Vice President, Head of Employee Listening & Research
At BlackRock, our people are our most valuable asset. The Employee Listening and Research team seeks to answer BlackRock’s most important people questions via the power of continuous employee listening and data science. Our charge is to align each survey, analysis, and model back to our talent strategy and priorities with the ultimate goal of improving the experience of every BlackRock employee. We are looking for a strategic leader who can come in and scale a team to fast-track our ambitious employee listening strategy!
Responsibilities:
- In this role, you will set strategy, priorities, and timelines for firmwide employee listening – including pulse surveys, lifecycle surveys, and business specific surveys.
- You will have the opportunity to work directly with senior leaders to craft firm-wide surveys, analyze results, develop insights and recommendations, and agree on actions.
- Your team will be comprised of I-O psychologists, survey analysts, and data scientists.
- You will partner closely with leaders across HR centers of excellence (including Talent Strategy; Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion; Leadership & Management; Learning; Talent Acquisition, etc.) to measure employee and candidate experience.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree plus 7-10 years of experience (or equivalent education) in data analytics and insights; master’s or doctorate degree preferred
- Strategic and forward-thinking
- Strong problem-solving skills, including the ability to effectively address any issue in collaboration with others as appropriate; ability to proactively anticipate problems and opportunities and confidence to use initiative to pursue solutions
- Strong analytical skills with a strong attention to detail
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Experience with employee engagement surveys, employee lifecycle surveys, pulse surveys, and 360 surveys
- Experience in either R or Python or other statistical programming languages
- Experience with data consolidation and visualization tools (Tableau)
- Extensive knowledge of Excel, MS Access (SQL) and PowerPoint
- Expertise in Qualtrics
- Knowledge of Workday is a plus
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
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.
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 and Affirmative Action Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, and other statuses protected by law.
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.