Investment Risk & Compliance - Lead Analyst

Job Description

Job Title: Lead Analyst                                                                                             Location: Bangalore , India

 

Blackstone Credit & Insurance

 

Blackstone Credit & Insurance (“BXCI”) is one of the world’s leading credit investors. Our investments span the credit markets, including collateralized loan obligations, private investment grade, asset-based lending, public investment grade and high yield, sustainable resources, infrastructure debt, direct lending and opportunistic credit. We seek to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns for institutional and individual investors by offering companies capital needed to strengthen and grow their businesses. BXCI is also a leading provider of investment management services for insurers, helping those companies better deliver for policyholders through our world-class capabilities in investment grade private credit.

 

Role Overview

 

The Manager will oversee mandate compliance monitoring, process improvement, and stakeholder reporting across BXCI’s diverse investment strategies. This role requires deep expertise in structured products, regulatory compliance, and operational risk management, with a focus on accuracy, timeliness, and strategic process improvement.

 

Key Responsibilities

•  Build and maintain monitoring systems for portfolios across structured products and other asset classes, ensuring compliance with legal, regulatory, guideline, and indenture requirements.

•  Conduct frequent portfolio reviews and perform cash and position reconciliations with trustees and service providers to ensure data integrity.

• Translate complex investment guidelines and deal documentation into logic ‑ based rules for automated pre ‑ and post ‑ trade compliance monitoring.

•  Execute hypothetical trades to validate compliance with credit agreements and proactively identify potential breaches.

•  Manage structured product cash flows, including interest payments, principal repayments, expenses, and waterfall components.

•  Deliver daily, monthly, and quarterly compliance reports to portfolio managers, investors, trustees, boards, and rating agencies.

•  Investigate and resolve compliance breaches promptly, coordinating with internal teams and external parties.

• Drive continuous improvement in operational processes, internal controls, data governance, and reconciliation practices.

• Build strong relationships with portfolio managers, operations teams, trustees, legal counsel, and rating agencies as a key point of contact for compliance matters.

• €€€€€€€ Support post ‑ trade compliance monitoring activities and ensure all operational reviews and controls are completed for audit readiness, including SOC 1.

•  Serve as liaison across Portfolio Management, Legal & Compliance, Operations, trustees, and service providers to facilitate issue resolution and transaction execution.

• Lead or support audit preparation and regulatory reviews, ensuring documentation and controls meet required standards.

• Monitor regulatory and industry developments and update compliance programs accordingly.

•  Mentor and support compliance team members, fostering a high ‑ performance and risk ‑ aware culture.

 

 

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree or CFA/FRM/CAIA preferred.

• 5+ years of relevant experience in operations, compliance, or portfolio monitoring within banking, trustees, or asset management.

• Expertise in guideline monitoring or coding in compliance systems (e.g., Charles River, Bloomberg AIM, LZ Sentinel, Aladdin, Clearwater Analytics, Solvas Solutions or proprietary systems).

•  Experience with database querying and large data set analysis preferred.

• Proven leadership experience managing teams and multiple projects under tight timelines.

• Strong decision-making skills with a track record of process improvement.

•  Ability to thrive in a lean, high-pressure environment.

•  Strong work ethic, intellectual curiosity, and collaborative mindset.