Real Estate – ICS Client Coverage, Vice President / Associate (Tokyo)

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 Vice President / Associate will join Blackstone Real Estate’s Institutional Client Coverage team in Tokyo. This team is responsible for raising capital for Blackstone Real Estate’s fund strategies. In this role, the individual will be involved in supporting fundraising efforts and investor relationships with LPs in Asia, with particular emphasis on Japan.

The main areas of responsibility for the role include :

Support Capital Raising : Support Client Coverage professional efforts to accurately communicate Blackstone Real Estate’s various fund offerings to institutional capital providers

Business Building : Assist Client Coverage professionals to identify and proactively seek to expand the number of Limited Partner relationships

Investor Requests : Coordinate responses to Limited Partner information requests and respond in a timely manner

Closing Process : Assist Limited Partners through their due diligence, legal and closing process

Co-investment : Syndicate co-investment opportunities with Limited Partners within various Blackstone Funds

Cultural Fit : Contribute to a positive team culture and interact seamlessly with other teams

This professional will have active involvement with the senior leaders of one of the largest real estate managers in the world and will support a highly productive fundraising team.

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.

The successful candidate must have :

Four+ years of professional experience

Prior work experience in real estate and / or investor relations is preferred

Superior communication skills in English and Japanese including demonstrated ability to write and communicate effectively in English and Japanese

Ability to build strong internal and external relationships

Excellent attention to detail

Highly motivated (a self-starter), intelligent and demonstrated excellence in prior endeavors

Ability to multi-task and execute a wide range of assignments

Strong organizational capabilities

Candidate should be energetic and a team-oriented individual who thrives on challenge in dynamic environment

Strong work ethic, an entrepreneurial spirit, and a desire to learn

Operate with the highest degree of integrity, motivation, and intellectual curiosity

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.