IMD – Fixed Income Strats – Associate – London

Application Opening Date: 25 May 2018
Application Closing Date: 22 June 2018
Location: London
Salary: Competitive
Full time
 
OUR IMPACT
 
Investment Management Division (IMD) is a team of trusted advisors who provide innovative investment solutions to help our clients meet their financial goals. From private wealth to asset management, we work with specialists and groups from around the firm to help high-net-worth individuals and institutions across various industries navigate changing markets and make smart investments. We value self-starters with an entrepreneurial spirit, but still provide the support and resources to ensure your success.
 
Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) delivers innovative investment solutions through a global, multi-product platform that offers clients the advantages that come with working with a large firm, while maintaining the benefits of a boutique. GSAM is one of the pre-eminent investment management organisations globally. Critical to the success of GSAM is our ability to leverage a global team of talented professionals to define solutions and lead change across the operational infrastructure.
 
GSAM Fixed Income is an investment team with a global suite of products that delivers fixed income portfolio solutions and manages assets for a broad range of clients such as pension funds, endowments, foundations, financial institutions, insurers and high net worth individuals. We focus on investing and advising clients across all sectors of the fixed income market, ranging from traditional investment grade products to more opportunistic/distressed investing.

HOW YOU WILL FULFIL YOUR POTENTIAL
 
A strategist within GSAM Fixed Income will apply quantitative methods and industry knowledge to develop investment strategy and risk management analytics that will be used in managing portfolios in our GSAM Fixed Income business.
 
– Design and structure new investment strategies and frameworks
– Perform customised research and analysis with institutional clients to address their unique investment objectives
– Prepare and deliver presentations for client meetings
– Develop and maintain financial models, using object-oriented programming and other tools
 
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES WE ARE LOOKING FOR
 
– Strong academic record with Bachelor’s level or equivalent or above in Engineering, Physics, Mathematics or a related quantitative discipline
– Prior investment banking/financial services industry experience required
– Experience of programming with Matlab, Python required
– Familiarity with C/C++, SQL, R, Latex and Bloomberg required
– Experience with data gathering, documentation, reporting, financial/mathematical/technical modelling required
– Project management experience and demonstrable involvement with process improvement/automation initiatives required
– Knowledge of algorithms, risk management, probability, statistics and stochastic processes required
– Strong general and technical communication skills, with an ability to effectively articulate complex financial and mathematical concepts required
– Must have strong analytical and problem-solving skills
– Ability to work independently and in a team environment required

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm that provides a wide range of financial services to a substantial and diversified client base that includes corporations, financial institutions, governments and individuals. Founded in 1869, the firm is headquartered in New York and maintains offices in all major financial centers around the world.

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