Vice President Contracting Innovation Lead

BlackRock is the world’s largest asset manager, operating the IBIT bitcoin ETF and the BUIDL tokenized fund.

Maintainer signals as of 9/25/2026

New York, NY, USA
About BlackRock

BlackRock (blackrock.com) is the world’s largest asset manager, with production digital-asset businesses: the IBIT spot bitcoin ETF, the BUIDL tokenized money-market fund (with Securitize), and tokenization initiatives.

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About the Role

You will lead contract-lifecycle improvement initiatives, design scalable workflows, and deploy automation and AI-enabled productivity tools. You will partner with stakeholders to gather requirements, develop reporting and documentation, and support governance, change management, and user adoption.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent industry experience
  • 6-10 years of experience in contract management, legal operations, business operations, process improvement, or a related function
  • Experience leading process improvement, automation, technology implementation, or operational transformation initiatives
  • Experience supporting contract lifecycle management processes and business workflows
  • Experience with contract lifecycle management platforms
  • Familiarity with workflow automation and low-code platforms
  • Hands-on experience using AI and automation technologies to improve operational efficiency
  • Familiarity with generative AI tools
  • Analytical, project management, communication, and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to influence stakeholders and manage multiple initiatives

Responsibilities

  • Lead process improvement, automation, and innovation initiatives across the contract lifecycle
  • Design and implement scalable workflow solutions
  • Identify opportunities to reduce manual effort and eliminate bottlenecks
  • Evaluate, develop, and deploy AI-enabled solutions and workflow automations
  • Leverage AI to improve contract review, knowledge management, reporting, self-service support, and operational decision-making
  • Partner with business and technology stakeholders to gather requirements and deliver scalable solutions
  • Develop reporting, dashboards, and metrics
  • Create and maintain process documentation, playbooks, and training materials
  • Support governance, change management, and user adoption
  • Monitor AI, automation, contract lifecycle management, and legal operations trends

Benefits

  • Annual discretionary bonus
  • Healthcare
  • Leave benefits
  • Retirement benefits
  • Retirement plan
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Support for working parents
  • Flexible Time Off