Software Engineering Manager, SVP - Finance and Operations Technology

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. 

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 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 fast paced and entrepreneurial – our open, iterative design processes and rapid pace of development mean 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, and we are critical to the firm maintaining its competitive edge.

Job Summary

We are seeking a hands-on Senior Vice President, Engineering Manager to lead Finance and Operations Technology platforms. The role owns architecture, delivery, and platform reliability for enterprise-grade finance systems, including process automation, data infrastructure, and integrations with the firm’s general ledger ecosystem.

The ideal candidate operates as a player-coach: leading engineers, partnering with business stakeholders, guiding technical direction, and staying close enough to the work to unblock teams and solve complex problems.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead engineering strategy, architecture, delivery, scalability, reliability, and operational performance for Finance and Operations Technology platforms.

• Drive the technical design and implementation of proprietary finance oversight and process automation systems supporting accounting, fund operations, reporting, and regulatory workflows.

• Partner with Finance, Treasury, Operations, Data Engineering, and technology stakeholders to shape requirements, priorities, and roadmap trade-offs.

•  Operate as a player-coach by managing and mentoring engineers while remaining hands-on in solution design, architecture reviews, delivery planning, and complex problem solving.

• Establish and enforce engineering best practices across system design, code quality, CI/CD, testing automation, observability, security, and production operations.

• Drive modernization initiatives across cloud, microservices, APIs, workflow orchestration, and distributed systems architecture.

• Oversee integration across general ledger platforms, data warehouses, ETL pipelines, reporting infrastructure, and downstream operational systems.

• Collaborate with Information Security and Risk teams to ensure platforms meet internal controls, audit requirements, regulatory standards, and cybersecurity best practices.

• Improve operational maturity through monitoring, incident management, performance optimization, capacity planning, and disaster recovery readiness.

• Recruit, retain, and develop top engineering talent while creating strong career development pathways across the organization.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in software engineering, enterprise platform development, or financial systems technology, including significant engineering leadership experience.

• Proven experience leading teams that deliver enterprise-grade finance, accounting, treasury, or fund operations technology platforms.

• Strong hands-on background in application architecture, distributed systems, APIs, cloud-native development, platform engineering, and modern delivery practices.

• Experience managing senior stakeholder expectations, clarify ambiguity, and make pragmatic trade-offs while maintaining technical reliability.

• Deep understanding of enterprise systems integration, including general ledger platforms, ETL frameworks, data warehousing technologies, and financial reporting systems.

• Strong knowledge of CI/CD, infrastructure as code, automated testing, observability, DevSecOps, and production operations.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical field; advanced degree preferred.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in private equity, asset management, alternative investments, or financial services.

• Familiarity with fund accounting, treasury operations, financial controls, and regulatory reporting.

• Experience with modern cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.

• Background working with enterprise financial platforms such as SAP, Oracle Financials, Workday Financials, or proprietary ledger systems.

• Experience leading globally distributed engineering organizations and large-scale technology transformation programs.

• Strong understanding of data governance, financial controls, and enterprise security frameworks.

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:

$176,250 - $250,000

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 and benefits offered in connection with the role consist of comprehensive health benefits, including but not limited to medical, dental, vision, and FSA benefits; paid time off; life insurance; 401(k) plan; and discretionary bonuses. Certain employees may also be eligible for equity and other incentive compensation at Blackstone’s 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.

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).

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.

To submit your application please complete the form below. Fields marked with a red asterisk * must be completed to be considered for employment (although some can be answered "prefer not to say"). Failure to provide this information may compromise the follow-up of your application. When you have finished click Submit at the bottom of this form.