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Business Unit Overview:
Blackstone is a global leader in real estate investing. Blackstone’s real estate business was founded in 1991 and has US $337 billion of investor capital under management. Blackstone is the largest owner of commercial real estate globally, owning and operating assets across every major geography and sector, including logistics, residential, office, hospitality and retail. Our opportunistic funds seek to acquire undermanaged, well-located assets across the world. Blackstone’s Core+ business invests in substantially stabilized real estate assets globally, through both institutional strategies and strategies tailored for income-focused individual investors including Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. (BREIT), a U.S. non-listed REIT, and Blackstone’s European yield-oriented strategy. Blackstone Real Estate also operates one of the leading global real estate debt businesses, providing comprehensive financing solutions across the capital structure and risk spectrum, including management of Blackstone Mortgage Trust (NYSE: BXMT).
Job Title:
BREDS - Asset Management, Principal
Job Description:
BREDS asset management professionals will have the opportunity to participate in all aspects of real estate loan asset management and be staffed on a number of assignments at once. Due to the relatively small size of the professional staff, team members have the opportunity to assume lead roles on projects and deal teams.
Specific responsibilities will include:
- Managing a portfolio of complex private commercial real estate debt investments, including performing and non-performing loans
- Borrower relationship management, asset tours and market research
- Leading loan and real estate asset underwriting, valuation and due diligence
- Developing presentations for internal and external use, including investor reporting
- Participating in internal and external client meetings and the negotiation of contracts
- Overseeing the work of Associates and Analysts
- Executing a wide range of transactions, including loan modifications, restructurings and workouts, lease and budget approvals, property releases, capital expenditure fundings, and due diligence
Qualifications:
Blackstone seeks to hire individuals who are highly motivated, intelligent, and have demonstrated excellence in prior endeavors. In addition to strong analytical and quantitative skills, the successful candidate should have:
- 6+ years relevant work experience
- High level of competence with respect to analysis, loan management and reporting, and property valuation
- Competency in all stages of transaction execution including term sheet and loan document negotiation
- Experience developing and maintaining market relationships
- Outstanding initiative and comfort being a self-starter
- Ability to work autonomously
- Willingness to travel
- Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
- Strong attention to detail
- Strong numerical/quantitative skills
- Team-oriented and collaborative
- Strong integrity and professionalism
- Results focused
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:
$210,000 - $250,000
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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Marketing Blackstone funds to new or existing clients;
Supervising or training securities licensed employees;
Structuring or creating Blackstone funds/products; and
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