Private Equity, Executive Assistant

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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Blackstone

Blackstone is the world’s largest alternative asset manager. We seek to create positive economic impact and long-term value for our investors. We do this by relying on extraordinary people and flexible capital to help strengthen the companies we invest in. Our over $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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Private Equity

With $137 billion of assets under management, Blackstone’s corporate private equity business has been a global leader since 1985. We uncover value by identifying great companies and enhancing their performance by providing strategic capital and outstanding management talent. We aim to grow stronger enterprises, create jobs, and enable our portfolio companies to build lasting value for our investors, their employees and all stakeholders.

Business Unit:
Private Equity

Job Title:
Executive Assistant

**Responsibilities**:

- Providing support to the team of 3-5 investment professionals;
- Extensive diary management; coordinating internal and external meetings in the UK, US and Europe. Working regularly with other team EA’s and external EA’s to coordinate meetings/calls over different time zones.
- Organising national and international travel arrangements, including; flights, cars, hotels.
- Fielding calls and forwarding requests to appropriate team members where necessary.
- Managing internal office meetings for the team, including collecting guests from reception and ordering food.
- Coordinating attendance and meetings at yearly conferences
- Regular co-ordination of audio and video conference calls, using Zoom or Teams.
- Collation of marketing materials when required, working closely with the Marketing Assistants.
- Monthly reconciliation of the professionals’ expenses, using Concur.
- Monthly reporting of the professional’s travel, using Topia.
- Liaising with BX Frankfurt Office Manager on supplies, deliveries, and visitors.

Qualifications and Experience:

- Previous EA experience from a similar professional/corporate background.
- Experience with CRM software preferable.
- Advanced MS Office Suite. Solid experience of diary management and travel.
- Proactive and conscientious with an eye for detail.
- Team player with good communication skills and able to set priorities independently.
- Excellent business and interpersonal communications skills, written and oral
- Positive mindset with a problem solver “can-do” attitude.
- Experience with Concur and Zoom preferable.
- Understanding of room booking systems (EMS) and visitor registration (Envoy).
- Bi-lingual in German and English, written and oral; business proficient. Additional, European languages would be an asset but not essential.

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.

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.

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.