M365 Collaboration Engineer, AVP - BXTI Workplace Experience

Blackstone is the world’s largest alternative asset manager. We seek to create positive economic impact and long-term value for our investors, the companies we invest in, and the communities in which we work. We do this by using extraordinary people and flexible capital to help companies solve problems. Our $1.1 trillion in assets under management include investment vehicles focused on private equity, real estate, public debt and equity, infrastructure, life sciences, growth equity, opportunistic, non-investment grade credit, real assets and secondary funds, all on a global basis. Further information is available at www.blackstone.com. Follow @blackstone on LinkedIn, X, and Instagram.

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. 

Role

The Messaging and Collaboration Engineer is responsible for driving the design, evolution, and strategic direction of Blackstone’s global Messaging and Collaboration ecosystem. This role emphasizes architecture, engineering, and cross-functional partnership rather than routine operational support. The ideal candidate demonstrates strong capabilities in requirements gathering, solution design, and the implementation of robust, scalable, and secure collaboration services aligned with business objectives.

This position plays a critical role in shaping platform standards, advancing cloud-first strategies, and ensuring solutions are designed with high availability, disaster recovery, observability, and long-term sustainability in mind. Many of the services supported by this team include components across both Azure and AWS environments. Experience with these platforms, or a demonstrated willingness to learn them, is required.

Key Responsibilities

Architecture & Solution Design

• Lead requirements-gathering sessions with stakeholders to understand business needs and translate them into scalable technical solutions.

• Architect secure, resilient, and high-performing messaging and collaboration platforms with consideration for: High availability, Disaster recovery and business continuity, Monitoring, alerting, and system observability

• Design technical roadmaps and contribute to long-term strategy for Messaging and Collaboration services across Microsoft 365 and hybrid environments.

• Partner with Engineering, Security, and Architecture teams to develop and support global standards, governance, and lifecycle management practices.

Engineering & Implementation

• Engineer and deploy new capabilities across Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint Online, and related Microsoft 365 collaboration services.

• Develop automation and orchestration solutions to reduce operational overhead and support consistent, secure configuration management.

• Conduct design reviews, validate solution architecture, and ensure alignment with established technical best practices.

• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend enhancements to improve user experience, security posture, and platform efficiency.

Operational Enablement

• Develop and deliver operational documentation, training materials, runbooks, and knowledge resources for Service Desk and Operations teams.

• Provide advanced engineering support for complex or escalated issues while enabling operational teams to manage standard support workflows.

• Coordinate vendor escalations and maintain key technical relationships.

Governance & Compliance

• Define and support governance models for Teams lifecycle management, app permissions, SharePoint configurations, and broader Microsoft 365 security and compliance controls.

• Ensure solutions align with IT governance standards, information security policies, and applicable regulatory requirements.

The ideal candidate brings significant experience with enterprise messaging services and has contributed meaningfully to the design and implementation of large-scale collaboration platforms. Given the pace and complexity of the financial services environment, this role values adaptability, continuous learning, and thoughtful problem-solving alongside technical expertise.

Required Skills & Experience

• Demonstrated experience gathering business and technical requirements and translating them into detailed engineering designs.

• Proven experience designing highly available, resilient, and observable enterprise platforms.

• Experience with Microsoft 365 services, including but not limited to: Exchange Online, Microsoft Teams (governance, lifecycle management, app permissions),SharePoint Online (site architecture, integrations, automation)

• Knowledge of Microsoft 365 Security & Compliance capabilities, including Microsoft Purview (eDiscovery, retention, audit, and information governance).

• Understanding of Microsoft Entra External Identities, including B2B collaboration, guest access controls, and cross-tenant access.

• Hands-on experience with PowerShell and modern automation frameworks; familiarity with Microsoft Graph API is a plus.

• Experience designing or enhancing monitoring, alerting, and telemetry for cloud services.

• Familiarity with email security ecosystems (e.g., Proofpoint, Mimecast) and identity and security integrations.

• Strong communication skills in order to collaborate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Preferred Characteristics

• Demonstrates initiative and a continuous improvement mindset.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Highly collaborative and effective in cross-functional team environments.

• Organized, detail-oriented, and capable of managing multiple priorities.

• Adaptable in a dynamic environment and comfortable working through ambiguity.

• Demonstrates accountability and reliability in meeting commitments. 

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:

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.

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