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Blackstone's Summer Analyst Program is 10-weeks in length and will provide participants broad exposure to the Firm. The Program offers Summer Analyst's various technical training and professional development opportunities, the ability to network with professionals across all business units, and a robust mentorship experience to allow the participants to be fully immersed in the Blackstone culture.
Summer Analysts play an integral role in the team and have the opportunity to be immersed within a compliance team of a leading financial services organization. Summer Analysts will get hands-on experience and will have the opportunity to be mentored by experienced professionals in the financial services industry.
The role
Blackstone’s Compliance Group expects Summer Analysts to be engaged in all aspects of the group’s work.
Summer Analyst work may include:
- Reviewing marketing materials and communications being sent to investors. Assisting with legal and compliance matters that arise in connection with investor suitability, domestic and global marketing registration
- Reviewing fund documentation and coordinating with counsels and service providers in the onboarding of new funds or products as well as investors
- Conducting Know Your Customer checks, reviewing investment deals, overseeing investor onboarding processes
- Maintaining and updating policies and procedures, including drafting new processes to streamline compliance initiatives
- Conducting key compliance tasks such as reviewing gifts & entertainment requests, personal account dealing requests and background check reports
- Preparing materials and metrics for committees and senior management, conducting company secretarial activities
- Assisting in training initiatives
- Assisting with the implementation of various compliance oversight programmes
- Supporting day-to-day core compliance oversight and advisory such as monitoring conflicts of interest, running email surveillance, reviewing trade documentation, assessing risk associated with non-public information and trading
- Conducting regulatory horizon scanning to assess the impact to the Blackstone businesses
Qualifications
Our people are our most valuable asset. They are highly skilled problem solvers who believe challenges represent opportunities. Together with the firm’s entrepreneurial spirit, their unique passions and backgrounds contribute to a diverse, creative and vibrant environment.
We’re looking to hire individuals who are highly motivated, intelligent, and have demonstrated excellence in prior endeavors. The successful candidate should (have):
- Strong communication skills
- A demonstrated ability to write effectively
- Be a collaborative team player
- Excellent attention to detail
- Good judgement
- Perseverance and stamina
- Contribute to a positive culture
The Principles that Matter Most
- Accountability
- Excellence
- Integrity
- Team Work
- Entrepreneurship
Everything we do is guided by these principles, which define our character and culture; they have been at the core of Blackstone since its inception. These enduring qualities are the shared convictions that we bring to our professional and personal conduct. They are a fundamental strength of our business.
Requirements
To be considered for the Legal & Compliance Summer Analyst role, applicants must meet the following criteria:
- Currently enrolled as an undergraduate or masters student
- Anticipated graduation date: 2024
- CV must include expected graduation month/year and grade
- CV must be in PDF format
