Blackstone Physical Security - Managing Director, Security Intelligence

Blackstone is the world’s largest alternative asset manager. Blackstone seeks to deliver compelling returns for institutional and individual investors by strengthening the companies in which the firm invests. Blackstone’s over $1.3 trillion in assets under management include global investment strategies focused on real estate, private equity, credit, infrastructure, life sciences, growth equity, secondaries and hedge funds. Further information is available at . Follow @blackstone on LinkedIn, X (Twitter), and Instagram. Role Overview:The Managing Director of Intelligence is a senior security leader responsible for developing and leading security intelligence efforts to protect the company’s people, assets, operations, and reputation. Reporting to the Chief Security Officer, this role oversees intelligence collection, analysis, reporting, and stakeholder engagement across the business.Responsibilities:Intelligence Program LeadershipDesign, build, and lead a global intelligence and threat assessment function for the firm.Develop security intelligence strategies, operating procedures, and reporting frameworks.Establish intelligence collection, analysis, dissemination, and escalation protocols aligned with business priorities and risk considerations.Create scalable intelligence capabilities supporting corporate offices, executive protection, employee travel, portfolio companies, and investment opportunities.Build a high-performing intelligence team with expertise in geopolitical analysis, protective intelligence, investigations, and threat management.Threat Intelligence & MonitoringLead proactive analysis of geopolitical, criminal, terrorism, civil unrest, insider, reputational, and targeted violence threats impacting the firm and its investments.Deliver strategic intelligence assessments to executive leadership and investment stakeholders.Establish regional and global threat monitoring capabilities with actionable alerting and escalation processes.Develop threat models related to activist campaigns, executive targeting, workplace violence, sanctions impact, and supply chain disruption.Integrate open-source intelligence, commercial intelligence platforms, government liaison relationships, and internal reporting channels into a unified intelligence picture.Executive Protection & Employee SafetyPartner with executive protection and corporate security teams to support protective intelligence operations for senior executives and high-profile employees.Oversee travel risk intelligence, event security intelligence, and crisis monitoring for global employee deployments.Develop behavioral threat assessment and targeted violence prevention capabilities.Support incident response and crisis management during emergencies affecting personnel or business operations.Investment & Portfolio Company SupportAdvise portfolio company leadership on emerging threats and collaborate on mitigation strategyDevelop scalable intelligence products and advisory services for portfolio companies operating in elevated-risk jurisdictions or sectors.Assess emerging risks affecting critical infrastructure, real estate, private equity, credit, insurance, and alternative asset investments.Crisis Management & InvestigationsContribute intelligence support for crisis management teams and business continuity operations.Support sensitive internal investigations in partnership with Legal, HR, Compliance, and Internal Audit.Contribute to post-incident intelligence reviews and lessons-learned processes.External Engagement & PartnershipsBuild trusted relationships with law enforcement, intelligence community partners, peer institutions, industry groups, and external intelligence providers.Represent the firm in public-private intelligence and security forums.Evaluate and manage third-party security intelligence vendors, travel security providers, and analytical security platforms.Qualifications:Blackstone seeks to hire individuals who work well in a team-driven working group, are highly motivated, intelligent, have sound judgment and have demonstrated excellence in prior endeavors.The successful candidate must have:Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Intelligence Studies, Criminal Justice, International Relations, Homeland Security, or a related discipline preferred.20+ years of experience in intelligence community, national security, law enforcement, military or corporate security, preferred.Demonstrated experience within the United States Intelligence Community (USCI)Established existing relationships with law enforcement, intelligence community partners, and government agencies preferred.Industry certifications or relevant professional credentials in intelligence, security, investigations, are helpful.Experience operating at the intersection of policy, security and commercial decision-makingStrong expertise converting complex intelligence into clear business and investment insightsExperience developing intelligence products, threat assessments, investigative reports, and strategic risk briefings.Strong understanding of emerging security risks impacting corporate environments, executives, employees, portfolio companies, and business operations.Proven experience building and maintaining trusted relationships with internal teams, external partners, government agencies, law enforcement, industry associations, and portfolio companies’ representatives.Familiarity with open-source intelligence tools, alerting platforms, social media monitoring, crime data, incident management systems, and other intelligence resources.Proven experience delivering intelligence to senior business leaders and decision makersKey Skills Intelligence collection, analysis, and disseminationThreat and risk assessmentExecutive-level briefing and reportingPublic-private partnership engagementLaw enforcement and government liaisonCrisis management and business continuity supportInvestigations and due diligenceThird-party risk analysisOpen-source intelligence and incident monitoring toolsStrong written, verbal, and analytical communication skillsThe 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:$275,000 - $300,000Actual 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 roleconsist 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.Blackstone is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, marital or partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic predisposition, veteran or military status, status as a victim of domestic violence, a sex offense or stalking, or any other class or status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including but not limited to hiring, placement, promotion, termination, transfer, leave of absence, compensation, and training. All Blackstone employees, including but not limited to recruiting personnel and hiring managers, are required to abide by this policy.If you need a reasonable accommodation to complete your application, please contact Human Resources at View phone number on click.appcast.io (US), View phone number on click.appcast.io (EMEA) or View phone number on click.appcast.io (APAC).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; andAdvising 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.To submit your application please complete the form below. Fields marked with a red asterisk * must be completed to be considered for employment (although some can be answered "prefer not to say"). Failure to provide this information may compromise the follow-up of your application. When you have finished click Submit at the bottom of this form.SummaryLocation: New York; DCType: Full time