Blackstone Credit & Insurance - Liquid Credit Strategies, 2026 Associate

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Job Title:

Blackstone Credit & Insurance, Liquid Credit Strategies, 2026 Investment Associate, New York

Start Date:  Summer 2026

Job Description:           

The Liquid Credit Strategies Team (“LCS”) manages $111 in AUM across diversified portfolios of fixed income investments, primarily consisting of senior secured floating rate bank loans and high yield bonds of non-investment grade companies. The group manages and sub-advises 166 funds accounts in US and Europe, including Collateralized Loan Obligations, Separately Managed Accounts, Commingled Funds, Closed End Funds and Business Development Companies. LCS also invests in the debt and equity tranches of CLOs.

Associates will develop both quantitative and qualitative skills through the investment process and will have the opportunity to work with a wide range of industries and investment types. As a result of the breadth of the experience, the credit analyst will develop a unique understanding of companies and capital structures. 

Responsibilities:

• Evaluating new investments in the Primary and Secondary Markets performing thorough analysis of the Borrowers’ business, industry drivers, inherent credit risks, and valuation/recovery prospects.
• Formulating a clear and concise credit view in order to persuasively communicate recommendations to the Investment Committee (including CLOs, SMAs, BDCs, and Closed End Funds) both verbally and in writing.
• Diligently monitoring companies in the assigned industry segments including recent news, quarterly/annual earnings announcements, ratings changes, and legal requests.
• Updating financial models for the assigned portfolio companies on a quarterly basis.

Qualifications:

Blackstone seeks to hire individuals who are highly motivated, intelligent and have demonstrated excellence in prior endeavors. The successful candidate should have:

• At least 2 years of relevant work experience from investment banking in an advisory, capital markets or restructuring group, or within a corporate credit, public or private equity asset manager, or equity investment research as of Summer 2026
• Experience in analyzing financial statements and conducting due diligence
• Exceptionally strong financial modeling skills
• Strong organizational and process management skills
• Strong communication skills, a demonstrated ability to write effectively
• A desire to work in a team environment, and the ability to think and work independently

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 - $140,000

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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