Human Resources - Operations, Associate chez Blackstone

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.

Responsibilities:

The HR Operations team member will play a critical role in managing the full employee and contingent worker lifecycle events for Blackstone’s North American workforce, including pre-employment verifications, onboarding, transfers, job changes and offboarding. This position ensures that all employee transactions are executed accurately, efficiently, and in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local employment laws. The team member will serve as a key liaison between HR Business Partners, Payroll, technology teams, and other stakeholders, driving process improvements, maintaining accurate employee records, and supporting the delivery of a consistent and compliant employee experience.

Specific Responsibilities Include:

• Oversee the hiring and onboarding communications workflow for North American workforce hires, coordinating with hiring managers, technology, corporate services, and other stakeholders to ensure timely new hire provisioning and delivery of internal new hire communications.

• Serve as a key point of contact for HR-Help inquiries from employees related to onboarding, system updates, and HR policies.

• Provide transactional support for all employee lifecycle events in Workday.

• Conduct pre-employment verifications for North American workforce candidates in compliance with organizational standards, ensuring candidate eligibility. Act as a liaison between candidates and recruiters throughout the pre-employment verification process.

• Manage and coordinate offboarding processes for all employee types, ensuring timely completion of exit documentation and compliance with federal, state and local employment regulations.

• Partner with HR Technology and other key stakeholders to streamline and improve lifecycle transaction workflows for efficiency, accuracy, and compliance. Participate in design and testing sessions as needed for Workday and Service Now enhancements and new module rollouts.

• Collaborate with HR Data Analytics to provide, create, and enhance existing reporting.

• As a member of the HR team, work across HR-SIG functional areas to continue to refine and improve other HR processes as needed.

• Provide project management or support for ad hoc projects as assigned.

Compliance & Governance Responsibilities:

• Maintain a thorough understanding of applicable federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations.

• Collaborate with HR leadership to review, update, and implement policies and procedures in alignment with evolving compliance requirements.

• Maintain accurate and compliant employee records in accordance with retention requirements.

Contingent Workforce Management Responsibilities:

• Oversee onboarding, extensions, and offboarding of contingent workers, including contractors, and temporary staff.

• Coordinate with staffing agencies and vendors to ensure accurate documentation, compliance with contractual terms, and adherence to federal and state labor regulations.

• Track and manage contingent worker assignments, ensuring timely renewals or terminations in alignment with business needs and compliance requirements.

• Maintain accurate records of contingent workforce activity in Workday and other HR systems.

• Partner with business leaders to forecast contingent staffing needs and ensure alignment with workforce planning strategies.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field preferred.

• 3+ years of experience in HR Operations, HR administration, or a related role, preferably within Financial Services.

• Strong knowledge of federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations, with proven experience applying compliance requirements to HR processes.

• Hands-on experience managing the full employee lifecycle.

• Proficiency with Workday and HR Service Now.

• Experience coordinating pre-employment verification processes.

• Strong organizational skills; effectively manages multiple priorities and meets deadlines.

• Excellent attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy.

• Effective communication and interpersonal skills; effectivelypartners across teams and builds strong working relationships.

• Problem-solving mindset with a focus on process improvement and operational efficiency.

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.

Expected annual base salary range:

Actual base salary within that range will be determined by several components including but not limited to the individual's experience, skills, qualifications and job location. For roles located outside of the US, please disregard the posted salary bands as these roles will follow a separate compensation process based on local market comparables.

Additional compensation: Base salary does not include other forms of compensation or benefits offered in connection with the advertised role.

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 email Human Resources at [email protected].

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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