Your Impact 

Goldman Sachs Asset Management provides innovative investment solutions to help our clients meet their financial goals. We work with client coverage and product teams around the globe to help our institutional and retail clients across various industries navigate changing markets and make smart investments. We value self-starters with an entrepreneurial spirit, whilst providing the support and resources to ensure your success. 

Goldman Sachs Asset Management is seeking a professional individual who wants to develop their understanding of a growing sector of financial markets and be at the heart of the Asset Management Business with a key focus on Alternatives Fund Services. In this role, you will be exposed to Alternative Private Funds, including Private Credit, Private Equity and Real Estate structures and be at the hub of end-to-end fund life cycle management, resulting in a dynamic role, which will allow you to interact with a wide range of internal and external teams and be involved in a diverse range of tasks and projects.

This role requires a motivated individual to ensure accurate and timely execution of Fund launch and lifecycle events. The ability to project manage fund change events, stakeholder expectations, prioritize, meet deadlines and communicate to all levels of the organization is critical to this role. 

 

Our Impact 

Goldman Sachs Asset Management has become one of the pre-eminent investment management organizations globally. Critical to our success is our ability to leverage a global team of talented professionals in order to define solutions and lead change across the operational infrastructure. Goldman Sachs Asset Management Operations is part of the Asset & Wealth Management Division and comprises of ~500 professionals based in 5 centres across the globe. It consists of four broad functional areas, Client Operations, Investment Operations, Enterprise Operations and Management and Shared Services, all of whom work in a dynamic environment where control, client service and excellence in execution are fundamental principles. 

The Global Alternatives Fund Services team sits within Client Operations with team members located in New York, London, The Hague and Singapore. 

The Global Alternatives Fund Services group is responsible for the planning and execution of fund life cycle events of Asset Management Private Markets products. The Team interacts very closely with AWM Private Deal Teams, Sales and Capital Markets teams, and other numerous internal teams connected with design, setup, operation and oversight of the Funds, as well as with certain external service providers, where relevant.

 

How You Will Fulfil Your Potential

You will effectively contribute towards the Asset & Wealth Management division product expansion initiatives by project managing fund launch and other fund change events for EMEA and International funds.You will work closely and develop strong working relationships with the Portfolio Management, Product Development, Sales, Capital Markets, Operations, and various other Federation teams, and external service providers, where applicable, to agree product design expectations, fund features and establishing support models. You will develop a strong understanding of our Asset Management Business, and the investment products on offer.Your responsibilities for project managing and executing fund lifecycle events such as fund launches, share class launches, and various restructure events will include, for example:  Setting expectations for launch timelines and bringing together all internal and external working group stakeholders Managing the fund event workflow utilizing in-house workflow toolsEngaging in discussions to tackle various challenges in order to effectively meet design, portfolio manager, client & regulatory needsFacilitating internal systems and external accounts setups Drafting and agreeing investment trade flows making sure all Operational systems are ready for tradingDefining and getting approval for seed capital requirements Obtaining internal and external fund and share class identifiers Ensuring fund registration & governance requirements are in place prior to fund launch You will lead or assist with various projects including technology initiatives to uplift our infrastructure, driving workflow scalability, improving controls and reducing time to market.You will make a good impression by: Being proactiveBeing curiousEffectively managing riskBuilding personal relationships

 

Preferred Qualifications and Experience 

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, with relevant industry experience 0 to 3 years of relevant experience in Asset Management and exposure to alternative fund events Private markets, alternative investment funds, & registered products experience preferred though not required Must work well in a team but also exhibit strong leadership capabilities in order to help drive solutions to complex issues Attention to detail but also have the ability to see the bigger picture and manage competing priorities Strong interpersonal and communication skills. Ability to work with and cultivate effective relationships with professionals across various levels both internally and externallyAbility to make informed autonomous decisions whilst delivering multiple projects to tight deadlines Strong organizational and time management skills Desire to continually learn and ability to manage multiple prioritiesCommitment to excellence with a high level of integrity 
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