and TikTok.

BlackRock is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity to all applicants and existing employees, and we evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity/expression), sexual orientation, age, ancestry, physical or mental disability, marital status, political affiliation, religion, citizenship status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other basis protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.View theEEOC's Know Your Rights poster and its supplementand thepay transparency statement.

BlackRock is committed to full inclusion of all qualified individuals and to providing reasonable accommodations or job modifications for individuals with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation/adjustments are needed throughout the employment process, please email Disability.Assistance@blackrock.com. All requests are treated in line with ourprivacy policy.

BlackRock will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in a manner consistent with the requirements of the law, including any applicable fair chance law.