Blackstone Private Wealth, Product Specialist – Associate / Vice President

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 $ 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 . Follow @blackstone on  ,  , and  .

The Product Specialist will serve as a product manager covering entire product lifecycle, from fundraising through investment and return-of-capital. They provide domain knowledge and expertise on investments, performance, market dynamics and competitors. This role will act as the primary contact for investment teams and will be responsible for overseeing product lifecycle management across the region. Product Specialists have key internal and external stakeholders, including BX investment teams, PWS sales professionals, various due diligence teams, financial advisors, and end-clients.

Primary job responsibilities will include :

• Assist in answering a broad range of client and sales team questions about Blackstone’s products, market views, etc., acting as the “knowledge hub” within PWS Japan
• Partner with PWS product specialists based in other regions, investment teams and various internal stakeholders to develop and execute product lifecycle management strategies across products and client segments – including content, messaging, competitive landscape, and product positioning.
• Provide ongoing key real-time product, investment and market updates to the sales teams, advisors, end-clients, portfolio managers and other key stakeholders.
• Collaborate with investment teams to create high-impact content tailored to Private Wealth channels – including monthly updates and commentary, quarterly fund reviews, investment themes, investment activity and deal updates, and various ad-hoc client requests.
• Work across Private Wealth business functions in supporting product initiatives such as Marketing, Sales, Investor Services, Product Strategy and Business Development
• Research competitive landscapes across alternative asset classes, strategy types and product structures

Qualifications :

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.