Asset Management, Platform Management, Analyst / Associate, London

A career with Goldman Sachs Asset & Wealth 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 with over $3.14 trillion in assets under supervision globally, 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.

Bringing together traditional and alternative investments, Goldman Sachs Asset & Wealth Management provides clients around the world with a dedicated partnership and focus on long-term performance. As the primary investment area within Goldman Sachs, we provide investment and advisory services for pension plans, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, endowments, foundations, financial advisors and individuals. 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 Alternatives Portfolio Management Group is dedicated to optimizing investor performance and experience. The Platform Management team, within the Portfolio Management group, is focused on driving day-to-day portfolio decision-making. The Platform Management team partners with investment teams, capital markets, engineering and investor relations to achieve superior outcomes for AWM’s clients.

Platform Management consists of two roles:

• Fund Management: responsible for developing and executing liquidity strategies across private market portfolios, managing capital activity, analyzing deal allocations, recommending optimal deployment of investable capital in line with fund and firm guidelines, and conducting performance attribution analysis.
• Deal & Structuring Management: responsible for the ownership and maintenance of complex fund structures, including cash movement, deal allocations, foreign currency management, deal execution, and pipeline management.

Key Responsibilities and Activities:

• Perform daily liquidity management and prepare forecasts to evaluate current and projected funding needs.
• Develop liquidity recommendations and collaborate with stakeholders to execute capital activity and leverage facility actions.
• Conduct attribution analysis to break down historical portfolio returns and drive improvements in performance and risk management.
• Monitor investment guidelines and concentration limits, evaluate investment pacing, and analyze investable capital across actively investing funds and separately managed accounts.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to advise on fundraising and fund structure creation.
• Track, report, and analyze detailed performance metrics.
• Facilitate portfolio allocations, deal execution, deal closing, and harvesting activities.
• Partner with internal groups and external advisors to resolve legal, compliance, tax, accounting and operational matters.
• Drive fund and investment rebalancing across new fund launch closes.
• Coordinate with the fund management team on capital calls, cash distributions, and investor and regulatory reporting on fund performance.
• Support ad hoc requests from senior management, including data management, reporting and presentations.
• Assist in responding to compliance and regulatory inquiries.
• Create management presentations and prepare analyses in support of ad hoc requests.
• Support and advance technology initiatives related to the above responsibilities.

Required Experience:

• 1-4 years of experience in a financial services setting.
• Strong analytical orientation.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work across internal and external teams.
• Financial acumen to prepare cash flows and performance metrics that impact investor returns and product performance.
• Self-starter with strong desire to succeed in a fast paced, high pressure, results driven environment.
• Strong judgment and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently in a small team, exhibit initiative and be proactive.
• Collaborative team player.
• Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills.