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Job Title:
Analyst
Business Unit:
Real Estate
Business Unit Overview:
Blackstone is a global leader in real estate investing. Blackstone’s real estate business was founded in 1991 and has US $325 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 Description:
Analysts will work directly with the Real Estate BREDS Public Investment Team, which sits at the cross-section of the Blackstone Real Estate franchise and the public markets, offering the Analysts unique exposure to both real estate and trading fundamentals. The BREDS Public Investment Team is responsible for sourcing, analyzing, and executing all liquid, real estate-related debt investments on behalf of Blackstone Real Estate. Analysts will have the opportunity to participate in and contribute to the investment process for a wide range of US and European real estate debt transactions, with a primary focus on CMBS, RMBS, and corporate debt.
Responsibilities
- Evaluating and performing diligence across an array of opportunities within CMBS, RMBS, real-estate-related corporate debt, derivatives and other forms of public and private securities
- Investment analysis and modeling at both an asset and corporate level
- Conducting market research to garner real estate-specific and macroeconomic insights for the Real Estate Securities team
- Development of presentations, supporting analysis and memoranda for investment recommendations
- Working alongside team leaders / traders to refine and execute broader portfolio management and relative value decisions
Qualifications:
Blackstone seeks to hire individuals who work well in a team-driven working group, are highly motivated, have sound judgment and have demonstrated excellence in prior endeavors.
Qualifications include:
- 1+ years of experience working in a role focused on real estate underwriting or fixed income products
- Sincere commitment to professional development
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Demonstrated interest in financial markets
- A desire to work in a team environment with dynamic roles
- Knowledge of accounting and finance
- Motivation to find solutions independently, and humility to acknowledge limits and uncertainties
- Strong knowledge and application of Excel and PowerPoint
- Excellent attention to detail
- Intellectual curiosity
- Sound judgment
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 - $110,000
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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