Goldman Sachs Asset & Wealth Management - Risk Governance - Analyst - London location_on London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Opportunity Overview sitemap_outline CORPORATE TITLE Analyst language OFFICE LOCATION(S) London assignment JOB FUNCTION Risk Governance account_balance DIVISION Asset & Wealth Management
We provide institutional and individual investors with investment and advisory solutions, with strategies spanning asset classes, industries, and geographies. We help our clients navigate today’s dynamic markets and identify the opportunities that shape their portfolios and long-term investment goals. Our Asset & Wealth Management business also invests in corporate equity and corporate debt, real estate equity, and real estate debt and infrastructure worldwide.
GLOBAL INVESTMENT RISK
The Global Risk Management team is uniquely positioned within the firm as part of Goldman Sachs Asset Management. The team is responsible for independent oversight and risk governance covering all elements of risks including market risk, liquidity risk, counterparty risk, operational risk as well as risk governance and oversight of dedicated regulated legal entities via designated CRO roles. The team regularly interacts with a wide range of teams across Goldman Sachs Asset Management including portfolio managers, embedded risk managers, and various Federation groups that cover Goldman Sachs Asset Management, including the Legal, Compliance, the Risk Division and Controllers in order to effectively monitor risk and continually improve upon our risk governance framework.
THE ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES
We are seeking an Analyst to join the Global Risk Management team within Goldman Sachs Asset Management.
* Daily/weekly monitoring of the risks associated with GSAM funds across different investment strategies
* Developing, implementing, and enhancing stress tests, scenario analyses, and risk attributions
* Building and maintaining relationships with portfolio managers and other key stakeholders
* Providing regular updates on changes in risk metrics and stress tests to senior AM Risk Management
* Ensuring adherence with the independent risk governance framework
* Assessing and quantifying market risk through various metrics, including drawdown controls, VaR, risk concentrations, risk factor analysis and other stress tests.
* Providing information (reports, ad-hoc postings and analysis) to Divisional Risk Management.
* Providing detailed market risk updates and reports to Boards of Directors and regulators as required.
EXPERIENCE & SKILLS REQUIRED
* Strong academic record with a degree or equivalent in Finance, Economics, Accounting or a related discipline
* Experience in Market Risk gained from working within investment management industry advantageous
* Must have strong experience in measuring, monitoring, analysing and reporting risk exposures
* Detail oriented with a strong control mentality. Ability to demonstrate involvement in process improvement initiatives required
* Acute and pro-active interest in financial markets
* Highly motivated, enthusiastic, and assertive with a “can-do” attitude.
* Strong team player, able to work with a wide range of stakeholders (e.g. from Portfolio Managers to Controllers to Technology etc.)
* Strong written and verbal communication skills required
* Must be able to lead and motivate an engaged and diverse deal team, providing guidance to and supervision of junior members of the team.
* Must be able to communicate with the most senior levels within GS, both inside & outside of Credit risk.
ABOUT GOLDMAN SACHS
At Goldman Sachs, we commit our people, capital and ideas to help our clients, shareholders and the communities we serve to grow. Founded in 1869, we are a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm. Headquartered in New York, we maintain offices around the world.
Goldman Sachs is an equal employment/affirmative action employer Female/Minority/Disability/Veteran/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity.
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