Tactical Opportunities (Tac Opps) - Administrative Assistant

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Tactical Opportunities 
Tactical Opportunities (Tac Opps) is Blackstone's opportunistic investment platform. The Tac Opps team invests globally across asset classes, industries and geographies, seeking to identify and execute on attractive, differentiated investment opportunities. As part of the strategy, the team leverages the intellectual capital across Blackstone’s various businesses while continuously optimizing its approach in the face of ever-changing market conditions. 

Job Description:

The Administrative Assistant role entails working to provide support to two Senior Managing Directors in Tac Opps. Responsibilities will include: 

• Managing calendars, including scheduling appointments, confirming meetings, coordinating with other assistants

• Coordinating complex global travel planning, schedules, and itineraries

• Answering calls and acting as a gatekeeper

• Acting as backup support for other senior professionals

• Booking conference rooms for internal and external meetings

• Assisting with business expense management in Concur  

• Maintaining Outlook contacts

• Tracking incoming requests for information

• Maintaining and organizing digital files

• Working on various ad-hoc projects

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. In addition, the successful candidate must meet the following qualifications:

• Experience supporting high touch senior executives

• Professional integrity

• Ability to thrive in a dynamic environment while, at times, under competing priorities

• Proactive individual who works well within a team and with other assistants

• Able to work well with various levels of management

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Motivated and enthusiastic

• Able to multi-task and prioritize competing tasks and meet deadlines

• Experience coordinating travel arrangements

• Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly Outlook

• Familiarity with Concur

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:

$70,000 - $130,000

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.

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,