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Role: Real Estate - Core+ (BREIT Shareholder Relations), Principal
Business Unit: Real Estate
Business Unit Description:
Blackstone is a global leader in real estate investing. Blackstone’s real estate business was founded in 1991 and has US $320 billion of investor capital under management. Blackstone is the largest owner of commercial real estate globally, owning and operating assets across every major geography and sector, including logistics, data centers, residential, office and hospitality. Our opportunistic funds seek to acquire undermanaged, well-located assets across the world. Blackstone’s Core+ business invests in substantially stabilized real estate assets globally, through both institutional strategies and strategies tailored for income-focused individual investors including Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. (BREIT). Blackstone Real Estate also operates one of the leading global real estate debt businesses, providing comprehensive financing solutions across the capital structure and risk spectrum, including management of Blackstone Mortgage Trust (NYSE: BXMT).
Job Title: Principal
Role Description:
Blackstone is seeking an experienced professional for a multi‑faceted Principal role within the BREIT Shareholder Relations team. The Principal will support the execution of BREIT’s shareholder communications and engagement efforts, including the development of high‑quality materials and messaging translating investment strategy, portfolio performance, and market developments as well as strategic business development and ongoing sales strategy efforts. The individual will partner closely with senior-level leadership and teams across Blackstone and contribute to a collaborative team environment.
Responsibilities will include:
- Own and execute BREIT’s shareholder communications strategy, ensuring consistent, accurate, and credible messaging across wealth and institutional channels
- Translate investment strategy, portfolio performance, transactional activity, and market dynamics into clear, portfolio-level narratives for institutional and retail audiences
- Work collaboratively with business leaders and various teams within Blackstone Real Estate to create and maintain presentation materials, investor reporting, and other investor communications (e.g., webinars, video content, other investor memoranda)
- Lead the development of marketing materials, slide decks, and related content for internal and external use, including product updates, shareholder commentary, and strategic communications
- Support strategic initiatives related to product evolution, market expansion, and new distribution channels
- Develop and maintain deep product knowledge across Blackstone Real Estate funds and investments and support investor diligence, including responses to inquiries and completion of due diligence questionnaires
- Analyze macroeconomic, sector, and capital markets trends affecting BREIT and broader real estate strategies, and partner with research to develop investment themes and positioning
- Conduct competitive, market, and regulatory research to support positioning, distribution strategy, and growth initiatives
- Lead the development of timely, event‑driven communications in response to significant market, policy, and economic developments
- Manage and prioritize a high volume of inbound requests related to BREIT, exercising sound judgment in high‑visibility situations
- Coordinate with Legal, Compliance, and Risk to ensure materials meet regulatory and firm standards
- Oversee and mentor team members, ensuring effective delegation and accountability for quality and timeliness of deliverables
- Demonstrate adaptability and collaboration while operating across a broad range of responsibilities
Qualifications:
Blackstone seeks to hire individuals who are highly motivated, excel in dynamic, team-based environments, and demonstrate strong judgment. In addition to strong analytical, project management, and communication skills, the candidate should meet the following qualifications:
- 10+ years of professional experience
- Prior work experience in shareholder relations, investment banking, investment research, marketing, or related financial services roles
- Exceptional writing skills—producing clear, concise, data-driven content
- Strong slide-building and presentation storytelling skills (market decks, thematic materials, white papers)
- Connects top-down macro trends with bottom-up real estate fundamentals
- Comfort operating in a dynamic, high-visibility, highly analytical environment
- Strong collaboration skills and comfortable working cross-functionally with investment, research, and IR teams
- Works closely with senior-level stakeholders and exercises sound judgment in high‑impact situations
- Strong execution and prioritization skills, with managing high volumes of work under tight timelines
- High attention to detail, intellectual curiosity, and comfortable moving between high‑level strategic thinking and detailed execution
- Real estate experience is a plus, but not required
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:
$225,000 - $250,000
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 and benefits offered in connection with the role consist of comprehensive health benefits, including but not limited to medical, dental, vision, and FSA benefits; paid time off; life insurance; 401(k) plan; and discretionary bonuses. Certain employees may also be eligible for equity and other incentive compensation at Blackstone’s sole discretion.
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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.
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