Private Wealth Solutions - Sales & Promotion, 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 $1.1 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 www.blackstone.com. Follow @blackstone on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram.
 

The Associate will be involved in building relationships and maintaining contacts with distributors and asset management companies (sub-advisory partners), with the goal of accelerating the adoption of Blackstone investment solutions and growing the private wealth business in Japan.

The role will be responsible for understanding and articulating Blackstone’s sophisticated products (fund objectives, terms, exposures, characteristics, positioning, performance, etc.), providing promotion activities by conducting teach-in sessions and end-client seminars for distributor (at branches or via online) to support persistent growth of clients’ assets through the product lifecycle and maintaining client services by responding to inbound inquiries and working with professionals across Blackstone (including investments, legal/compliance department, finance, and other groups within the firm) to resolve clients’ issues.

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: 

• Bachelor’s degree required
• ~7 years of professional working experiences in financial services industry (asset management, wealth management or alternatives industry preferred, but not mandatory)
• Great presentation skills (externally for distributors and end-clients, internally involving senior management)
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills in both Japanese and English
• Demonstrate passion for capital markets, alternative investments, and retail and high-net worth businesses in Japan
• Ability to perform at a high-level within a dynamic, entrepreneurial culture with a focus on excellence
• Relevant Local Financial Product Sales Licenses (if not, need to obtain after joining organization)
• Proficient in Microsoft Office including PowerPoint, Word, Excel and Outlook

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.

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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