Private Equity - Blackstone Capital Partners (BCP), Administrative Assistant

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.

Private Equity

With $165 billion of assets under management, Blackstone’s corporate private equity business has been a global leader since 1985. We uncover value by identifying great companies and enhancing their performance by providing strategic capital and outstanding management talent. We aim to grow stronger enterprises, create jobs, and enable our portfolio companies to build lasting value for our investors, their employees and all stakeholders.

Job Description:

While the fund is global and industry agnostic, the team in San Francisco is exclusively focused on the technology sector.  This role provides a unique opportunity to support a small investment team based in San Francisco pursuing opportunities across the software and internet landscape.

The Administrative Assistant role entails providing comprehensive administrative support to a Senior Managing Director and co-head of the San Francisco team within Blackstone’s Private Equity Group, and a few other members of the PE team. The responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Complex calendar management including scheduling internal and external appointments, confirming meetings, coordinating with other assistants, prioritizing and managing scheduling conflicts

• Arranging domestic and international travel including flights, visas/passports, cars, hotels, and other reservations

• Booking conference rooms for internal and external meetings, meeting and greeting guests, registering guests in the visitor system

• Managing and completing expense reports including tracking receipts and reimbursements

• Serving as a primary point of contact for internal and external stakeholders, ensuring timely and professional communication

• On-site coordination for visiting senior professionals from other Blackstone offices

• Answering calls and acting as a gatekeeper

• Acting as back-up support for other senior professionals

• Coordinating team and office-wide events as needed

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 should meet the following qualifications:

• 10+ years of administrative assistant experience

• Strong communication skills; high EQ

• Highly organized with strong attention to detail

• Effectively multi-tasks and prioritizes competing tasks and deadlines

• Proactive, resourceful, and works well both independently and collaboratively

• Perform duties with confidentiality and professional integrity

• Experience with coordinating travel arrangements

• An independent worker with strong follow-through skills

• Effectively builds and maintains positive working relationships across all levels of the organization, both internally and externally

• Familiarity with Concur is preferred

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

San Francisco Applicants: Blackstone will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, consistent with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

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 with