Blackstone Credit & Insurance Liquid Credit Strategies, CLO Portfolio Management, Senior Associate

Job Title

Blackstone Credit & Insurance is seeking a professional for the Liquid Credit Strategies Team.

Job 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.

Primary Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities will include:

• Construct model portfolios and generate secondary trade programs that enhance portfolio returns and optimize key CLO metrics using proprietary portfolio optimizer
• Monitor portfolio risk, constraints, and compliance with CLO documentation; generate relative value trade ideas to improve portfolio characteristics
• Track CLO manager trends and market developments to inform modeling assumptions and benchmark portfolio positioning against the broader market
• Assist with broader day-to-day portfolio management needs

Qualifications

Required:

• 2+ years of experience at a bank or buy-side asset manager, with a focus on CLOs or leveraged finance
• Demonstrated experience in CLO portfolio management, analytics, or structuring
• Bachelor's degree required, preferably in a quantitative discipline
• Experience working with data analysis and large datasets
• Proven collaboration in fast-paced investment environments, with strong communication, teamwork, problem-solving skills and high attention to detail.

Preferred:

• Understanding of CLO structures, indentures, and relevant portfolio tests
• Experience with portfolio construction, relative value analysis, and structured credit analytics
• Advanced quantitative or coding capabilities (Python preferred) and strong Excel proficiency
• Experience translating complex analytics into actionable portfolio decisions and trade recommendations

Compensation

Expected annual base salary range: $160,000 - $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 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.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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If you need a reasonable accommodation to complete your application, please contact Human Resources.

Securities Licenses

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.