Sustainability Strategy & Data Associate

Blackstone; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health benefits

Paid time off

Life insurance

401(k) plan

Discretionary bonuses

Equity opportunities

Job summary

Blackstone is seeking a Sustainability Associate for its BXCI team in New York to drive sustainability initiatives across BXCI, interfacing with senior leaders. The role focuses on data, analysis, reporting, and due diligence across portfolios, supporting investor requests and decarbonization efforts.

The ideal candidate has 2+ years in banking/finance or sustainability, strong communication and analytical skills, and proficiency with PowerPoint and Excel.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of work experience in Banking, Research, Consulting, Finance, or Sustainability.
• Interest in sustainability space; relevant work exp and/or academic degree a plus.
• Superior verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented.
• Robust work ethic and positive attitude.
• Desire to work in a team environment.
• Demonstrated experience managing projects independently and to completion.
• Excellence demonstrated in prior endeavors.

Responsibilities

• Provide sustainability research support to BXCI investment teams who are integrating sustainability-related risk evaluation as part of the investment process.
• Support marketing and reporting templates and business requirements for external facing sustainability reporting deliverables, including Article 8 reporting.
• Create and maintain sustainability presentation materials, investor reporting, and other communications for key stakeholders.
• Collaborate with colleagues in institutional client solutions and the Global Sustainability team to provide solutions for investor requests for sustainability data, reporting and responses to due diligence questions.
• Prepare and conduct engagement with BXCI portfolio companies on material sustainability topics such as decarbonization.
• Liaise with external sustainability vendors on various workstreams.
• Coordinate with the BXCI Value Creation and Asset Management teams on focus sponsors and borrowers.

Skills

Sustainability research

Data analysis

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Teamwork

Project management

Detail-oriented

Independent work

Tools

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

Blackstone is seeking a Sustainability Associate for its BXCI team in New York to drive sustainability initiatives across BXCI, interfacing with senior leaders. The role focuses on data, analysis, reporting, and due diligence across portfolios, supporting investor requests and decarbonization efforts.

The ideal candidate has 2+ years in banking/finance or sustainability, strong communication and analytical skills, and proficiency with PowerPoint and Excel.