Blackstone Private Wealth - Head of Japan Product Strategy

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Blackstone is investing significantly in the global expansion of its Blackstone Private Wealth business and seeks to hire an accomplished and driven professional to lead and drive our marketing efforts in Japan for Blackstone’s Private Wealth business. The role represents an opportunity for a talented, ambitious individual to help drive Blackstone Private Wealth mission of delivering innovative private market solutions, with exceptional service, to wealth managers and their clients.

Reporting to the Head of Blackstone Private Wealth Global Product Strategy, the Head of Blackstone Private Wealth Japan Product Strategy will be responsible for overseeing product development for Japan, including identifying new product ideas, executing product launches and driving new growth initiatives. This role will work collaboratively with the broader Global Product Strategy team as well as other internal teams including Blackstone investment teams, Blackstone Private Wealth sales teams, Investor Services, Marketing, Legal and Compliance, among other groups. As part of the launch process as well as upon launch, the Blackstone Private Wealth Japan Product Strategy team will also continue to provide domain knowledge and expertise on investments, performance, market dynamics and competitors.

Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to :

• Research and monitor regulatory developments and competitive landscapes across alternative asset classes, strategy types and product structures to help identify scale opportunities in Japan;
• Work collaboratively with the broader Global Product Strategy team, Blackstone’s investment businesses and business functions to support the creation of new products designed to fit clients’ portfolio needs;
• Engage with trade bodies on potential regulatory updates and proposals that maybe relevant to the Blackstone Private Wealth business;
• Work across Blackstone Private Wealth business functions in supporting product initiatives such as Marketing, Sales, Legal and Investor Services;

The Successful Candidate

The successful candidate is a dynamic marketing leader with extensive distribution marketing expertise within a leading investment and wealth management organization. Other professional experiences and qualifications include :

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.