Global Banking & Markets, Bangalore

Chief Underwriting Office (CUO) / Relationship Lending Group (RLG)

Analyst

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is a leading global financial services firm providing investment banking, securities and investment management services to a substantial and diversified client base that includes corporations, financial institutions, governments and high-net-worth individuals. The firm is headquartered in New York and maintains offices in London, Frankfurt, Tokyo, Bangalore, Hong Kong and other major financial centres around the world.

Divisional Overview:

The Global Banking & Markets Division (GBM) strives to provide best-in-class advice and execution excellence on complex transactions across mergers and acquisitions and financing (including equity offerings, debt issuances and derivative transactions). The Transaction Execution & Risk Management team (TERM) within GBM’s Capital Solutions Group is responsible for risk management and quality control of debt and equity underwritings globally, which include deal commitments, relationship loans and best-efforts debt financings.

Role Overview:

The Chief Underwriting Office (CUO) and the Relationship Lending Group (RLG) are teams within TERM. The ideal candidate will work across both teams, workingclosely with Investment Banking client coverage, Debt Capital Markets, Operations, Legal, Credit Risk and various internal and external stakeholders.

As part of the RLG team you will be responsible for portfolio risk management of the Firm’s on-balance sheet lending commitments. As part of the CUO team you will assist in all functions of the role with particular focus on transaction memo review, committee administration, and data analysis/reporting. Across both functions there will be significant interaction with Financing Group bankers as well as with Control areas of the firm, particularly Credit Risk and Legal. There will also be periodic projects and presentations.

Job Responsibilities:

You will work closely with IBD Risk, IBD Strats, and global RLG on ongoing portfolio management and hedging projects, as well as with CUO and financing deal teams on Capital Committee review.

• Assist in the ongoing management of a structured credit hedge; responsibilities include regular portfolio replenishments, trade bookings, interest computations, and detailed monthly/quarterly reports to investors
• Serve as the primary point of contact for portfolio queries from investors, external trade counterparties, internal stakeholders and senior management
• Produce regular and ad-hoc portfolio reviews to internal and external stakeholders
• Advising IBD deal teams on the necessary approvals and actions required through the Capital Committee approval process to ensure a seamless review and approval flow
• Preparation of Committee agendas and minutes, documenting and distributing committee decisions and follow ups; tracking Capital Committee follow-up completion
• Assisting in regulatory requests and prepare relevant reports and presentations for APAC management

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in finance, accounting or related field
• Minimum 2 years of experience in financial services; preferably in Debt Capital Markets, Credit Risk, Corporate Lending or Debt Underwriting
• Working knowledge of structured finance products and credit hedging
• Interest in and knowledge of APAC loan/bond markets
• Experience navigating Bloomberg, Reuters Eikon and Loan Connector
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills; ability to interact with internal and external parties, articulating complex information in a clear and concise manner
• Proactive nature with strong analytical and organizational skills; ability to manage multiple tasks and competing work streams in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment
• Accurate and detail-oriented with sound judgment and integrity