Goldman Sachs Asset & Wealth Management - Alternatives Capital Formation, Analyst (Private Credit) - London

Job Description

About Goldman Sachs: Goldman Sachs Asset Management is one of the world’s leading asset managers with over $3 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 Capital Formation (ACF) is a part of the Client Solutions Group (CSG) within Asset & Wealth Management (AWM). ACF manages capital raising and strategy for alternatives investments across the full spectrum of alternatives including private equity, private credit, real estate, infrastructure, growth equity, sustainability, secondaries, GP stakes, and hedge funds / liquid alternatives. Within ACF, team members work within distinct product verticals and partner with investment teams, CSG, and wealth management, to drive and identify solutions for clients. This specific role sits with ACF’s Private Credit vertical.

Principal Responsibilities

• Support product specialists within Private Credit with all aspects of the marketing, structuring and fundraising cycle for Private Credit funds and SMAs
• Collaborate with stakeholders across ACF, client advisors / sales team, fund finance, fund management, legal, and compliance to develop and execute product strategy, track progress and drive engagement with target investors
• Produce and update materials for investors, including commercial proposals, marketing presentations, update calls and videos, educational content, performance and data analysis; build market intelligence to thoughtfully contribute to construction of these items and effective distribution of relevant funds
• Select interaction with new and existing clients on due diligence inquiries, portfolio updates, ongoing investor requests and client meetings

Help to complete due diligence questionnaires, support the fulfilment of investor inquiries, and manage and organise data rooms; prioritise and manage workflow in the context of multiple competing priorities

Collaborate directly with the Investment team to build understanding of the portfolio, analyse key metrics and identify effective messaging for investor communications about relevant funds, investments, the business, the market environment, and competitive positioning

Effectively articulate to internal and external stakeholders the investment strategy and role within an investment portfolio of relevant GS Private Credit strategies

Respond to questions from senior management and sales channels internally (private wealth, institutional, third-party distribution) related to the platform

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have:

• Analyst: 0-2 years of experience in a similar or related role, previous experience in Investment Banking or Investing also applicable
• Excellent communication (written and oral), analytical and interpersonal skills
• Strong judgement and problem-solving capabilities
• Attention to detail with proven experience of delivering high levels of accuracy
• Flexibility to handle multiple tasks and work well in high pressure situations
• Strong organisational skills to manage production of a high volume of quality work within tight timeframes, often including multiple simultaneous projects
• Teamwork orientation and self-motivation, demonstrating a willingness to take on more responsibility over time
• Ability to generate new ideas and consider ways to improve existing processes to create efficiencies and support growth