Technology Product Strategist (Cash Management Platform)

As a Junior Technical Product Strategist with Citizen Developer capabilities at BlackRock, you will play a crucial role in supporting the global product function. Your responsibilities will involve a diverse set of tasks encompassing business analysis, testing, and product ownership. **Role Overview:** You will work as a liaison among stakeholders to elicit, analyze, document, validate, and operationalize requirements for new features, process changes, and data integrations. In addition to traditional Business Analyst responsibilities, you will contribute as a Citizen Developer, utilizing approved enterprise tools to automate workflows, streamline reporting, and reduce manual effort within firmwide governance and risk standards. Strong communication, analytical thinking, and the ability to manage multiple workstreams while partnering effectively with cross-functional teams are essential for success in this role. **Key Responsibilities:** - **Analysis and Solution Definition:** - Partner with business and technical stakeholders to gather, analyze, and document requirements for platform enhancements, integrations, and process changes. - Translate business needs into clear functional designs, including functional requirements, business processes/workflows, data flows, and automation logic. - Develop and execute test strategies, including UAT, validation of automations, and regression testing. - **Technical Recommendation and Testing:** - Collaborate to deliver low-code / no-code solutions using approved enterprise platforms. - Understand tables, schemas, and data relationships. - Identify, document, report, and track defects and issues. - Manage issue reporting and triage, providing timely escalation as needed. - **Project Execution and Support:** - Provide business and platform support to ensure smooth day-to-day operations. - Oversee vendor data quality and integrity, verifying accuracy, consistency, and reconciliation. - Support client onboardings by setting up and managing data extracts and integrations. - Build, document, and maintain ad-hoc and automated reports to support business needs. - **Communication:** - Actively reduce key-person risks through knowledge sharing and clear handoffs. - Deliver demos, training, and walkthroughs for stakeholders, documenting operating models and support processes. - Manage stakeholder communication across business, product, and development teams. **Qualifications Required:** - 1-4 years of experience as a Business Analyst or UAT Tester. - Bachelors degree in Business Administration, Information Technology, or a related field. - Strong understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC) and testing methodologies. - Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills. - Familiarity with Agile & Scrum methodologies. - Industry knowledge of financial services and processes. - Experience with JIRA, Confluence, Miro, Visio, Aha, or similar tools. - Proficiency in SQL for querying and data analysis. - Experience in building data visualization and business intelligence using tools such as Power BI, Tableau, Adobe Analytics, or similar platforms is preferred. - Familiarity with programming languages like Python. In addition to these responsibilities and qualifications, BlackRock offers a wide range of benefits to help you stay energized, engaged, and inspired. These benefits include a strong retirement plan, tuition reimbursement, comprehensive healthcare, support for working parents, and Flexible Time Off (FTO) to ensure you can relax, recharge, and be there for the people you care about. BlackRock's hybrid work model is designed to enable a culture of collaboration and apprenticeship while supporting flexibility for all employees. As a new joiner, you can expect this hybrid model to accelerate your learning and onboarding experience at BlackRock. Join us at BlackRock where our mission is to help more and more people experience financial well-being. Your contributions will play a vital role in supporting our clients and the global economy. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where our employees feel valued, supported, and provided with opportunities to thrive. For additional information on BlackRock, please visit @blackrock | Twitter: @blackrock | LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/blackrock BlackRock is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer, evaluating qualified applicants without regard to various protected attributes at law. As a Junior Technical Product Strategist with Citizen Developer capabilities at BlackRock, you will play a crucial role in supporting the global product function. Your responsibilities will involve a diverse set of tasks encompassing business analysis, testing, and product ownership. **Role Overview:** You will work as a liaison among stakeholders to elicit, analyze, document, validate, and operationalize requirements for new features, process changes, and data integrations. In addition