Asset & Wealth Management - Quantitative Strategist, Xig - Vice President - London in England

A career with Goldman Sachs Asset Management is an opportunity to help clients across the globe realize their potential, while you discover your own. As part of one of the world’s leading asset managers, you can expect to participate in exciting investment opportunities while collaborating with talented colleagues from all asset classes and regions, and building meaningful relationships with your clients. Working in a culture that values integrity and transparency, you will be part of a diverse team that is passionate about our craft, our clients, and building sustainable success.

Goldman Sachs is one of the leading investors in alternatives globally and invests in the full spectrum of alternatives including private equity, growth equity, private credit, real estate, infrastructure, hedge funds, and sustainability. Clients access these solutions through direct strategies, customized partnerships, and open-architecture programs. The alternative investments platform is part of Goldman Sachs Asset Management, which delivers investment and advisory services across public and private markets for the world’s leading institutions, financial advisors, and individuals.

The External Investing Group ("XIG") provides investors with investment and advisory solutions across leading private equity funds, hedge fund managers, real estate managers, public equity strategies, and fixed income strategies. XIG manages globally diversified programs, targeted sector-specific strategies, customized portfolios, and a range of advisory services. Our investors access opportunities through new fund commitments, fund-of-fund investments, strategic partnerships, secondary-market investments, co-investments, and seed-capital investments.

Within Asset Management, Strategists ("Strats") play important roles in research, valuation, portfolio construction, and risk-management analytics. A Strategist will apply quantitative and analytical methods to come up with solutions that are accurate, robust, and scalable. Strats are innovators and problem-solvers, building novel and creative solutions for manager selection, portfolio construction, and risk-management. You will develop advanced computational models, architectures, and applications to meet the challenges of a rapidly growing and evolving business.

Basic Qualifications:

• Outstanding background in a quantitative discipline, with excellent analytical, quantitative, and problem-solving skills, and demonstrated abilities in research and data visualization.
• Programming expertise in a scripting language (e.g. Python, R, Matlab).
• Strong general and technical communication skills, with an ability to effectively articulate complex financial and mathematical concepts.
• Creativity and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment.
• Minimum 5 years of applicable experience.

At Goldman Sachs, we commit our people, capital and ideas to help our clients, shareholders and the communities we serve to grow. 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.