Blackstone Credit & Insurance (BXCI), Origination Principal

Job Title: Credit Investing – Principal

Job Description:

The position is for an experienced professional to focus on building out BXCI’s growing credit investing business in Japan. BXCI is a globally active investor across buyout financings, direct to corporate private high-grade financings, as well as public and private asset financing structures, including in asset classes such as residential mortgages, auto loans, equipment lending, personal lending, SME lending, fund financing and whole-business securitisations.

The successful applicant will collaborate with senior leadership in Asia and globally to design and execute BXCI’s growth strategy in the region, including originating new opportunities, managing existing investments and fundraising from new and existing clients. Due to the relatively small size of the professional staff, deal teams are typically small. A Senior Associate / Principal will therefore be expected to take leadership roles in the screening, analysing and structuring of investment opportunities and frequently lead client and internal meetings, negotiations, and due diligence sessions.

Responsibilities:

Analysing and modelling credit opportunities across a wide variety of product types

Preparing presentations and memoranda to analyse investment opportunities, financial strategies, and business performance

Assisting in the onboarding and monitoring of investments

Facilitating the structuring and execution of funding and securitisations

Managing business risks through the execution of interest rate swaps and foreign currency forwards

Analysing and modelling new strategic initiatives and business development opportunities for BXCI’s business

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:

Strong academic track record

Strong analytical and quantitative skills

Strong English communication skill

Prior buy side, investment banking, securitisation or other relevant experience of 8+ years with demonstrated acquisition and financing transaction experience

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.

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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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