Asset & Wealth Management, XIG, Primaries Private Equity, Associate - New York

A career with Goldman Sachs Asset & Wealth Management is an opportunity to help clients across the globe realize their potential, while you discover your own. As part of one of the world’s leading asset managers with over $2 trillion in assets under supervision, you can expect to participate in exciting investment opportunities while collaborating with talented colleagues from all asset classes and building meaningful relationships with our clients. 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. Bringing together traditional and alternative investments, Goldman Sachs Asset & Wealth Management provides clients around the world with a dedicated partnership and focus on long-term performance. As the 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.

BUSINESS OVERVIEW 

XIG provides clients with investment and advisory solutions, across leading hedge fund managers, private credit funds, private equity funds, real estate managers, public equity strategies, fixed income strategies and ESG (impact) strategies across all asset classes. XIG manages globally diversified programs, targeted sector-specific strategies, customized portfolios and a range of advisory services. Our investors access opportunities through new fund commitments, fund-of-fund investments, strategic partnerships, co-investments, secondary-market investments and seed-capital investments. With over 400 professionals across 13 offices around the world, XIG provides manager diligence, portfolio construction, risk management and liquidity solutions to investors, drawing on Goldman Sachs market insights and risk management expertise. We extend these global capabilities to the world’s leading sovereign wealth funds, pension plans, governments, financial institutions, endowments, foundations, high-net-worth individuals and family offices, for which we invest or advise on over $400 billion of alternative investments, public equity strategies and fixed income strategies. We are focused on diversity of thought and have team members with a wide range of backgrounds and professional experiences.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and conduct due diligence on private equity funds pursuing buyout, growth equity and venture capital strategies 
• Present investment opportunities to the investment committee through written and oral presentations, and conduct required follow-up 
• Assist in developing views on the private equity manager landscape and investment themes 
• Coordinate the execution of investments, including working closely with internal (e.g., internal counsel, compliance) and external parties (e.g., private equity managers, external counsel) 
• Monitor the performance and risk profile of existing portfolio investments 

Qualifications

• Minimum of three years of experience in corporate finance, M&A, leverage finance, private equity or other private or public markets investing
• Investing mindset, ability to think independently about an investment, understanding of portfolio construction 
• Strong financial modelling, corporate valuation and accounting skills, and familiarity with private equity 
• Ability to self-direct, analyze and evaluate and form independent judgments
• Resourceful approach to problem-solving
• Excellent communication and writing skills
• Outstanding record of professional and academic achievement 

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. 

We believe who you are makes you better at what you do. We're committed to fostering and advancing diversity and inclusion in our own workplace and beyond by ensuring every individual within our firm has a number of opportunities to grow professionally and personally, from our training and development opportunities and firmwide networks to benefits, wellness and personal finance offerings and mindfulness programs. Learn more about our culture, benefits, and people at GS.com/careers. 

We’re committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with special needs or disabilities during our recruiting process. Learn more: https://www.goldmansachs.com/careers/footer/disability-statement.html

The expected base salary for this New York, New York, United States-based position is $100000-$170000. In addition, you may be eligible for a discretionary bonus if you are an active employee as of fiscal year-end.

Benefits 
Goldman Sachs is committed to providing our people with valuable and competitive benefits and wellness offerings, as it is a core part of providing a strong overall employee experience. A summary of these offerings, which are generally available to active, non-temporary, full-time and part-time US employees who work at least 20 hours per week, can be found here.