Human Resources - Talent Diversity Strategist, VP

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Responsibilities:

As a Talent Diversity Strategist, your primary role will be to drive our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion while leading talent acquisition efforts. Working with the campus recruiting team, DEI team, broader HR, and key business stakeholders, you will develop and execute strategies to attract and engage diverse talent at the Analyst and Associate levels from campus and our diversity partner organizations.

Specific Responsibilities Include:

• Collaborate with our campus recruiting team to develop and implement programs aligned with our DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) strategy. Utilize existing resources and create new initiatives based on the organization's efforts to foster a diverse and inclusive talent pipeline.
• Cultivate and strengthen relationships with key partner organizations and provide guidance on potential new partnerships. Actively engage with external partners to enhance our talent acquisition efforts and diversity outreach.
• Work closely with HR Analytics to create relevant reports and dashboards for tracking qualitative and quantitative data. Analyze this data to identify opportunities, measure ROI, and recommend improvements to our talent acquisition and DEI initiatives.
• Serve as a talent scout to proactively identify high-potential candidates. Develop targeted engagement strategies to attract these candidates to our firm for internships, full-time positions, or lateral opportunities.
• Collaborate with our Affinity Networks to ensure their integration into our firmwide approach to DEI. Leverage their insights and perspectives to inform the design of summer programming events, campus outreach, and other talent-related activities.
• Design and implement Early ID programs to raise brand awareness among pre-university students. Create initiatives to attract diverse talent at an early stage, fostering long-term relationships with potential candidates.

Qualifications and Experience:

• 8+ years of progressive experience in talent sourcing and recruiting, preferably with a focus on finance or professional services.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) recruiting, including developing and executing scalable strategies for diverse candidates.
• Demonstrated expertise in collaborating with internal employee resource/network groups, third-party vendors, and industry organizations to enhance recruitment efforts.
• Proven ability to build strong partnerships and relationships, effectively influencing HR, senior leadership, and employees at all levels.
• Track record of leveraging metrics, best practices, and tools to achieve exceptional recruiting outcomes.
• Strong program and project management skills, with a proven ability to operationalize and scale successful programs.
• Thrives in ambiguous environments, displaying flexibility, judgment, and adaptability in delivering results.
• Collaborative team player, seamlessly integrating within global teams, valuing teamwork, and collaboration on broader projects.
• Exceptional work ethic, accustomed to proactively managing multiple tasks in dynamic environments.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills, capable of engaging a broad spectrum of constituents.
• Execution-oriented, driven by a strong passion for achieving results in all aspects of program and process implementation.
• Willingness to travel for conferences and recruitment events.

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:

$150,000 - $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: Base salary does not include other forms of compensation or benefits offered in connection with the advertised role.

Blackstone is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, marital or partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic predisposition, veteran or military status, status as a victim of domestic violence, a sex offense or stalking, or any other class or status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including but not limited to hiring, placement, promotion, termination, transfer, leave of absence, compensation, and training. All Blackstone employees, including but not limited to recruiting personnel and hiring managers, are required to abide by this policy.

If you need a reasonable accommodation to complete your application, please contact Human Resources at 212-583-5000 (US), +44 (0)20 7451 4000 (EMEA) or +852 3656 8600 (APAC).

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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