Asset & Wealth Management- MAS PMR - Analyst- Bengaluru

Asset & Wealth Management- MAS PMR - Analyst- Bengaluru

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

JOB DESCRIPTION

Goldman Sachs is global investment banking, securities, and investment management firm. We provide a wide range of services to a substantial and diversified client base that includes corporations, institutional investors, governments, non-profit organizations, and high net worth individuals. Our headquarters is in New York, and we maintain significant offices in London, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Tokyo, Hong Kong and other financial centers around the world.

Asset Management

Bringing together traditional and alternative investments, we provide clients around the world with a dedicated partnership and focus on long-term performance. As the firm’s primary investment area, we provide investment and advisory services for some of the world’s leading pension plans, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, endowments, foundations, financial advisors, and individuals, for which we oversee more than $2 trillion in assets under supervision. Working in a culture that values integrity and transparency, you will be part of a diverse team that is passionate about our craft, our clients, and building sustainable success. We are

Investors, spanning traditional and alternative markets offering products and services

Advisors, understanding our clients’ priorities and poised to help provide investment advice and strategies that make sense for their portfolio

Thought Leaders, providing timely insights across macro and secular themes to help inform our clients’ investment decisions

Innovators, using our suite of digital solutions to help our clients address complex challenges and meet their financial goals

Multi Asset Solutions (MAS) is a multi-asset class investing group that sits within the Asset Management Division at Goldman Sachs. It designs and develops comprehensive investment solutions customized to meet the investment objectives and relevant constraints of clients. These solutions bring together state- of-the-art techniques for multi-asset portfolio design and implementation and reflect proprietary research and analytics conducted by the MAS team. With investment professionals across the globe, MAS invests or advises on assets for some of the world’s leading corporations, sovereign wealth funds, pension plans, governments, financial institutions, endowments, and foundations.

Role

The successful candidate will become a member of our Bengaluru Portfolio Management team within MAS, responsible for management and construction of multi-asset class portfolios and investment strategies in line with MAS investment philosophy, client guidelines and regulatory constraints. This role is highly analytical and detail-oriented, focusing on managing investment exposures across many asset classes and investment strategies. The Bengaluru-based team is a fully- integrated front-office investing function, operating on an equal footing to peer teams globally.

Core Responsibilities

Managing multi-asset class portfolios in line with client guidelines, internal investment policies, and regulatory constraints. Exercise leadership qualities and judgement, with expectation of being able to perform key portfolio management responsibilities within a few months after joining.

Structuring trades to facilitate portfolio activity across asset classes (equities, fixed income, currencies, alternatives) and instruments (futures, forwards, ETFs, options, swaps, funds).

Working closely with senior PMs to execute strategic and dynamic investment ideas with consistency and scale, including determining optimal instruments to trade based on client-specific, regulatory and market- related considerations.

Creating investment and portfolio construction frameworks across asset classes, enhancing expertise in terms of investment alternatives.

Managing portfolio risk across various investment vehicles and product desks, including exposure, currency and cash management, investment manager/vehicle oversight.

Structuring trades across asset classes to manage the portfolio in line with hedging and flow considerations, in collaboration with AWM’s trading desk.

Managing derivative-based overlay strategies to enhance risk management profile of overall portfolios and/or capture market risk premia.

Reviewing new portfolio design and investment strategies for client portfolio suitability, with specific focus on our ability to effectively manage and implement such portfolios and strategies. Providing PM's review and sign offs on new business and investment opportunities and leading strategic planning for effectuating the portfolio management, trading and risk management processes.

Participating and at times serving as a project lead in complex portfolio events, including onboarding of new client mandates, fund launches and portfolio restructurings, requiring coordination across multiple internal investment teams throughout the firm, as well as external managers and trading counterparties.

Leading small to medium-sized projects aimed at enhancing trading and risk management processes, infrastructure and analytics to further empower the team’s oversight over portfolio management activities and mitigate trading risks.

Basic Qualifications

Master's Degree or equivalent preferred

1-3 years of investment management experience, with successful track record of employing qualities and functional abilities referenced above

Experience in working within a dynamic, global team; demonstrated leadership potential

Advanced degree or CFA designation preferred

Quantitative analysis and skillset

Detail-oriented and organized with the ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment

A self-starter able to work independently and thrive in a team environment

Consistently positive attitude and eagerness to work in a team-centric environment

Intelligent, creative, with good problem-solving abilities

Risk management and control orientation

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