Real Estate - Core+ BREIT(Strategy & Management), Senior Associate

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Job Description: Real Estate – BREIT (Strategy & Management), Senior Associate

Business Unit: Blackstone Real Estate

Blackstone is a global leader in real estate investing. Blackstone’s real estate business was founded in 1991 and has US $315 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).

Title: Senior Associate

Job Description and Responsibilities:  

Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. (“BREIT”) is a perpetual-life, institutional quality real estate investment platform that brings private real estate to income focused investors. BREIT invests primarily in stabilized, income-generating U.S. commercial real estate across key property types and to a lesser extent in real estate debt investments.

The BREIT Strategy & Management Senior Associate will work closely with the BREIT team to support the management of all aspects of BREIT, including the development and execution of key strategic initiatives. The role reports to the Chief Operating Officer of BREIT.

Primary responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Leading analytical workstreams and support execution across key strategic initiatives for the fund and its investments, including:
  • Fund-level performance metrics and forward-looking performance projections
  • Portfolio construction and capital allocation strategy
  • Balance sheet management, capital structure, interest rate hedging and financing strategy
  • Liquidity management, distributions and cash flow analysis
• Supporting the execution of BREIT’s Delaware Statutory Trust (“DST”) program, including transaction coordination, structuring considerations and collaboration with Private Wealth and distribution partners
• Evaluating transaction- and portfolio-level considerations to inform investment decisions and strategic capital allocation, applying an investment-oriented perspective to fund-level strategy
• Partnering closely with the Private Wealth and Shareholder Relations teams on product development and capital formation initiatives, including preparing materials and occasionally participating in investor discussions or diligence calls
• Coordinating across multiple functions within the Real Estate platform, including Acquisitions, Asset Management, Capital Markets and Finance, ensuring alignment across investment and operational priorities
• Preparing materials for and participating in special projects and quarterly Board meetings
• Driving the execution of strategic initiatives while mentoring junior team members and ensuring high-quality analytical output across workstreams

Qualifications:                  

Blackstone seeks to hire individuals who are highly motivated self-starters, work well in team-oriented environments, exercise sound judgment and have demonstrated excellence in prior endeavors. The successful candidate should meet the following qualifications:

• 7+ years of relevant experience; Real Estate Investing, Real Estate Fund Management or Investment Banking preferred
• Undergraduate degree with strong academic record; Finance, Accounting, Business or Economics preferred
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills, with a high degree of organization and attention to detail
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Thrive in a highly collaborative environment with dynamic responsibilities and direct exposure to senior management
• Manage multiple projects concurrently and adapt in a dynamic, evolving environment
• Strong work ethic, professional integrity and a positive, results-oriented attitude

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:

$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.

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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.

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