VP, Internal Audit

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. Follow @blackstone on LinkedIn, X (Twitter), and Instagram. 

Job Description:

Blackstone Internal Audit provides independent assurance to executive management and the Blackstone Audit Committee regarding the effectiveness of the Firm’s governance, risk management, and internal control processes. Additionally, BXIA facilitates Blackstone’s SOX Compliance Program by providing oversight, expertise, and support with management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal controls over financial reporting. We are seeking a highly motivated VP to lead the Bangalore-based internal audit, SOX and risk advisory activities, providing oversight of deliverables, talent development, stakeholder engagement, and transformation initiatives. The VP will play a critical role in strengthening the Firm’s control environment through a risk-based approach to assurance, while supporting broader Internal Audit objectives and enterprise-wide governance initiatives.

Key Responsibilities: The BXIA VP will drive key activities undertaken by the Center of Excellence (COE) Internal Audit and SOX teams.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• BXIA COE Team Lead: Lead our COE team of captive and third-party resources in delivery of internal audit, SOX, risk advisory, and audit operations activities, demonstrating accountability and ownership of key deliverables of the team.
• Audit Execution Oversight: Support delivery and oversight of COE internal audit activities, including execution of risk-based audits of business, enterprise, and technology processes across Blackstone's global businesses.
• SOX Program Execution Oversight: Support delivery and oversight of COE SOX program execution activities across each phase of the program, including, planning, documentation, testing and reporting.
• Audit Operations Oversight: Oversee the delivery of audit operations support delivered by the COE, including analytics, dashboards, AI use case development, automation, and operational reporting.
• Quality Review of Deliverables: Oversee the quality and consistency of controls testing, documentation, and related assurance activities performed by the COE across Internal Audit, SOX, risk advisory, and special projects, ensuring adherence to methodology, quality standards, and continuous improvement objectives.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Build relationships with key stakeholders; understand their operating and risk environments and serve as a trusted point of contact.
• Innovation & Strategic Initiatives: Drive operational improvements across the COE while supporting key departmental initiatives and overseeing COE resources contributing to strategic projects and special initiatives.
• Team & Talent Development: Drive a high-performance, values-based team culture by motivating, mentoring, coaching, skill-based training and developing team members in alignment with Blackstone principles.
• COE Operations, Resource & Project Management Oversight: Lead resource allocation, capacity planning, project prioritization and delivery monitoring across COE to ensure resources are deployed effectively, priorities are met, risks are escalated, and deliverables are completed timely and in accordance with established expectations.
• Global BXIA Team Partnership: Partner strategically with the Global Internal Audit team by defining the COE team’s objectives in alignment with BXIA’s broader strategy, vision, and operating model.

Qualifications: Blackstone seeks to hire individuals who are highly motivated, intelligently curious, and have demonstrated excellence in their prior endeavors. The ideal candidate will bring a passion for building and leading a top-tier Controls, Risk, and Assurance Center of Excellence, deep expertise in internal audit, SOX, risk management, and controls, a selfstarter mentality, and the ability to independently solve complex problems. Strong communication, project management, stakeholder management, and attention to detail are equally important as technical expertise. Successful candidates will have the following attributes:

• Educated: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Accounting, Finance or related field. CPA preferred; MBA, CIA, CFA, or CISA a plus.
• Experienced: 12+ years of external audit and/or internal audit experience within the Big Four, a similarly recognized global public accounting or consulting firm, or global financial services organization. Additional experience with SOX compliance is preferred.
• Technically Proficient: Demonstrated understanding and practical application of risk and control frameworks (e.g., IIA Standards, ICFR requirements, COSO framework, GAAP).
• Proven Leader: Experience leading teams and managing global or shared-service delivery models, with a strong focus on developing junior talent, fostering team cohesion, and operating effectively within a US-based global organization.
• Sound Judgement: Demonstrated ability to exercise sound risk-based judgment, prioritize competing risks and business needs, and effectively manage upward through timely communication and escalation of significant issues, risks, and decisions.
• Curious & Self-Directed: Ability to stay informed on industry best practices, technology, global markets, and internal audit and ICFR practices; operates with a high degree of autonomy and sound judgment. • Integrity-Driven: Committed to the highest personal and professional standards.
• Analytically Sound: Strong problem-solving and critical thinking skills; transformation initiatives, data analytics experience, data visualization tools or audit testing and risk monitoring a plus.
• Project Management & Quality Focused: Strong project management skills with a proven ability to lead complex initiatives, coordinate stakeholders, manage competing priorities, and deliver high-quality results with attention to detail.
• Interpersonally Skilled: Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to present complex technical topics clearly and influence and engage senior stakeholders across global teams.

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.

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.

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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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