Portfolio Cybersecurity Technical Advisor, VP - Blackstone Technology & Innovations

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Business Unit Overview:

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, iterative 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.

The Role:

The Portfolio Cybersecurity Technical Advisor is an exciting opportunity to positively impact a wide range of companies. This role is designed to provide technical depth and solutions across our program that measures and advises on the security posture of Blackstone’s global portfolio of companies.

As a Technical Advisor on the team, you will be the go-to person to advise companies on the implementation of technical solutions, evaluating vendor solutions to be used by portfolio company security teams, and extending our data collection and modeling stack. With our community of peer security professionals, you will share knowledge on leading practices, current threats, and assist companies in selecting the right products to fit their needs. Finally, you will contribute technical expertise to due diligence and crisis response as needed. Our work is a mix of hands-on program operations and advisory responsibilities that requires exceptional communication skills in order to interact with a range of technical stakeholders.

Job Functions:

• Use our methodology to drive measurable cyber improvements across sections of the portfolio

• Counsel and share knowledge about our methodology with senior executives and peers

• Interface directly with CISOs to advise on strategy, toolsets, and threats

• Go deep in technical assessments to identify blind spots and remediate them

• Perform briefings about cybersecurity best practices to company leadership and technical teams

• Develop relationships with third parties to facilitate the remediation of gaps

• Extend our data collection and reporting stack to deliver business intelligence to our customers

• Identify and implement new ways to monitor the portfolio for technical cyber risks

• Own and drive select program functions as assigned

Qualifications:

• B.S. in Computer Science, Engineering, Cybersecurity, or related technology field. M.S. a plus

• Minimum 5 years of experience in a mix of hands-on and advisory/leadership cyber roles

• Broad subject-matter experience and ability to field discussions across the spectrum of cybersecurity, whether technical or strategic

• Prior consultative/internal experience with senior technical and non-technical executives

• Prior experience in varied security program operations. Offensive security experience a plus

• Possesses a depth of opinion on one or more security topics or technologies demonstrated by personal, community research, or professional work experience

• Self-starter, ability to prioritize work, and propose and implement improvements

• Highly effective communicator both verbally and in writing

• Strong time management skills and entrepreneurial attitude

• Desire to work in a small team in a hands-on way

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:

$110,000 - $225,000

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.

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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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