Strategic Partners Finance - Investment Operations, AVP

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Strategic Partners is a global leader in illiquid fund investing, including secondaries, co-investments and primary advisory. The Strategic Partners business was founded in 2000 and has significant experience in providing limited partners a range of liquidity solutions across illiquid asset classes on a fair, timely and confidential basis. Strategic Partners is one of the most prolific secondary market participants in the world and is recognized as an innovative investor, with broad transaction capabilities that reinforce its established reputation as a nimble and responsive investor. Through its private equity, infrastructure and real estate platforms Strategic Partners has executed over 1,900 transactions that represent interests in approximately 5,100 underlying fund interests managed by over 1,550 different financial sponsors.

Job Title: Strategic Partners Finance - Investment Operations, AVP

Job Description:

Strategic Partners is seeking to hire a manager for its Investment Operations team, which is focused on portfolio company analysis, performance analysis, document and data management, and investor and management reporting. This role collaborates closely with the Investment, Institutional Client Solutions, Middle Office, Global Fund Finance (i.e., fund accounting), Tax, Legal & Compliance and Technology teams, as necessary.

Key responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Manage multiple operations teams responsible for a variety of activities:
  • Capturing, analyzing and reporting look-through portfolio company exposure and key performance drivers
  • Calculating performance, analyzing key change drivers, preparing track records and ad hoc performance reports
  • Collecting and archiving all investment-related documents and serving as a central point of contact for all underlying investment communications
  • Managing reference data and ensuring strong data governance practices
• Coordinate and review bespoke investor reporting related to underlying investment and look-through portfolio company-level information
• Coordinate with Technology team to manage and enhance existing applications and evaluate and implement new applications
• Implement controls, enhancements and improvements to operational and reporting processes, procedures, offshore support resources, and use of technology
• Assist with various projects and ad hoc requests as needed

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:

• 6+ years of relevant work experience
• 3+ years of experience managing a team
• Strong understanding of private equity operations
• Alternative investment fund accounting experience and CPA preferred
• Bachelor's Degree required
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, high EQ, and ability to think critically and engage confidently and competently with various internal teams required
• Highly organized; exceptional project management skills; process-oriented
• Ability to plan, communicate, meet deadlines, and execute upon multiple projects concurrently
• Ability to work well as part of a small, tightly knit team as well as to build relationships across the firm
• Extensive experience with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word required

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:

$100,000 - $165,000

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.

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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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