Blackstone Credit & Insurance - ICS (Product), Associate

Blackstone; New York (NY); On-site; USD 160,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a motivated Associate to join their Product Specialist team. This role involves supporting fundraising efforts and investor communications, allowing you to work closely with diverse teams across the globe. You'll assist in launching new products, create compelling marketing materials, and conduct thorough market analysis. If you're a self-starter with a strong work ethic and a passion for finance, this is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a leading credit investment firm and grow your career in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional experience in finance or investor relations.
• Strong proficiency in creating compelling marketing materials.
• Ability to multi-task and meet demanding deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Assist with planning and implementation of new product launches.
• Collaborate on investor communications and marketing materials.
• Conduct market research and competitor analysis.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Time Management

Verbal Communication

Project Management

Creative Marketing

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

PowerPoint

Word

Excel

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 $1.1 trillion in assets under management include investment vehicles focused onprivate 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 www.blackstone.com. Follow @blackstone onLinkedIn,Twitter, andInstagram.

Business Unit:

Blackstone Credit & Insurance (“BXCI”)

Job Title:

Associate

Blackstone Credit & Insurance

Blackstone Credit & Insurance (“BXCI”) is one of the world’s leading credit investors. Our investments span the credit markets, including private investment grade, asset-based lending, public investment grade and high yield, sustainable resources, infrastructure debt, collateralized loan obligations, direct lending and opportunistic credit. We seek to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns for institutional and individual investors by offering companies capital needed to strengthen and grow their businesses. BXCI is also a leading provider of investment management services for insurers, helping those companies better deliver for policyholders through our world-class capabilities in investment grade private credit.

Job Description:

The Associate will join BXCI’s Product Specialist team and will support the ongoing fundraising, marketing and client relations efforts for the business. The Product Specialist team is responsible for product development and the execution of all investor communications for Blackstone’s credit and insurance strategies. The Associate will spearhead multiple projects at one time, employing a range of skillsets and spending significant time with members of BXCI across the U.S., Europe and Asia, including the investment, sales, portfolio management, legal & compliance, and finance & operations teams.

The main areas of responsibility include:

• New Product Launches: Assist with the planning and implementation of business development and structuring initiatives for new funds, separately managed accounts, and co-investments
• Marketing Materials & Investor Communications: Work collaboratively with business leaders and various teams within BXCI to drive content creation, and create and maintain presentation materials and other investor communications (e.g., webinars, video content, Private Placement Memoranda, investor conference materials, other investor memoranda)
• Investor Due Diligence: Respond to investor queries and complete due diligence questionnaires
• Competitor Analysis: Conduct market research and competitive analysis to identify trends, market opportunities, and potential product enhancements
• Investor Closing Process: Assist during investor closing process, working collaboratively with leadership and partner teams on project management associated with legal documentation
• Support Fundraising Team and Senior Leadership: Assist with the production of talking points, fundraising projections, and strategic projects
• Product Knowledge: Develop a deep understanding of our credit investment products, including their investment objectives and performance characteristics

Qualifications:

Blackstone seeks to hire individuals who are highly motivated, intelligent, have sound professional judgment, and have demonstrated excellence in prior endeavors. In addition to strong analytical and time management skills, the successful candidate must meet the following qualifications:

• 3+ years of professional experience
• Exhibited high motivation (a self-starter), intelligence, and excellence in prior endeavors
• Must multi-task and execute a wide range of assignments, to meet demanding deadlines
• Produce creative, compelling, and detailed marketing materials and interpret and present complex investment concepts in a simplistic manner
• Strong proficiency in PowerPoint, Word and Excel
• Excellent attention to detail
• Strong verbal communication skills and a demonstrated ability to write effectively
• Strong leadership and project management skills
• Be a team-oriented individual who thrives on challenge in a dynamic environment
• Demonstrated a strong work ethic and desire to work effectively, both independently and in a collaborative team environment
• Professional integrity, motivation, and intellectual curiosity
• Prior work experience in investor relations, credit, and/or finance is preferred

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:

$160,000 - $175,000

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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If you need a reasonable accommodation to complete your application, please email Human Resources at [e-mail].

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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