Lili Watt

Director @BlackRock

Edinburgh City, GB

Leadership: ​• Drive major, cross Aladdin Data and firm business initiatives.• Horizontal leadership managing up-and-down that requires to motivate people and influence decision making at all levels. In order to deliver successfully on programs, act as manager and mentor to all Aladdin Data squad members, ensure good decision-making is being done by the squads, influence design decisions, succinctly report to leadership in Aladdin Data and other parts of BLK.• Deliver on diverse business initiatives including setting standards and best practices for multiple program areas and collaborating with the rest of the program team to ensure consistency.• Maintain a large book-of-work with no junior program assistance.Deliverables:• Led and represented Aladdin Data for the delivery of an unprecedented data model changes to over 100 BlackRock clients, positioning Aladdin as a leader for China FI Investing• Managed the effort to revamp the security creation utilities and loaders needed to transition off LIBOR for JPY, CHF, and EUR derivatives.• Ran the Economy and Pricing product transformation to protect the firm from Operational Risk, reduce costs for data licenses, and create commercial opportunities.• Collaborated with Aladdin Data Analytics expert to reduce cycle time, transform new model implementation, reduce Operational Risk and unlock new revenue (ex.$2mm/year for a new product offering)

Drexel University

Bachelor's degree, Finance, General

Drexel University, Pennoni Honors College

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Finance