Goldman Sachs Asset & Wealth Management Public Global Investment 

United States, New York, New York 

204674224

HOW YOU WILL FULFILL YOUR POTENTIAL:

As a VP within Global Risk Management team within Goldman Sachs Asset Management, you will be responsible for:

• Providing oversight for market and liquidity risks and the associated risk governance processes
• Reviewing risk model outputs for external regulatory reporting
• Interacting directly with senior management to ensure that our risk governance oversight is understood, that material risks are effectively escalated, and governance items appropriately remediated
• Engaging with portfolio managers and traders, covering a broad range of asset classes, global markets and strategies on topics including risk governance threshold breaches, performance drivers, and most notably, changes in risk profile and strategies
• Leading initiatives, along with our dedicated Strat and IT teams, to implement new risk tooling, measures and analytics to meet internal and regulatory requirements
• Engaging with clients to provide information around Goldman Sachs Asset Management’s risk management culture and risk governance frameworks as part of client pitches or in periodic due diligence meetings

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE WE’RE LOOKING FOR:

• Bachelor's degree; 10+ years of experience in risk management from an asset manager, hedge fund or sell side
• Strong working knowledge of Axioma risk and attribution factor models
• Detailed product and risk metric knowledge (VaR, stress testing, tracking error, etc.) across a range of asset classes with a focus on Equities asset class, and keen engagement with financial markets
• Highly organized, with attention to detail and proven track record of execution and delivery, both as an individual and as part of a team, which can be demonstrated
• Excellent team management and interpersonal skills and the ability to forge strong relationships with internal clients
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to influence a range of senior stakeholders, including exposure to governance fora
• Inquisitive mindset: seek deeper understanding of complex portfolios, products and processes and their associated risks
• Strong system capability, including Excel, PowerPoint. Coding experience would be a plus, although not a prerequisite