Goldman Sachs Alternatives Alternatives Capital Formation – Asset Backed Finance (ABF) Vice President London
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13 hours ago
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Job Summary
Goldman Sachs Asset Management is one of the worlds leading asset managers with over $3 trillion in assets under supervision. As a 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.
Alternatives Capital Formation (ACF) is a part of the Client Solutions Group (CSG) within Asset & Wealth Management (AWM). ACF manages capital raising and strategy for alternatives investments across the full spectrum of alternatives including private equity private credit real estate infrastructure growth equity sustainability secondaries GP stakes and hedge funds / liquid alternatives. Within ACF team members work within product verticals and collaborate across alternatives strategies to identify portfolio-wide solutions. They also partner with other teams within ACF and across CSG investing teams and wealth management teams. Professional development initiatives provide opportunities to enhance expertise across all alternative investment products and to sharpen market knowledge from industry experts investing across the Firm. This specific role sits with ACF Private Credit Investment Grade team.
Principal Responsibilities
Individual would be responsible for helping to drive commercial strategy capital formation & client engagement initiatives across investment grade private credit strategies including asset finance IG corporate and IG infrastructure. This involves working in partnership with the Sales team to build and deepen client relationships through delivering market insights and product expertiseacross regions and client channels. Additional responsibilities include ability to:
- Effectively articulate to internal and external stakeholders the nuances of our ABF and private investment gradestrategies and the suitability to various investors portfolios
- Collaborate with stakeholders across ACF Sales and the firm to execute go-to-market strategies for our ABF and private investment grade strategies across EMEA working with Sales todefine target investor base(s) build plans of engagement strategise around roadblocksand coordinate on annual meeting preparation andconferences/events
- Lead development of marketing content and define strategic direction for funds/products in market.
- Lead and direct client due diligence processes from initial engagement to legal documentation and negotiations; involves close collaboration with legal colleagues to drive terms and manage side-letter negotiations.
- Frequent client engagement / meetings and with regularbusiness travel.
- As a senior member of the team work closely with junior members of the team and would be expected to help guide / direct response to various client inquiries including due diligence requests participation in RFPs performance and data analyses ongoing reporting and requests for portfolio updates amongst other ad hoc client requests and projects
- Coordinate closely with investment team and other internal stakeholders such as product R&D and adjacent product teamsto inform product strategy and development
- Respond to questions internally from senior management and sales channels related toour ABF and private investment grade offerings and client demand and trends across the region
Qualifications
- 8 to 10 years in a similar or related role within private marketsfundraising and investor relations
- Demonstrating a solutions-oriented mindsetand versatility across a range of topics
- Strong leadership skills including the ability to lead EMEA-wide ABF and investment grade private credit discussionsand manage existing investor relations
- Excellent communication (written and oral) analytical and interpersonal skills
- Strong relationship building skills for use with both clients and internal stakeholders
- Strong leadership skills including the ability to lead EMEA-wide private credit discussionsand manage existing investor relations
- Strong organizational skills and ability to step in and lead on an wide range of deliverables with a high quality of work withintight timeframes often including multiple simultaneous projects
- Attention to detailproven experience of delivering high levels of accuracy
- Willingness and desire to train and mentor junior members of team as well as contribute to and foster a positive and motivating team environment
- Candidate must be a team player and self-motivated demonstrating a willingness to take on more responsibility over time
Additional European languages are considered a positive
Required Experience:
Exec
Key Skills
- Forecasting
- Financial Services
- GAAP
- Accounting
- IFRS
- Regulatory Reporting
- Financial Analysis
- Financial Modeling
- Budgeting
- Financial Report Interpretation
- Financial Management
- Financial Planning
About Company
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is a leading global investment banking, securities, and asset and wealth management firm that provides a wide range of financial services.
