Private Wealth Solutions - Head of Japan Product Strategy

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Blackstone is investing significantly in the global expansion of its Private Wealth Solutions (PWS) business and seeks to hire an accomplished and driven professional to lead and drive our marketing efforts in Japan for Blackstone’s PWS business. The role represents an opportunity for a talented, ambitious individual to help drive PWS’ mission of delivering innovative private market solutions, with exceptional service, to wealth managers and their clients.

Reporting to the Head of PWS Global Product Strategy, the Head of PWS Japan Product Strategy will be responsible for overseeing product development for Japan, including identifying new product ideas, executing product launches and driving new growth initiatives. This role will work collaboratively with the broader Global Product Strategy team as well as other internal teams including Blackstone investment teams, PWS sales teams, Investor Services, Marketing, Legal and Compliance, among other groups. As part of the launch process as well as upon launch, the PWS Japan Product Strategy team will also continue to provide domain knowledge and expertise on investments, performance, market dynamics and competitors.

Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Research and monitor regulatory developments and competitive landscapes across alternative asset classes, strategy types and product structures to help identify scale opportunities in Japan;
• Work collaboratively with the broader Global Product Strategy team, Blackstone’s investment businesses and PWS business functions to support the creation of new products designed to fit clients’ portfolio needs;
• Engage with trade bodies on potential regulatory updates and proposals that maybe relevant to the PWS business;
• Work across PWS business functions in supporting product initiatives such as Marketing, Sales, Legal and Investor Services;

The Successful Candidate

The successful candidate is a dynamic marketing leader with extensive distribution marketing expertise within a leading investment and wealth management organization. Other professional experiences and qualifications include:

Qualifications:

• Effective people leadership skills; ability to develop and oversee a high performing team.
• An entrepreneurial mindset, self-starter and idea generator.
• Strong business judgment and decisiveness; ability to make informed decisions in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Exceptional project management skills; ability to instill process and structure where appropriate to help scale.
• Extensive product development experience in Japan focusing on intermediary audiences bringing deep knowledge of regional wealth and wholesale segments.
• Demonstrated interest in investments and solid knowledge across alternatives investment products, financial services industry, and capital markets.
• Knowledge of the regional regulatory and legislative landscape in Japan.
• Must have strong written and spoken communication skills; fluency in spoken and written Japanese and English languages is required.
• Desire to work in a team environment, across multiple geographies.
• Ability to work in global organisation managing multiple stakeholders and initiatives simultaneously against tight timelines.

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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