Private Wealth Solutions - Global Business Strategy, Analyst

Full Job Description

Blackstone is the world's largest alternative asset manager. We seek to create positive economic impact and long-term value for our investors, the companies we invest in, and the communities in which we work. We do this by using extraordinary people and flexible capital to help companies solve problems. Our $1 trillion in assets under management include investment vehicles focused on private equity, real estate, public debt and equity, infrastructure, life sciences, growth equity, opportunistic, non-investment grade credit, real assets and secondary funds, all on a global basis. Further information is available at Follow @blackstone on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram.

Private Wealth Solutions was established to answer the growing demand for Blackstone products from high-net worth investors. Partnering with many of the world's largest private banks and wealth management firms as well as family offices, Blackstone's Private Wealth Solutions team packages and delivers the full breadth of Blackstone's alternative product capability to these firms and their clients and provides ongoing product and advisor support, as well as education and training around alternatives.

The Global Business Strategy team plays an integral role in identifying and driving key initiatives, coordinating, and aligning different functional areas, developing and managing strategic action plans, and facilitating an integrated approach to the organizational growth of Blackstone Private Wealth Solutions. The team will function as internal strategy consultants to help drive decision making and facilitate strategic and growth planning globally.

Key Roles & Responsibilities:

• Help drive strategic and operational initiatives within Private Wealth that focus on new projects and process optimization, from initial assessment through recommendation / implementation.
• Research white space opportunities for business growth and expansion internationally, including new geographic markets and new business channels.
• Thoroughly analyze and evaluate internal business plans for strategic planning, working with a cross-functional team to identify risks and opportunities.
• Support the implementation of evidence-based decision making, apply thoughtful analytics to business opportunities, and identify success metrics to track progress against goals.
• Identify procedural gaps in existing workflows and work to drive operational enhancement with optimization, automation, system improvements and data where possible.
• Build relationships with key stakeholders both internally and externally to define needs, enable new capabilities and deliver holistic solutions.

Requirements:

• 1+ years of Investment Banking experience preferred.
• Strong academic record and professional accomplishment
• Sound judgment and the ability to engender trust.
• Integrity and professionalism.
• Adaptive, collaborative, positive and proactive disposition.
• "Can do" attitude, sense of urgency, diligent and conscientious work ethic.
• Pragmatic, tolerance for ambiguity and confidence.
• High level of patience and emotional intelligence.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience executing complex strategic and operational initiatives.
• Exceptional problem-solving skills, with the ability to make strategic recommendations.
• Experience conducting quantitative and qualitative analysis.
• Demonstrated ability to work across multiple project workstreams.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and deliver results in a dynamic environment.

The duties and responsibilities described here are not exhaustive and additional assignments, duties, or responsibilities may be required of this position. Assignments, duties, and responsibilities may be changed at any time, with or without notice, by Blackstone in its sole discretion.

Expected annual base salary range:

$110,000 - $120,000

Actual base salary within that range will be determined by several components including but not limited to the individual's experience, skills, qualifications and job location. For roles located outside of the US, please disregard the posted salary bands as these roles will follow a separate compensation process based on local market comparables.

Additional compensation: Base salary does not include other forms of compensation or benefits offered in connection with the advertised role.

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Depending on the position, you may be required to obtain certain securities licenses if you are in a client facing role and/or if you are engaged in the following:

• Attending client meetings where you are discussing Blackstone products and/or and client questions;
• Marketing Blackstone funds to new or existing clients;
• Supervising or training securities licensed employees;
• Structuring or creating Blackstone funds/products; and
• Advising on marketing plans prepared by a sales team or developing and/or contributing information for marketing materials.

Note: The above list is not the exhaustive list of activities requiring securities licenses and there may be roles that require review on a case-by-case basis. Please speak with your Blackstone Recruiting contact with any questions.

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