Legal & Compliance – Blackstone Private Wealth – Core Compliance – AVP

Legal & Compliance – Blackstone Private Wealth – Core Compliance – AVP

Requirements

• 5+ years of directly related experience in a legal or compliance role in a bank, investment firm or law firm, with a substantial knowledge of relevant rules and regulations, and familiarity with the day-to-day compliance affairs of private funds (registered fund experience a plus)
• An undergraduate degree is required, and an MBA or law degree is a plus
• Strong time management and task/project management skills; possess an ability to manage multiple priorities and raise issues in a timely and productive fashion
• Ability to evaluate information analytically to transform complex compliance, legal and business questions into commercially actionable work plans
• Proactive in new situations and to manage projects independently to conclusion
• Willingness to liaise between business team members (investment, asset management) and across firm-wide corporate groups (legal, marketing, accounting, finance, operations, tax)
• Ability to develop positive professional relationships, internally and externally, and to work as part of a collaborative team
• Strong technical skills, and ability to understand difficult, complex compliance and business problems
• The ability to work with colleagues to devise pragmatic and creative solutions
• Prioritization, perspective and focus on critical tasks that add value
• Excellent organizational skills and follow-through
• Highly effective oral and written communication
• Outstanding record of academic achievement and/or professional accomplishment
• Sound judgment and the ability to promote a trusting work environment
• Sense of urgency, diligent and conscientious work ethic
• Able to implement a measured approach under pressure, confidence and tolerance for ambiguity

Responsibilities

• Providing broad support to the BXPW compliance program and interacting with stakeholders across Blackstone’s business units
• Assisting in all compliance and regulatory matters: SEC and CFTC registrations, ERISA, state and federal legal requirements, securities laws (including the Investment Advisors Act of 1940, the Securities Act of 1933 and the Exchange Act of 1934), as well as international regulations
• Working with other members of the compliance team for these businesses to ensure that policies and procedures and periodic regulatory filings (e.g., Form ADV, Form PF) are current, and to identify and address areas where policies and procedures need to be developed or amended
• Providing broad support in the preparation of regular reports to BXPW and Legal & Compliance stakeholders as well as senior management regarding compliance matters
• Assisting with the day-to-day review of educational and training materials prepared to support the launch of BXPW products
• Providing support for the development of a global and customized training program for BXPW
• Focusing on internal compliance policy review, including ongoing assessments, assisting with the annual 206(4)-7 compliance review, internal audit reviews and ongoing or ad hoc reviews
• Working with Blackstone central compliance regarding firm-wide compliance issues and projects, as well as special compliance/internal audit-related projects as necessary
• Working with BXPW Legal & Compliance teams to assist with other ad hoc projects

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with private wealth compliance is preferred