IMD, GSAM, Insurance Strats, Analyst/Associate

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Job Summary & Responsibilities

Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) delivers innovative investment solutions through a global, multi-product platform that offers clients the advantages that come with working with a large firm, while maintaining the benefits of a boutique.  GSAM is one of the pre-eminent investment management organizations globally. Critical to the success of GSAM is our ability to leverage a global team of talented professionals to define solutions and lead change across the operational infrastructure.  

GSAM Insurance Asset Management provides innovative insurance solutions for life, property and casualty and reinsurance companies. The 60+ person global insurance team manages $168.2 billion in general account insurance assets for 140 clients across the globe.* Sales teams are responsible for selling a broad spectrum of products across all asset classes, including hedge funds, private equity, fixed income and equities. In addition, sales teams collaborate with clients on topics including asset allocation, risk budgeting and asset / liability management.

The Global Insurance Strategy Group designs and develops comprehensive investment management solutions customized to meet the investment objectives and relevant constraints of our global insurance clients. In particular, these solutions integrate asset-liability management (ALM) techniques and strategic asset allocation, while incorporating capital, tax, and regulatory constraints.

The group is looking for a Strategist to join the team. The Strategists use quantitative techniques and industry knowledge to develop real-world solutions for the group’s clients. The Strategists participate in meetings and presentations designed to build relationships and pursue commercial opportunities with institutional clients and prospects alongside other members from the group, the institutional marketing teams and portfolio teams. Common investment projects include: strategic asset allocation, asset-liability matching, tax and capital efficiency, and risk budgeting. The successful candidate is comfortable developing, utilizing, and explaining financial models to both technical and non-technical audiences.  

Responsibilities
• Design new investment strategies and frameworks
• Perform customized research and work with institutional clients to address their unique investment issues
• Prepare and deliver presentations for client meetings  
• Develop and maintain financial models, using object-oriented programming and other tools

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to grasp problems described by clients, formulate them clearly, and communicate the resulting analysis to clients with a wide-range of analytical and technical expertise
• Strong background in a quantitative discipline
• Programming skills
• Strong communications skills
• Language skills ( German, Italian ) are a plus
• Creativity, and problem-solving skills
• A self-starter, should have ability to work independently as well as thrive in a team environment
• Actuarial credentials and/or CFA a plus