IMD, GSAM, QIS Client Portfolio Management, 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.

The GSAM Quantitative Investment Strategies (QIS) team manages over $55 billion across a variety of mandates including institutional portfolios, mutual funds and hedge funds, using sophisticated quantitative models that have been developed in an
innovative research environment. The group is one of the largest direct quantitative managers in the world, and is recognized as an industry leader in quantitative portfolio management techniques. The team manages exposures to global stock, bond, currency and commodity markets to generate excess return, or alpha, for clients portfolios. As one of the longest-running quantitative teams in the industry, QIS has developed a strong reputation for innovation, excellence, teamwork and camaraderie.

The QIS Client Portfolio Management team is effectively the public face of the QIS business, responsible for client engagement, new product development, business strategy and planning, client communications and the ongoing development of marketing materials. Moreover, team members are responsible for communicating the investment process to potential clients, interpreting portfolio performance and analytics for existing clients, and serving as the bridge between our investment process and portfolio managers with clients both internal and external to GSAM. The Client Portfolio Management team also works closely with other areas of the firm, including institutional and private wealth sales, client service, risk and performance analytics, marketing, communications, legal and compliance.

The Associate within the QIS Client Portfolio Management team is responsible for helping to position products across all asset classes to new and prospective clients alongside the TPD and Institutional sales force. This individual would be integral in the prioritization of focused sales strategy and marketing campaigns for both new and existing products globally.  All
team members are expected to stay fully engaged with the ongoing research and trading developments of the business in order to more effectively communicate to clients and relationship managers. Team members should have a quantitative orientation and be
comfortable with numbers/statistics, and at the same time possess excellent communication skills, both written and verbal. Team members will also gain a broad-based understanding of the asset management business and hedge fund industry through interacting with a variety of teams and clients across the division.

Responsibilities:
• Serve as a product expert on QIS investment products and hedge funds to both internal and external clients of GSAM.
• Educate internal and external groups on focused products
• Monitor feedback and highlight opportunities with persistent follow-up
• Work with team members to identify client solutions/products to market
• Work with investment team to develop product
• Conduct competitive analyses, peer group analyses and overall market research
• Work closely with sales force and prepare relevant marketing materials

Basic Qualifications:
• Minimum 3 years relevant work experience during which time the candidate will have gained a strong understanding of all asset classes
• Strong preference and experience in pitching to and advising clients
• Excellent verbal, presentation and written communication skills
• Quantitative orientation; finance and statistics knowledge
• Detail orientation, organizational skills, initiative, motivation and a strong work ethic
• Programing and data analysis skills
• Integrity and the ability to thrive in a team environment
• Strong interest in the financial markets and good investment sense/commercial instinct
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and think clearly under pressure
• Creativity and problem-solving skills
• This position requires extensive travel

Goldman Sachs is an equal opportunity employer. © The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 2015. All rights reserved.

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