Blackstone Technology and Innovations - Data Analyst - AVP

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 $1.1 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 www.blackstone.com. Follow @blackstone on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram.
 

Business Description:

Blackstone Technology & Innovations (BXTI) is the technology team at the core of each of Blackstone’s businesses and new growth initiatives. Serving both internal and external clients, we work to build the next generation of systems that manage risk, create efficiency and improve transparency within the firm and across our broad community of investors and portfolio companies.

BXTI is nimble and entrepreneurial – our open, agile design processes and rapid pace of development means that everyone on the team has the opportunity to make an impact from day one. We are problem solvers who can take projects from idea to implementation. We believe in active mentoring and developing excellence. We collaborate to find the best answers for our customers and for Blackstone. We are critical to the firm maintaining its competitive edge.

Job Description:

As a data analyst focused on data visualization, you will drive the adoption of visualization technology at one of the world's leading investment firms. This includes utilizing a full suite of business intelligence tools based on Tableau software and a growing cloud data warehouse connected to robust data pipelines. The team is responsible for designing, developing, and curating golden-copy analytics datasets from diverse sources. These systems empower data scientists and analysts to make informed, high-quality decisions within the firm and across Blackstone's portfolio companies. Given the scale of Blackstone's investments and the critical role of data analytics, this is a unique opportunity.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assess high level analytics goals, refine requirements, and build scalable data solutions
• Refine and drive adoption of data visualization best practices throughout the firm
• Develop and enrich relationships with data leads across Blackstone
• Facilitate Proof-of-concept (POC) engagements, draft business designs (requirements), and establish project-specific resourcing plans.
• Draft, manage and constantly improve all Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) related to data visualization, including Tableau server access control, site administration, content curation, etc.
• Participate in bi-weekly sprint planning meetings and daily standups
• Optimize/troubleshoot data products for maximum performance and scalability.
• Conduct project reviews and provide constructive feedback to team members.
• Stay up-to-date with emerging technologies and industry trends to continuously improve development practices.

Qualifications:

• 7+ years of data visualization/analytics experience preferred on platforms such as Tableau, Sigma, PowerBI, Looker, etc.
• Capacity to work within complex systems and large data sets via SQL or Python
• Entrepreneurial attitude and ability to quickly adapt to new technologies
• Player/coach mentality with desire to mentor junior members and adjacent teams
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Articulate communicator in engaging technical staff and business partners
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in STEM or quantitative discipline preferred

Preferred Skills:

• Full spectrum experience with modern data platforms (Snowflake, dbt, Sigma, Alation).
• Proficient with ETL platforms such as Fivetran and Prefect
• Hands on experience with data lineage and observability platforms
• Knowledge of Agile methodologies and project management tools (JIRA, Trello).

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.

Blackstone is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, marital or partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic predisposition, veteran or military status, status as a victim of domestic violence, a sex offense or stalking, or any other class or status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including but not limited to hiring, placement, promotion, termination, transfer, leave of absence, compensation, and training.  All Blackstone employees, including but not limited to recruiting personnel and hiring managers, are required to abide by this policy.

If you need a reasonable accommodation to complete your application, please contact Human Resources at 212-583-5000 (US), +44 (0)20 7451 4000 (EMEA) or +852 3656 8600 (APAC).

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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