Asset & Wealth Management About Goldman Sachs: Goldman Sachs Asset Management is one of the world’s leading asset managers with over $2 trillion in assets under supervision. As a primary investment area within Goldman Sachs, we provide investment and advisory services for pension plans, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, endowments, foundations, financial advisors, and individuals.

Alternatives Product Strategy & Development is part of the Client Solutions Group (CSG) within Asset & Wealth Management (AWM). We are seeking a highly driven and detail-oriented Associate to join our growing team in New York. Alternatives Asset Management is a strategic growth area for our firm, representing a critical component of our long-term vision and commitment to providing innovative investment solutions for our clients. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a dynamic and expanding area of AWM, developing market intelligence materials and creating financial models for new and existing products.

Principal Responsibilities

• Support development of financial models for new and existing funds (from idea generation to look-back)
• Produce and update market intelligence materials covering competitors data across all regions, asset classes and channels
• Utilize new technology and processes to maintain and develop fund analyses looking between others at pricing, performance, revenue, expenses and asset availability
• Collaborate closely with internal stakeholders such as investment team, distribution, legal, fund management, operations, compliance, controllers and tax to develop and execute product strategy and development projects
• Effectively articulate the conclusions of the market intelligence and data analysis conducted by the product strategy and development team
• Document and develop team processes and procedures
• Respond to questions internally from senior management and salespeople across all sales channels (private wealth, institutional, third-party distribution) related to the platform
• Longer-term, support the Alternatives Product Strategy and Development team with all aspects of the ideation, design and monitoring cycle for Alternative products

Qualifications

• College graduate with major in Finance, Engineering, Mathematics, and Physics.
• Experience Required: 2-4 years of work experience in a fast-paced, self-driven role. Prior experience in Asset Management, Investment Banking, or Investing preferred
• Excellent numerical skills. Prior experience in financial modelling preferred
• Highly motivated self-starter with a strong work ethic and ability to drive processes forward
• Strong interest in private markets
• Excellent communication (written and oral), analytical and interpersonal skills
• Strong organizational skills to balance and prioritize multiple, and often simultaneous, projects
• Able to deliver high volume of quality work within tight timeframes
• Attention to detail—proven experience of delivering high levels of accuracy
• Avid learner who desires to continuously grow and develop
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Excel, Power

Point and Word:

• Candidate must be a team player and self-motivated, demonstrating a willingness to take on more responsibility over time