AI-Powered Real Estate Innovation Associate

Blackstone; New York (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Blackstone Real Estate is pursuing an ambitious, multi-year transformation toward an AI-native operating model. The Innovation Generalist will sit at the center of that effort, helping drive the Innovation team's strategic plan and serving as a first point of contact for Real Estate users adopting new tools.

Responsibilities include coordinating cross-sector initiatives, producing presentations for senior leadership, and developing deep expertise in underwriting, valuations and forecasting to

Qualifications

• 1+ years of experience in real estate, private markets, investment management, financial services, consulting or a similar analytical role.
• Undergraduate degree; technical background (Computer Science, Mathematics) preferred but not required.
• Genuine interest in AI, technology and innovation; demonstrated initiative in learning new tools.
• Hands-on fluency with enterprise AI tools, or curiosity to develop fluency quickly; experience building agents or automations is a plus.
• Working knowledge of Excel-based financial modeling; familiarity with Python or SQL is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Supporting execution of the Innovation team’s strategic plan across sectors, tracking priorities and deliverables, and driving projects to completion
• Producing materials and communications for stakeholders across Real Estate and for senior leadership, including updates, presentations and training content
• Developing deep expertise in how key Real Estate workflows are run today, including underwriting, valuations and forecasting processes, and using that knowledge to identify what should be standardized, automated or eliminated
• Becoming a subject matter expert in the firm’s existing proprietary tools and platforms and serving as a first point of contact for Real Estate users, maintaining and troubleshooting those systems where relevant
• Leading AI training sessions for the broader Real Estate team and raising AI literacy and adoption across the business
• Building expertise in AI workflow building and the practical use of enterprise AI tools, and helping capture and share the best prompts, agents and use cases developed across the team
• Assisting with identification and evaluation of new third-party AI tools worth piloting, including attending industry conferences to advise the team on the state of the art
• Communicating progress, risks and recommendations clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Job description

Blackstone Real Estate is pursuing an ambitious, multi-year transformation toward an AI-native operating model. The Innovation Generalist will sit at the center of that effort, helping drive the Innovation team's strategic plan and serving as a first point of contact for Real Estate users adopting new tools.

Responsibilities include coordinating cross-sector initiatives, producing presentations for senior leadership, and developing deep expertise in underwriting, valuations and forecasting to