Asset & Wealth Management, Institutional Sales, Client Relationship Associate, New York

Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) is one of the world’s leading investment managers. With more than 40,000 professionals worldwide, GSAM provides institutional and individual investors with investment and advisory solutions, with strategies spanning asset classes, industries and geographies. Our investment teams represent over 1,700 investment professionals, capitalizing on the market insights, risk management expertise and technology of Goldman Sachs. We extend these global capabilities to the world’s leading pension plans, sovereign wealth funds, central banks, insurance companies, financial institutions, endowments, foundations, individuals and family offices, for whom we invest or advise on more than $2 trillion of assets under management.

The Canada Client Solutions team markets GSAM’s investment products and services to institutional clients in the region. The focus is on building and maintaining long-term client relationships and communicating key themes from the firm’s leading investment professionals. The Canada client business provides investment solutions across all major asset classes (e.g., fixed income, equities and alternatives) and products including separate accounts, co-mingled vehicles and alternative investments. 

 Associate role’s responsibilities and qualifications:

 Responsibilities:  

• Work closely with senior team members to enhance, develop and retain existing client relationships through excellent client service 
• Work with senior team members to develop and execute strategic plans for each client, outlining a service plan, specific deliverables and cross selling opportunities
• Build and develop relationships with existing clients with the goal to independently interact and manage own client service relationships 
• Ensure all reoccurring and bespoke client requests, including all reporting deliverables, are accurate and met on a timely basis 
• Coordinate ongoing client account maintenance items (e.g. cash flows, account updates, guideline changes, client organizational changes, etc.) 
• Partner with Portfolio / Product Manager(s) to prepare/review materials and lead portfolio review meetings 
• Identify and escalate sensitive client issues to senior team members; coordinate a timely response to the client 
• Coordinate with key stakeholders across the Division, including Portfolio Managers, Operations, Compliance, Legal, Technology and Product Managers with a common goal of ensuring clients' needs are met 
• Partner with senior team members to coordinate prospect pitches, product presentations, requests for proposals (RFPs) and identify new business opportunities 

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree required; 3-5 years of work experience at an asset management firm or other financial services organization 
• Fluent in English (French language skills are a plus but not required)
• Knowledge of, and passion for, the asset management business and capital markets 
• Highly organized with exceptional attention to detail and excellent time management skills 
• Positive attitude and strong work ethic 
• Strong interpersonal skills: Ability to build trust and confidence of colleagues, strengthen relationships through ongoing dialogue and interactions, and collaborate well with others internally to meet client needs 
• Strong written and oral communication skills 
• Ability to work well in a fast-paced team environment 
• Strong skills in MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint and Word

Salary Range 
The expected base salary for this New York, New York, United States-based position is $100000-$170000. In addition, you may be eligible for a discretionary bonus if you are an active employee as of fiscal year-end.

Benefits 
Goldman Sachs is committed to providing our people with valuable and competitive benefits and wellness offerings, as it is a core part of providing a strong overall employee experience. A summary of these offerings, which are generally available to active, non-temporary, full-time and part-time US employees who work at least 20 hours per week, can be found here.