Blackstone · 1 month ago
Legal & Compliance - Conflicts Clearance, SVP
Blackstone is the world’s largest alternative asset manager, seeking to create positive economic impact and long-term value. The successful candidate will manage the firm’s conflicts clearance policies, implement information walls, and drive strategic efficiencies across the organization.
Financial Services
Responsibilities
Provide critical support/leverage to global head of conflicts clearance team
Drive efficiencies across conflicts clearance processes, leveraging technology, automation, and best practices to optimize speed, accuracy, and scalability
Evaluate potential transactions to determine what names, if any, should be placed on the firm’s restricted or control lists
Serve as senior-level point of contact for the conflict clearance team globally
Support and guide a team of resources by actively participating in hiring, onboarding, training, and mentoring
Communicate with other legal and compliance groups and deal teams to determine when companies should be added to or removed from the firm’s control lists (e.g. MNPI/inside information assessment)
Identify potential transactional conflicts and escalating them accordingly to the appropriate legal and business contacts
Analyze the firm’s touchpoints with companies to determine the existence of potential conflicts of interest
Formulate recommendations for addressing potential conflicts of interest
Document detailed analysis for clearing conflicts
Obtain deal updates from the investment teams
Evaluate and manage wall-crossing requests
Review trade pre-clearances from public side businesses
Assist with personal trading pre-clearances as needed
Partner with the technology team to upgrade and integrate conflict clearance systems
Draft and coordinate firmwide responses to regulatory examinations
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree or equivalent
10+ years of work experience at a major financial services firm in the control room and/or conflicts management group, or relevant legal and compliance experience required
Proven leadership and team management experience
Experience engaging with regulators on examinations and inquiries
Strong analytical and issue-spotting skills
Communicates confidently and succinctly
Works well independently but is still a strong team player
Substantial initiative, creativity and motivation
Meticulous attention to detail
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
Certain employees may also be eligible for equity and other incentive compensation at Blackstone’s sole discretion.
Company
Blackstone
Blackstone is the world’s largest alternative asset manager.
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