Strategic Planning and Analysis, Associate

Blackstone • New York, NY

37d

About The Position

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, X, and Instagram. We are seeking a highly motivated and intelligent individual to join our team as a Strategic Planning and Analysis Associate for the Human Resources and Strategic Incentive Group (HR-SIG). The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting workforce planning, executive communication, and external reporting processes, among other duties. This role will report to the HR-SIG Chief Administrative Officer and will play a critical role in driving the success of the HR-SIG group. Duties may include, but are not limited to, the below key areas of focus for the role:

Requirements

• 3+ years of corporate and/or external consulting experience or other relevant experience
• Thinks strategically to see the bigger picture to scale
• Communicates a compelling vision and value proposition to leadership
• Demonstrated interest in workforce planning; experience with workforce planning and/or Anaplan is a plus
• Leads and adapts when needed to deliver projects, motivates colleagues to perform to the highest standard
• Experience in leading projects, proven experience in implementing change projects/programs
• Working understanding of business process transition and change management
• Strong financial acumen
• Excellence in the pursuit of outstanding delivery
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
• Works effectively against strict deadlines
• Highly motivated and positive "can do" attitude
• Excellent communication skills, strong team player and highly professional
• Excellent skills with MS Office and other relevant resources

Responsibilities

• Workforce Planning Manage the quarterly/annual firmwide headcount planning process
• Lead stakeholder management with end users and data providers across the firm
• Partner with model builders to optimize and enhance the planning process in Anaplan
• Own headcount reporting policies and support requests for headcount information from across the firm
• Strategy and Program Management Executive communication / storytelling (e.g., Board of Director/senior leadership presentations)
• HR-SIG strategic planning
• Manage prioritization of technology and analytics projects, leveraging Jira
• Firm & team "dot-connector"
• Supporting leadership on high-impact initiative planning and execution
• Administration Govern Due Diligence Questionnaire (DDQ) responses for HR and compensation related inquiries
• Procurement and vendor management
• IT project ROI analysis
• Budget preparation and tracking
• Tableau dashboard design

Benefits

• comprehensive health benefits, including but not limited to medical, dental, vision, and FSA benefits
• paid time off
• life insurance
• 401(k) plan
• discretionary bonuses

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees