Blackstone Operating Team - Associate, Blackstone Networks

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Business Group: Blackstone Operating Team

Business Group Overview:

Blackstone’s Operating Team partners with companies to create purposeful, valuable, growth-oriented businesses. Blackstone’s portfolio spans 250+ companies with nearly 700,000 employees around the world. This platform provides us with unique insights, connections, experience, and opportunities across our companies, creating a powerful flywheel effect. Blackstone backs leading, innovative businesses across sectors and geographies, creating a differentiated, supportive, and valuable ecosystem for our leaders across our portfolio. The breadth and quality of our portfolio provides valuable touchpoints, learnings, and business opportunities for our leaders as they grow their businesses.

Job Title: Blackstone Operating Team – Associate, Blackstone Networks

Job Responsibilities:

• Play a crucial part in private equity portfolio company value creation by facilitating inter-portfolio company partnerships and commercial synergies.
• Sit at the intersection of financial analytics, commercial strategy, and business development.
• Responsible for identifying, facilitating, executing, and quantifying commercial synergies across Blackstone’s portfolio companies.
• Work directly with C-level executives to develop partnership opportunities, build financial models that demonstrate impact at the deal and fund level, and prioritize efforts based on where synergies will generate the greatest strategic and financial return.
• Communicate effectively with senior leaders, investors, and other key stakeholders.
• Lead discussions, facilitate meetings, and represent Blackstone in high-stakes environments.
• Build trust and credibility at the executive level.
• Conduct data-driven customer profiling, support go-to-market initiatives, articulate value propositions, and drive targeted sales motions across the portfolio.
• Utilize strong financial modeling and data analysis skills, complemented by experience in business development, marketing, or revenue operations.
• Manage master data to ensure accurate reporting on synergy activity, maintain a comprehensive database of portfolio company capabilities, and produce actionable reports and insights for internal and external stakeholders.
• Support value creation at scale by combining financial discipline with strategic commercial execution.
• Bring financial analytics expertise, complemented by business development and commercial operations experience, effectively supporting portfolio companies by demonstrating unique value proposition and driving commercial and partnership opportunities.
• Perform other duties as needed.

Qualifications:

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree (or foreign equivalent) in Finance, Data Analytics, Business Analytics, or a related field required.

Experience:

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in job offered or related occupations required.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience using Microsoft Excel to perform detailed financial models and IRR sensitivity analysis in private equity fund models.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience using Microsoft PowerPoint to develop internal and external presentation materials used for fundraising, investor relations, and portfolio management.
• Minimum of 1 year of experience using Salesforce and Sigma to manage and report cross-portfolio company collaboration and transactions, and value creation initiatives.
• Minimum of 1 year of experience working closely and collaboratively with C-suite executives with exceptional communication skills, including presenting complex financial analyses, strategic recommendations, and partnership opportunities in a clear, concise and professional manner.
• Experience can be concurrent.

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:

$140,000 - $185,000

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.

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.

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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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