Private Wealth - Sales, Vice President
Blackstone
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Business Unit:
Private Wealth, Sydney
Business Description:
Private Wealth was established to answer the growing demand for Blackstone products from high-net worth investors. Partnering with many of the world’s largest private banks and wealth management firms, Blackstone’s Private Wealth team packages and delivers the full breadth of Blackstone’s alternative product capability to these firms and their clients and provides ongoing product and advisor support, as well as education and training around alternatives.
Job Title:
Private Wealth – Sales, Vice President
Job Description:
In this role, the Vice President will be a senior representatives of the Private Wealth sales coverage team in Australia. The role will be 100% intermediary focused, Sydney-based with a predominant client focus on southern state coverage i.e. Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth. Key clients and counterparts include major private banks and wealth management groups, as well as select investment consultants.
Being part of Private Wealth APAC, the role will be supported by, and will have significant interface with, members of the firm’s global Private Wealth group across all Blackstone investment funds, legal/compliance department, finance and other groups within the firm. In addition to the primary objective of driving sales volume for product launches, as well as maintaining close relationships with distributors. The role will also support and spearhead multiple projects at one time such as conducting market research, project management for product launches, client/investor due diligence process, marketing material requests, roadshow coordination and the fund closing process.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is keen to develop a career at one of the world-class Alternative Investment firms. In addition to gaining substantial product knowledge and driving sales for the firm, the role will also develop familiarity across other important aspects including legal documentations, product operations, marketing and more.
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:
Undergraduate degree in Finance, Commerce or similar faculty.
10+ years’ experience relevant work experience – including strong knowledge and connections with the domestic wealth management distribution market.
RG146 designation.
Appropriate license requirement for Australia.
Experience selling or marketing diverse set of investment products.
Can-do attitude, a desire to work in a team environment with team members across different time zones.
Excellent presentation and public speaking skills required.
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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