Prasoon Rai
Program Manager @BlackRock
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WORK HISTORY
Program Manager @BlackRock
London, GB
At BlackRock, I lead complex financial,specially private market data platform programs, turning strategy into measurable outcomes across geographies. • Leading global Agile delivery of a Financial Data Platform for funds, coordinating cross-functional teams across the UK, Czech Republic, and India, delivering on time & within budget with strong governance.• Owning and scaling a Private Markets data platform, expanding coverage by 27% across entities using Python pipelines, Snowflake, and ETL/API architectures to improve data quality and speed-to- publish.• Directing M&A integrations, consolidating 700+ applications and data assets while navigating geo- regulatory and data-residency constraints.• Heading enterprise ESG intelligence programs, defining strategy and systems; initiatives won EMEA and APAC ESG Awards for three consecutive years.• Talent & Workforce Scaling: Successfully built and ramped up the Private Market Data engineering workspace by hiring and onboarding cross-functional roles, including product managers, data scientists, and designers, while aligning workforce growth with budget, delivery, and strategic priorities.
EDUCATION
Biju Patnaik University of Technology, Odisha
Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Electonics and telecomm
St. Xaviers
XII, Science
ABOUT PRASOON RAI
ℎ & - ℎ ”.Seasoned leader with deep mastery of end-to-end Program & Portfolio Management, orchestrating Agile (Scrum, Kanban, Lean) and Scaled agile frameworks to deliver predictable, high-impact business outcomes across complex, multi-geography initiatives.With 16 years of global experience, I am currently Fully authorized to work in the UK.I have success in delivering high-impact programs across FinTech, Private Markets Data Engineering, Business Intelligence, Salesforce, and ESG domains.Certified in PMP, Agile, and AI for Business (Wharton, UPenn), I specialize in leveraging AI, Generative AI, and Agentic AI to drive data-driven decision intelligence and enterprise transformation. I outshine in building high- performing cross-functional teams across the UK, Europe, and APAC.Proud to have been part of the team that helped build and scale a market-leading private markets product at Preqin. Through close collaboration across product, data, and engineering, our collective efforts contributed to creating a platform recognized for its industry leadership culminating in Preqin’s $3.2B acquisition by BlackRock;• Outcome-Driven Leader: Delivers growth, cost optimization, and operational excellence.• Program & PMO Leader: Builds PMOs and applies Agile/Lean governance for effective delivery.• Strategic Problem Solver: Launches new services and scalable platforms • Led AI & Data Transformation to drive enterprise decision intelligence.• Team Builder: Hires & mentors high-performing global, cross-functional teams.• Private Market Data: Governs end-to-end delivery of private market data across acquisition, integration, quality, and compliance.• Salesforce / CRM: Optimizes Salesforce workflows, data integrity, reporting, and multi-cloud CRM adoption.• Business Analytics: Delivers MIS & analytics using Snowflake and Python to enable data-driven decisions.My core strengths span PMO design and delivery, Private Markets data engineering, and AI-enabled transformation, enabling firms to move from complex operations to streamlined, insight-driven execution. Let’s connect if you’re passionate about driving process transformation through business-led innovation.@ i••••••••@gmail.com;
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