Aladdin Client Experience Client Success Specialist Associate

LGBT Great; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - GBP 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A global financial services company in Edinburgh seeks a Client Success Specialist for the Aladdin platform. Candidates should have experience in financial services, strong analytical skills, and a proactive approach to client service. Responsibilities include empowering clients, using technology to solve problems, and collaborating with international teams. The role offers various employee benefits and follows a hybrid work model, requiring four days in the office with flexibility for remote work.

Benefits

Retirement investment tools

Education reimbursement

Comprehensive health resources

Family support programs

Flexible Time Off (FTO)

Qualifications

• Experience in financial services is required.
• Ability to solve problems and provide innovative solutions.

Responsibilities

• Empower clients to operate their businesses on Aladdin.
• Educate users and relay feedback to improve client experience.
• Collaborate with global teams and engage locally.

Skills

Analytical approach

Basic or intermediate coding and programming skills

Verbal and written communication

Critical thinking

Multitasking and time management

Tools

SQL

UNIX

Job description

About this role

Aladdin Client Experience – Client Success Specialist

Required Experience:

Experience in financial services, with the following capabilities:

• Analytical approach
• Basic or intermediate coding and programming skills
• Verbal and written communication
• Critical thinking
• Multitasking and time management

Purpose and Scope:

Every day, Client Success Specialists tackles the hardest, most sophisticated problems in FinTech. We utilize our in-depth understanding of Aladdin, our clients’ businesses, and the investment management process to provide world‑class service to our growing, global client base. Our team members come from different majors and bring diverse skills and experiences to the table, but we share a serious passion for solving tough problems and keeping our clients happy.

Our team is known for being industry experts with a reputation for getting the job done. As a team of 170+ strong globally, we…

• Deliver exceptional client service to users, every time
• Solve difficult problems by providing innovative solutions
• Collaborate with others because we know we can do more together
• Learn every day, question everything, and embrace change
• Foster a fun, innovative team atmosphere

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide hands‑on service to empower our clients to run their businesses on Aladdin: You will have direct, daily interactions with industry practitioners at respected investment institutions. You will solve problems that matter, making direct and measurable difference to our clients. In the process, you will hone technical, industry, and relationship skills.

• Use technology to solve problems: We can teach the skills you need to succeed, such as SQL and UNIX, for maneuvering relational databases and parsing product logs. You will apply these skills to help client and product teams make Aladdin better.

• Educate users, demonstrate service insights, and relay user feedback to improve the client experience and our product: We believe that the best client service is proactive, not reactive. We are students of our own data and engage with our clients and engineers to keep problems from arising, in addition to handling issues that are brought to our attention.

• Work on a global team, with a local presence: Our support model follows the sun – if a market is open somewhere in the world, so are we. You will get to work with teams across the world, while engaging with a vibrant local team.

Our benefits

To help you stay energized, engaged and inspired, we offer a wide range of employee benefits including: retirement investment and tools designed to help you in building a sound financial future; access to education reimbursement; comprehensive resources to support your physical health and emotional well‑being; family support programs; 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.

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.

BlackRock is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to age, disability, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation and other protected characteristics at law.