Asset & Wealth Management, External Investing Group (XIG), Public Strategies - Fixed Income, Vice President

Asset & Wealth Management

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 $2 trillion in assets under supervision, 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 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.

Vice President – Fixed Income

The XIG (External Investing Group) has close to 400 professionals across 13 offices around the world, and provides manager diligence, portfolio construction, risk management, and liquidity solutions to investors, drawing on Goldman Sachs’ market insights and risk management expertise. 

 

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Source and evaluate public market fixed income investment managers and strategies for use across institutional and high-net-worth client portfolios
• Lead and participate in the manager selection process, including due diligence visits and calls with new and existing fixed income strategies
• Work within smaller teams to prepare investment memorandums and present recommendations to the team’s Investment Committee
• Lead and participate in portfolio construction activities 
• Write research and commentary on manager-level and market-level performance and related topics
• Lead and contribute to a range of group-wide activities including client-related investment projects, various research publications, and business development initiatives
• For all of these activities, work in conjunction with the other areas of the group and broader Firm, including the client, risk management, legal, compliance and technology teams 

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 7 years of experience in financial markets, investment management, and/or public markets investing
• Sound investment judgment and outstanding numerical and analytical skills
• Strong presentation and communication skills enabling the candidate to make robust recommendations to the Investment Committee and interact effectively with third parties
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Aptitude to manage multiple tasks by demonstrating project planning, organization, and time management skills
• CFA or MBA preferred