MD - Finance & Ops Technology - Geneva Engineering

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 Follow @blackstone on LinkedIn, X, and Instagram.
 

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Firm Overview:

Blackstone is the world's largest alternative asset manager. We seek to deliver compelling returns for institutional and individual investors by strengthening the companies in which we invest. Our more than $1.1 trillion in assets under management include global investment strategies focused on real estate, private equity, infrastructure, life sciences, growth equity, credit, real assets, secondaries and hedge funds. Further information is available at Follow @blackstone on LinkedIn, X (Twitter), and Instagram. 

Business Unit:

BXTI, Finance & Ops Technology, India

Business Description:

Blackstone Technology & Innovations (BXTI) is the technology team at the core of each of Blackstone's businesses and new growth initiatives. Serving both internal and external clients, we work to build the next generation of systems that manage risk, create efficiency, and improve transparency within the firm and across our broad community of investors and portfolio companies.

BXTI is nimble and entrepreneurial – our open, iterative design processes and rapid pace of development mean that everyone on the team has the opportunity to make an impact from day one. We are problem solvers who can take projects from idea to implementation. We believe in active mentoring and developing excellence. We collaborate to find the best answers for our customers and for Blackstone. We are critical to the firm maintaining its competitive edge.

Job Title: Finance & Ops Technology - Geneva Engineering, MD

Job Description:

Blackstone is seeking an experienced leader to fill the role of a Managing Director, responsible for driving Geneva engineering. This individual will spearhead the design, development, implementation, and management of innovative technology systems that enhance accounting and operations processes. The leader will liaise with key stakeholders to build scalable solutions, integrate cutting-edge tools, and advance streamlined processes for credit and insurance investment operations. This strategic role focuses on leveraging technology to optimize workflows while ensuring alignment with organizational goals.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development and deployment of next-generation accounting and operations engineering technologies to support firm's accounting, middle-office, and finance operations.

• Oversee end-to-end engineering and technology strategies for firm's operations, with an emphasis on integrating accounting and operations systems into a cohesive data warehousing, analytics, and reporting framework.

• Drive the team's adoption of robust solutions, including credit IBOR/ABOR systems like Geneva or similar platforms.

• Manage the curation and transformation of operational and accounting datasets into formats ready for flexible reporting and actionable insights.

• Design and implement scalable data pipelines and warehouse ecosystems to support financial analysis and decision-making.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams across the firm, including portfolio operations, risk, finance, and data governance, to ensure systems and tools align with business needs.

• Build reporting infrastructure to ensure accurate financial and operational metrics are propagated to both internal and external stakeholders.

• Recruit, mentor, and lead a high-performing team of engineers and operational technology specialists.

• Define and implement best practices for operational systems performance, reusability, consistency, and data accuracy.

• Own and manage existing and legacy operational systems to be modernized, and field a team and practice responsive to daily trading, compliance and finance needs.

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 or master's degree in computer science, Engineering, Data Science, or a related technical domain.

• 15+ years of experience in software engineering or technology operations, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership or management role.

• 5-10 years of experience working in accounting and finance operations technology, ideally for Credit and Insurance investment firms.

• Proficiency with credit IBOR/ABOR systems like Geneva or similar tools is highly preferred.

• Deep expertise in data curation methodologies, data integration, and designing cohesive analytics platforms from operational and accounting systems.

• Strong leadership capabilities, including experience managing teams, making hiring decisions, and fostering a collaborative work culture.

• Experience with cloud-based systems like Amazon Web Services (AWS), Snowflake, and data visualization tools such as Tableau or Sigma.

• Familiarity with big data techniques and advanced database architecture design.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, national origin or any other category protected by law.

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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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