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Business Unit Description:
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 Title:
Senior Associate
Job Description:
The Portfolio Management Senior Associate will work within the BXCI Chief Investment Office to manage all aspects of private & public credit investing for BXCI’s Multi-Asset Credit Platform, with a specific focus on BXCI’s multi-asset credit retail & private funds.
The main areas of responsibility include:
Asset Class Research
Conducting research across private & public credit markets, including collaborating with dedicated sector investment teams to maintain real-time views on asset class characteristics and performance drivers
Contributing to firm-wide asset class reviews and development of sector views
Portfolio Management
Partnering with asset class investment teams to implement strategic and tactical asset allocation decisions, including evaluating deployment opportunities in furtherance of overall portfolio objectives
Monitoring asset class valuations, market structure, and macro conditions to contribute to positioning recommendations
Assisting with management of fund liquidity, balance sheet positioning, and tracking of capital inflow / deployment pipeline
Developing and maintaining portfolio models, performance & risk analytics, and other relevant monitoring / reporting tools.
Qualifications:
Blackstone seeks to hire individuals who are highly motivated, have sound judgement and have demonstrated excellence in prior endeavors. In addition to strong analytical skills, the successful candidate should have:
Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or similar discipline (CFA or CAIA a plus)
5+ years of relevant investment experience (cross-asset investing and / or asset allocation experience a plus)
Strong technical, analytical, financial modeling, and quantitative skills
Detail-oriented, highly organized, and keen attention to detail
A strong work ethic, professional integrity, and a positive attitude
Highly self-motivated and intelligent with the ability to work effectively in a team environment; proactive and takes initiative
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal
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:
$150,000 - $200,000
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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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
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