Real Estate - ICS (Product), Principal

Blackstone is the world’s largest alternative asset manager. We seek to create positive economic impact and long-term value for our investors, the companies we invest in, and the communities in which we work. We do this by using extraordinary people and flexible capital to help companies solve problems. Our $1.1 trillion in assets under management include investment vehicles focused on private equity, real estate, public debt and equity, infrastructure, life sciences, growth equity, opportunistic, non-investment grade credit, real assets and secondary funds, all on a global basis. Further information is available at www.blackstone.com. Follow @blackstone on LinkedIn, X, and Instagram.

Blackstone is a global leader in real estate investing. Blackstone’s real estate business was founded in 1991 and has US $320 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 Title: Real Estate – ICS (Product), Principal

The Principal will join Blackstone Real Estate’s Institutional Client Solutions Product Specialist team in New York. This team is responsible for the creation and maintenance of all marketing materials and investor communications for Blackstone’s Real Estate funds. The Principal will focus on Blackstone Real Estate’s global funds and will lead multiple projects at one time employing a range of skillsets. The Principal will spend significant time with members of the firm’s real estate group across the US, Europe and Asia, including the acquisitions, asset management, legal/compliance, and finance teams. The main areas of responsibility for the role include:

• Marketing materials and investor communications: work collaboratively with business leaders and various teams within Blackstone Real Estate to create and maintain presentation materials, investor reporting, and other investor communications (e.g., webinars, video content, other investor memoranda)
• Investor due diligence: respond to investor queries and complete due diligence questionnaires
• New product launches: lead business development initiatives and strategic planning for new fund launches (including co-investments), production of presentation materials, private placement memoranda, and handling investor due diligence
• Support fundraising team and senior leadership: lead the production of talking points, ad hoc presentations, and strategic projects
• Product knowledge: become an expert on Blackstone Real Estate’s funds and investments
• Team player: contribute to collegial team work environment

Qualifications:

Blackstone seeks to hire individuals who are highly motivated, have sound judgment, and have demonstrated excellence in prior endeavors. In addition to strong analytical and time management skills, the successful candidate must have the following qualifications:

• 10+ years of professional experience
• Prior work experience in investment banking, investor relations and/or real estate private equity is preferred
• Highly motivated (a self-starter with demonstrated excellence in prior endeavors
• Multi-tasking skills and executes a wide range of assignments  
• Produces creative, compelling, detailed materials and information for existing and prospective investors;
• Strong proficiency in PowerPoint, Word and Excel
• Effective and demonstrable writing skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Strong communication skills
• Leadership and strong project management skills
• Quickly pivots between a variety of projects