Asset & Wealth Management, Portfolio Strategy & Risk Management, Vice President

ASSET MANAGEMENT

A career with Goldman Sachs Asset Management is an opportunity to help clients across the globe realize their potential, while you discover your own. As part of one of the world's leading asset managers, you can expect to participate in exciting investment opportunities while collaborating with talented colleagues from all asset classes and regions, and building meaningful relationships with your clients. Working in a culture that values integrity and transparency, you will be part of a diverse team that is passionate about our craft, our clients, and building sustainable success. Goldman Sachs is one of the leading investors in alternatives globally and invests in the full spectrum of alternatives including private equity, growth equity, private credit, real estate, infrastructure, hedge funds and sustainability. Clients access these solutions through direct strategies, customized partnerships, and open-architecture programs. The alternative investments platform is part of Goldman Sachs Asset Management, which delivers investment and advisory services across public and private markets for the world's leading institutions, financial advisors and individuals. Goldman Sachs has over $2.8 trillion in assets under supervision globally as of December 31, 2023.

BUSINESS OVERVIEW

The External Investing Group ("XIG") provides investors with investment and advisory solutions, across leading hedge fund managers, private equity funds, real estate managers, public equity strategies and fixed income strategies. XIG manages globally diversified programs, targeted sector-specific strategies, customized portfolios, and a range of advisory services. Our investors access opportunities through new fund commitments, fund-of-fund investments, strategic partnerships, secondary-market investments, co-investments, and seed-capital investments. With over 350 professionals across 11 offices around the world, XIG provides manager diligence, portfolio construction, risk management, and liquidity solutions to investors, drawing on Goldman Sachs' market insights and risk management expertise. We extend these global capabilities to the world's leading sovereign wealth funds, pension plans, governments, financial institutions, endowments, foundations, and family offices, for which we invest or advise on over $300 billion of alternative investments, public equity strategies and fixed income strategies.

Responsibilities

• Develop and publish private markets investment research content; lead cross-collaboration between quantitative, deal and sales team to synthesize insights and key findings

• Perform statistical analysis to develop private markets outlook. Integrate outlook into private markets modeling assumptions

• Collaborate with engineering in the development and continuous evolution of proprietary asset allocation and portfolio construction models

• Leverage proprietary data to develop technology to support data-driven portfolio management, partner with engineering and quant teams to develop and refine proprietary models and tools

• Lead portfolio and risk management strategic initiatives including but not limited to quantitative research and data enhancements

Qualifications

• At least 10 years of experience in a highly analytical role in asset management or investment banking, with a minimum of 5 years in private equity

• Strong working knowledge of private markets asset allocation, portfolio management and investing

• Advanced degree in Finance, Economics, a related quantitative field, or equivalent professional experience

• Demonstrated expertise in predictive modeling or statistical analysis within the financial sector

• Excellent analytical, quantitative, and problem-solving skills, with demonstrated research ability and data visualization

• Strong writing and oral communication skills, capable of articulating complex findings to a non-technical audience, including senior leadership

• A strategic mindset and leadership capabilities, with a deep interest in investment management and a creative, action-oriented approach to problem-solving

• Excellent time, people, and project management skills

• Ability to work effectively as part of a global team

Salary Range

The expected base salary for this New York, New York, United States-based position is $125000-$290000. In addition, you may be eligible for a discretionary bonus if you are an active employee as of fiscal year-end.

Benefits

Goldman Sachs is committed to providing our people with valuable and competitive benefits and wellness offerings, as it is a core part of providing a strong overall employee experience. A summary of these offerings, which are generally available to active, non-temporary, full-time and part-time US employees who work at least 20 hours per week, can be found here.