Goldman Sachs Alternatives, Growth Equity Investing, Associate, London

Bringing together traditional and alternative investments, Goldman Sachs Asset Management provides clients around the world with a dedicated partnership and focus on long‑term performance. As the primary investing area within Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS), we deliver investment and advisory services for the world’s leading institutions, financial advisors and individuals, drawing from our deeply connected global network and tailored expert insights, across every region and market—overseeing more than $2.8 trillion in assets under supervision worldwide as of December 31, 2023. Driven by a passion for our clients’ performance, we seek to build long‑term relationships based on conviction, sustainable outcomes, and shared success over time.

Growth Equity Investing

Goldman Sachs Asset Management invests in the full spectrum of alternatives, including private equity, growth equity, private credit, real estate and infrastructure. Since 2003 the Growth Equity business within Goldman Sachs Asset Management comprising more than 65 individuals has invested over $16 billion in companies led by visionary founders and CEOs. We focus exclusively on investments in growth stage and technology‑driven companies spanning multiple industries, including enterprise technology, financial technology and healthcare.

Responsibilities

• Sourcing, identifying and evaluating attractive investment themes and opportunities;
• Building relationships with management teams, senior advisors and external industry experts;
• Financing and closing investments as well as developing, monitoring and implementing value creation strategies at our existing portfolio companies;

We are looking for a team member who will thrive in a lean organization, operating in a fast‑moving, entrepreneurial environment.

Required Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification with an excellent academic and professional record;
• Between 2‑4 years of experience at a leading investment bank, strategy consulting firm and/or an investment role, ideally within the technology sector;
• Highly motivated, well‑rounded, team players passionate about investing and eager to build a long‑term career at Goldman Sachs;
• European language skills are strongly preferred;
• Intellectually curious about technology and growth equity investing, eager to learn about new concepts and committed to ongoing personal development;
• Entrepreneurial and tenacious, relentlessly working past obstacles to achieve exceptional outcomes, consistently taking the initiative to drive progress;
• Strong financial analysis and modelling experience with robust analytical and problem‑solving skills;
• Ability to interact and build relationships with a wide range of people, work effectively under pressure and keen to take on responsibility;
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills;

Locations

London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom

Benefits

We believe who you are makes you better at what you do. We are committed to fostering and advancing diversity and inclusion in our own workplace.

• Healthcare & Medical Services: We offer medical advocacy service for employees and family members facing critical health situations, counseling and referral services through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Global Medical, Security and Travel Assistance, and a Workplace Ergonomics Program. We also provide state‑of‑the‑art on‑site health centers in certain offices.
• Financial Wellness & Retirement: We assist employees in saving and planning for retirement, offer financial support for higher education and provide a number of benefits to help employees prepare for the unexpected. We offer live financial education and content on a variety of topics to address the spectrum of employees’ priorities.
• Health: We promote productive work‑life balance through generous vacation entitlements and a minimum of three weeks expected vacation usage each year, and we support employees with childcare centres, mother and baby rooms, homework rooms, and parental leave resources.
• Fitness: Some offices feature on‑site fitness centers. For eligible employees we typically reimburse fees paid for a fitness club membership or activity up to a pre‑approved amount.

About Goldman Sachs

At Goldman Sachs, we commit our people, capital and ideas to help our clients, shareholders and the communities we serve to grow. Founded in 1869, we are a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm. Headquartered in New York, we maintain offices around the world.