SVP, Investment Operations Lead

Blackstone is the world’s largest alternative asset manager. Blackstone seeks to deliver compelling returns for institutional and individual investors by strengthening the companies in which the firm invests. Blackstone’s over $1.3 trillion in assets under management include global investment strategies focused on real estate, private equity, credit, infrastructure, life sciences, growth equity, secondaries and hedge funds. Further information is available at www.blackstone.com. Follow @blackstone on LinkedIn, X (Twitter), and Instagram. 

Strategic Partnership & Oversight
• Serve as a strategic partner to U.S. leadership to scale Blackstone’s Investment Operations platform through centralized oversight, process standardization, and talent development in India
• Act as primary liaison to US and regional Investment Operations teams, driving continuous process improvement and ensuring alignment on priorities
• Oversee Blackstone Bangalore resources, as well as work with third party teams, focused on transaction support, fund management and reporting and investor services

Transaction Support
• Oversee delivery, quality control, and coordination of transaction-support activities (deal allocations, fund flow documentation, transaction onboarding)
• Manage investment cash flow activity & transaction accounting treatment
• Oversee legal-entity lifecycle activities (formation, amendments, dissolutions), ensuring accuracy and compliance
• Maintain audit-ready documentation, coordinate audit and SOI support, and enforce compliance with fund policies
• Drive automation and workflow enhancements using internally developed and third-party applications

Fund Management & Reporting
• Lead fund operations and reporting functions, including weekly COO reporting packages, dashboards, cash-flow reconciliations, disclosure memos and transaction summaries
• Act as control point for data aggregation, reconciliation and reporting administration
• Standardize reporting workflows and validate recurring deliverables for onshore consumption
• Oversee Broken Deal expense process

Investor Services
• Manage end-to-end investor servicing (LP inquiries, onboarding, wire instructions, side-letter tracking)
• Serve as key interface with internal teams and third-party providers to resolve escalations

Qualifications:
The ideal candidate will possess:
• Experience & Technical Knowledge:
o Overall 15+ years of experience
o Minimum of 12 years of progressive finance or investment-ops experience, including a minimum of five years leading global operations teams
o Deep expertise in operations, reporting, investor services and transaction support
o Proven track record standardizing processes and implementing automation in a global environment
o Exceptional stakeholder-management, analytical and problem-solving skills
o Hands-on experience with financial systems and data tools, a plus (e.g. Sigma, Anaplan, Appian)

• Skills:
o Excellent organizational and project management skills, with ability to coordinate deliverables across multiple stakeholders.
o Highly effective communicator with exceptional attention to detail and documentation standards.

• Education & Certifications:
o Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related discipline.

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.

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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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