VP – Product Tech Manager

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. 

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Firm Overview:
Blackstone is the world’s largest alternative asset manager. We seek to deliver compelling returns for institutional and individual investors by strengthening the companies in which we invest. Our more than 
$1.1 trillion in assets under management include global investment strategies focused on real estate, private equity, infrastructure, life sciences, growth equity, credit, real assets, secondaries and hedge funds. Further information is available at www.blackstone.com. Follow @blackstone on LinkedIn, X (Twitter), 
and Instagram.
Business Unit: Blackstone Technology & Innovations – India
Business Description:
Blackstone Technology & Innovations 
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 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. We are critical to the firm maintaining its competitive edge. 

Job Title: VP – Product Tech Manager
Job Description:
We are seeking an experienced Enterprise AI Product Manager (VP) with deep expertise in digital transformation and enterprise technology. This role will lead the delivery of strategic initiatives, including the onboarding and adoption of Enterprise AI tooling and the enablement of agentic automation. The ideal candidate will combine strong product management skills, Agile delivery expertise, and work cross-functionally with diverse stakeholders to deliver enable successful AI transformation.
Key Responsibilities
o Own the Enterprise AI product strategy and near-term roadmap, identifying highest value use cases and sequencing delivery to maximize business impact.
o Partner with stakeholders across the firm to lead end-to-end product discovery, aligning business needs, constraints, and strategic goals to determine Enterprise AI priorities, define problem statements, and translate agreed priorities into clear product outcomes and success measures.
o Run the delivery cadence for Enterprise AI initiatives (backlog, sprint planning, retros), ensuring predictable execution and transparent status across

stakeholders
o Author and maintain product requirements (PRDs), epics, and user stories defining AI 
workflows, model/feature requirements, data needs, and acceptance criteria (including quality and evaluation metrics where applicable).
o Establish and manage product governance for Enterprise AI(intake/prioritization, release readiness, dependency management, and risk tracking), partnering with Technology Risk, Legal, Compliance, and InfoSec to ensure responsible and compliant delivery.
o Deliver measurable productivity and experience improvements by embedding AI into Enterprise products. Synthesize progress, risks and outcomes into clear executive-level narratives. 
o Drive build/buy/partner decisions for AI capabilities (models, tooling, vendors), aligning with enterprise architecture and engineering standards to ensure scalability, reliability, and cost efficiency.
o Operate as a product leader—setting product standards, influencing cross functional teams without formal authority, and helping share future team structure and hiring as the Enterprise AI portfolio scales
Qualifications:
Blackstone seeks to hire individuals who work well in a team-driven working group, are highly motivated, intelligent, have sound judgment and have demonstrated excellence in prior endeavors. 
The successful candidate must have:
Required Skills and Experience:
o 10+ years of professional experience in financial services technology or enterprise applications, with a proven track record delivering digital transformation projects.
o Demonstrated success as a Product Manager leading complex AI technology initiatives, including enterprise-level technology.
o Deep expertise in Agile project management methodologies (Scrum, Kanban), with hands-on experience managing sprints, backlogs, and iterative delivery cycles.
o Excellent communication; skilled at articulating user needs and translating complex technical concepts into clear business language.
o Experience owning AI products in production, with strong understanding of AI concepts, cloud technologies, governance models, and change management best practices.
o Proven skills making trade-offs and managing resources and vendor relationships in high-stakes, regulated environments.
o Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and effectively anticipates and mitigates risks proactively.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, national origin or any other category protected by law.

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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.

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