AWM, GS Ayco, Head of Wealth Strategies Group, Managing Director- Albany at Goldman Sachs

OUR IMPACT

At Goldman Sachs Wealth Management, we are dedicated to empowering clients and customers globally to achieve their most ambitious financial aspirations. Our advisor-led businesses deliver sophisticated financial planning, bespoke investment management, comprehensive banking solutions, and strategic advice to a diverse clientele, including ultra-high-net-worth and high-net-worth individuals, family offices, foundations, endowments, and corporations. Complementing this, our innovative consumer business provides cutting-edge digital solutions that enable customers to optimize their spending, borrowing, investing, and saving. Our sustained growth is fueled by an unwavering commitment to our people, our clients, and the relentless pursuit of leading-edge technology, data-driven insights, and exceptional design.

Goldman Sachs Ayco:

Goldman Sachs Ayco stands as a premier partner for Fortune 1000 companies, collaborating to design and implement tailored financial planning programs that elevate the financial well-being of their entire workforce. Leveraging Ayco's distinguished 50-year legacy and the expansive resources of Goldman Sachs, we address the evolving financial needs of employees. We firmly believe that companies best serve their stakeholders and the broader economy when their employees possess clarity, understanding, and control over their financial lives. Ayco's expert advisors and technical specialists guide clients through education and practical implementation across seven critical financial disciplines, including comprehensive employee benefit planning, to help them achieve their personal financial goals.

YOUR IMPACT

We are looking for a dynamic leader to head up our Wealth Strategies Group which is focused on delivering wealth protection solutions through insurance, annuities and long-term care to Goldman Sachs Wealth Management clients. As a Goldman Sachs Managing Director, you will lead strategic initiatives across the firm with responsibility for business growth, team development, execution of corporate initiatives, adherence to corporate policies and procedures and management of business operations.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop and continuously improve the strategic plan for the insurance, annuity and long- term care business across all Goldman Sachs wealth advisory businesses
• Partner with leadership across the firm to ensure advisors and insurance/annuity specialists have the skills and tools necessary to meet the wealth protection needs of our clients
• Create a culture and management approach that emphasizes always being on the side of the client, adheres to the strictest standards of suitability, while achieving commercial outcomes that benefit those clients who choose to implement our advice
• Hire, develop and lead your team members, creating a culture of constant improvement in the areas of technical expertise and business development
• Meet with key clients and coordinate marketing efforts with other businesses across the broader firm in support of the integrated wealth platform
• Engage with industry regulatory bodies including FINRA, the SEC and state insurance authorities as well as Goldman Sachs internal control groups as required
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with the executive leadership of key carrier partners
• Execute policies and procedures in accordance with corporate guidelines
• Ensure adherence to corporate Quality Control and Compliance standards
• Work with Legal and Compliance groups to respond to client inquiries

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Deep knowledge and understanding of how insurance products; life, annuities and long-term care, are best leveraged in support of our high-net worth client’s wealth building and preservation goals
• Strong leader with a bias toward action and a track record of building out organizations and teams of the highest quality, integrity and client focused outcomes
• Passion for building culture and creating an environment that attracts, develops and retains distinctive talent
• Strong advocate for diversity and inclusion to meet the evolving needs of our clients and employees
• Possession of an advanced degree and/or relevant industry certifications
• Successful completion of required licensing and registrations, such as securities, advisory, tax, or insurance

ABOUT GOLDMAN SACHS

At Goldman Sachs, we commit our people, capital and ideas to help our clients, shareholders and the communities we serve to grow. Founded in 1869, we are a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm. Headquartered in New York, we maintain offices around the world.

We believe who you are makes you better at what you do. We're committed to fostering and advancing diversity and inclusion in our own workplace and beyond by ensuring every individual within our firm has a number of opportunities to grow professionally and personally, from our training and development opportunities and firmwide networks to benefits, wellness and personal finance offerings and mindfulness programs. Learn more about our culture, benefits, and people at GS.com/careers.

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