International Finance, Risk Management, Vice

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 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

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Company Overview

BEFM manages UCITS and alternative investment funds (AIFs) in a variety of asset classes including private equity, real estate, credit and hedge fund solutions. BEFM is also authorized to manage separately managed accounts (SMAs) with a combination of these asset classes.

Job Responsibilities

The role will be a senior member of the International Finance team and will report to the head of Finance, Valuation and Risk Management, based in Luxembourg. He / she will co-lead the Risk Management team, jointly with another Vice-President, responsible for:
Risk management
- Responsible for monitoring, assessing, and managing risks that may adversely impact BEFM and its managed funds:

- Establishing and maintaining an effective and adequate risk management framework for managed funds and BEFM as company to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
- Implementing and maintaining robust and effective risk management procedures, policies, systems, and governance processes.
- Defining and maintaining fund and enterprise risk profiles.
- Contributing in the production and review of fund and enterprise risk reports.
- Due diligence on illiquid investment opportunities
- Responsible for the monitoring of compliance with investment restrictions. Collaborating and liaising with various departments, to manage identified risks and potential breaches of investment restrictions, and to determine mitigation factors and corrective actions to be implemented.
- Leading and actively participating in global and local risk management initiatives and projects.

Governance and reporting to senior management
- Ensuring a robust control environment for all risk management matters, to ensure compliance with all relevant obligations.
- Dealing with internal and external audit requests related to the risk management activity.
- Coordinating and ensuring a timely delivery of high-quality risk management analysis and reporting to the senior management and governing bodies.
- Reviewing and presenting results of the risk management monitoring to the Management Committee meetings and BEFM & Fund Board Meetings.
- Responsible for dealing with regulators for risk management matters (e.g., CSSF, CBI, ESMA).

Team management
- Effective and efficient operations: co-management of the BEFM Risk team, ensuring that responsibilities and tasks are appropriately assigned, including but not limited to, presenting and interaction with senior management, coordinating resources and deliverables, presentation reviews, procedure documentation and completion of ad hoc deliverables.
- Managing the team, actively coaching, developing, leading in order to have a fully engaged and motivated team.
- Leading and participating in re-engineering initiatives to drive enhancements, supporting the launch of new investment structures and the onboarding of delegates, and actively participating in Blackstone Technology operating and development priorities.
- Foster collaboration with local and offshore teams. Working closely with the other Blackstone teams to solve problems, achieve results and develop best practices.

Qualifications & Skills

Blackstone seeks to hire individuals who work well in a team, are highly motivated, with a sound judgment and have demonstrated excellence in prior endeavors.
- Master’s Degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting or similar discipline (CFA, CAIA, FRM being considered as an asset).
- +10 years of relevant financial services industry experience (including a prior experience in a Big 4 or similar and within an AIFM or Management Company) with deep understanding of risk management techniques and methods (i.e., value-at-Risk, stress testing, liquidity modeling, counterparty risk).
- Strong leadership skills with ability to effectively manage, coach and support staff (incl. onshore and offshore staff) with at least 4+ years of hands-on experience managing a team
- Proficiency in MS Excel and MS PowerPoint required (ability to produce creative, compelling, detailed reporting materials). Strong appetite to use of technology, and to develop skills on new IT platforms.
- Collaborative team player with confidence to build relationships and be the primary contact point for a range of senior stakeholders.
- Fluent in English, both written and oral.
- Superior communicatio