Asset & Wealth Management, Alternatives Product Strategy & Development, Associate, New York

Summary

**Job Description** **Asset \& Wealth Management** **About Goldman Sachs:** Goldman Sachs Asset Management is one of the world’s leading asset managers with over $2 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 Product Strategy \& Development** is part of the Client Solutions Group (CSG) within Asset \& Wealth Management (AWM). We are seeking a highly driven and detail\-oriented Associate to join our growing team in New York. Alternatives Asset Management is a strategic growth area for our firm, representing a critical component of our long\-term vision and commitment to providing innovative investment solutions for our clients. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a dynamic and expanding area of AWM, developing market intelligence materials and creating financial models for new and existing products. **Principal Responsibilities** * Support development of financial models for new and existing funds (from idea generation to look\-back) * Produce and update market intelligence materials covering competitors data across all regions, asset classes and channels * Utilize new technology and processes to maintain and develop fund analyses looking between others at pricing, performance, revenue, expenses and asset availability * Collaborate closely with internal stakeholders such as investment team, distribution, legal, fund management, operations, compliance, controllers and tax to develop and execute product strategy and development projects * Effectively articulate the conclusions of the market intelligence and data analysis conducted by the product strategy and development team * Document and develop team processes and procedures * Respond to questions internally from senior management and salespeople across all sales channels (private wealth, institutional, third\-party distribution) related to the platform * Longer\-term, support the Alternatives Product Strategy and Development team with all aspects of the ideation, design and monitoring cycle for Alternative products **Qualifications** * College graduate with major in Finance, Engineering, Mathematics, and Physics. * Experience Required: 2\-4 years of work experience in a fast\-paced, self\-driven role. Prior experience in Asset Management, Investment Banking, or Investing preferred * Excellent numerical skills. Prior experience in financial modelling preferred * Highly motivated self\-starter with a strong work ethic and ability to drive processes forward * Strong interest in private markets * Excellent communication (written and oral), analytical and interpersonal skills * Strong organizational skills to balance and prioritize multiple, and often simultaneous, projects * Able to deliver high volume of quality work within tight timeframes * Attention to detail—proven experience of delivering high levels of accuracy * Avid learner who desires to continuously grow and develop * Highly proficient in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word * Candidate must be a team player and self\-motivated, demonstrating a willingness to take on more responsibility over time