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About the Role
This position is part of a small, highly specialized, Financial Crime Second Line function, focused on establishing exemplary AML standards. The role benefits from full support from the business, and the selected candidate will have access to all necessary tools and resources to succeed. The candidate will enjoy significant visibility within the business and will work closely with the team lead and the Global Head of Financial Crime to manage key financial crime risks in accordance with relevant legislation.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a point of escalation for all financial crime-related matters, including AML, CTF, sanctions, ABC, and anti-tax evasion.
- Provide expert advice to various Blackstone business units on financial crime compliance-related issues.
- Support the global investor onboarding process, including conducting high-risk reviews for new and existing investors.
- Perform Know Your Counterparty and Asset reviews on transactions originating across EMEA, including providing KYC and AML support, conducting due diligence, screening counterparties, and evaluating high-risk red flags.
- Assist with the investor re-identification process in collaboration with the transfer agent across EMEA.
- Assess escalations from regional compliance teams or fund transfer agents related to negative news, PEP, sanctions alerts, or customer due diligence requirements.
- Contribute to the development, implementation, and review of policies, procedures, monitoring frameworks, and risk assessments to ensure compliance with applicable regulatory developments, including AML-related requirements at both organizational and fund levels.
- Review and escalate material risk alerts to senior management within EMEA and business unit leadership.
- Assist with the preparation of management information and updates for governance committees, including senior management, and present key financial crime topics to compliance and business unit stakeholders during regular meetings.
- Support financial crime testing activities, internal audits, and regulatory requests with an EMEA nexus.
Requirements
- A strong educational background, preferably with a university degree or equivalent experience.
- 4 to 6 years of experience in the financial crime compliance field within financial services, particularly within asset management.
- Solid technical expertise across key financial crime issues, with broad capabilities across the full range of financial crime disciplines.
- The ability to support the team lead in stakeholder engagement and substitute on advisory matters when required.
- The ability to independently and constructively challenge stakeholders to drive engagement on projects and support implementation.
- Strong communication skills, both oral and written, with the ability to engage effectively across all levels of the organization.
- Demonstrated project management skills, with accountability for delivery.
- Excellent judgment in determining when to act autonomously to resolve issues and when to escalate matters appropriately.
- Highly organized, goal-oriented, and solutions-focused.
- Strong interpersonal skills and a collaborative team player.
- Exceptional attention to detail and the ability to multitask effectively.
Skills
- AML
- CTF
- Sanctions
- ABC
- Anti-tax evasion
- KYC
- Due diligence
- Screening
- Risk assessment
- Project management
- Communication
- Interpersonal skills
Location
- EMEA
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 4-6 years
Education Level
- University degree or equivalent experience
About the Company
- Blackstone is the world’s largest alternative asset manager.
- Blackstone seeks to deliver compelling returns for institutional and individual investors by strengthening the companies in which the firm invests.
- Blackstone’s over $1.3 trillion in assets under management include global investment strategies focused on real estate, private equity, credit, infrastructure, life sciences, growth equity, secondaries and hedge funds.
- Further information is available at www.blackstone.com.
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Equal Opportunity
- 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).