Office Manager, Paris

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Job Title: Office Manager / Executive Assistant

Employer: Blackstone Europe Fund Management SARL France

Position: Full-Time

Location: Paris

Office Management

o Day to day management of the facilities:

- Manage the office condition and arrange necessary repairs
- Organize the office layout and order stationery and equipment
- Contacts with the landlord and the building management company
- Manage contract and price negotiations with office vendors, service providers
- Address employees queries regarding office management issues
- Liaise with facility management vendors, including cleaning, catering and security services, IT services
- Coordinate with the Global Corporate Services department in London
- Assist in the onboarding process for new hires

Team management
- Receptionist
- _ Maitre d’hôtel_
- Cleaning staff: 1 person on site all day

Executive Assistant to the French Chairman

Provide high level support to the French Chairman:

- Manage calendar: meetings, calls, travels etc.
- Manage expenses related to the Chairman's Backstone activities
- Maintain contacts with high Government officials and Corporate executives' private offices
- Liaise with Blackstone's Management offices, especially in New York and London

**Qualifications**:

- Thrives in a high-pressure environment
- Ability to act autonomously when appropriate and know when to escalate matters
- Strong communication skills; highly organized with strong attention to detail
- Team player - energetic, enthusiastic and personable
- Ability to multi-task and prioritize completing tasks and meeting deadlines
- Perform duties with the highest level of confidentiality and integrity
- Experience with coordinating travel arrangements.
- Strong Microsoft Office skills
- Fluent in English, both written and oral

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.

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.