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Asset & Wealth Management, Quantitative Investment Strategies, Liquid Alternativ

goldman sachsNew York, NY

yesterday

Occupations

Financial Quantitative AnalystsFinancial and Investment AnalystsInvestment Fund Managers

Industries

Portfolio Management and Investment AdviceMiscellaneous Financial Investment ActivitiesInvestment Banking and Securities Intermediation
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Who We Are: Goldman Sachs Asset Management is one of the world's leading investment managers, providing institutional and individual investors with investment and advisory solutions across asset classes, industries and geographies. We help our clients navigate dynamic markets and identify the opportunities that shape their portfolios and long-term investment goals. We extend these global capabilities to the world's leading pension plans, sovereign wealth funds, central banks, insurance companies, financial institutions, endowments, foundations, individuals and family offices. The Quantitative Investment Strategies (QIS) group is a market leader in quantitative portfolio management, using advanced quantitative methods to structure, manage and monitor investment portfolios. Within QIS, the Liquid Alternatives team delivers hedge fund beta strategies, systematic multi-asset alternative strategies and options-based solutions to investors.
The Role: This Associate role sits within QIS Liquid Alternatives and focuses on our hedge fund and private asset return tracker strategies, contributing to the research, innovation and future growth of the franchise. You will work on systematically replicating the return drivers of private and alternative assets in liquid, investable form. The opportunity pairs junior and senior professionals on the same problems, giving the candidate direct exposure to experienced portfolio managers and researchers as you learn and apply advanced financial and econometric methods.
Responsibilities:
  • Conduct quantitative research on hedge fund and private asset return data to identify replicable return drivers. * Help develop cross-asset systematic trading strategies that fit within the broader factor tracking portfolio. * Work with large structured and unstructured datasets to extract insights that inform systematic investment strategies. * Contribute to the development, enhancement and maintenance of the research and portfolio management platform, spanning strategy backtesting, performance monitoring and risk analysis.
Basic Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's, Master's or PhD in Financial Engineering, Statistics, Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science or a related quantitative discipline. * 0-3 years of relevant experience (including internships). * Strong foundation in statistics, linear algebra and calculus. * Strong programming skills (Python, Matlab, R, C++ or other languages). * Excellent analytical and quantitative skills, with keen attention to detail. * Ability to work effectively in a collaborative, fast-paced, team-oriented environment.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Exposure to machine learning techniques applied to financial or time-series data. * Familiarity with systematic investing, factor models or alternative asset classes. * Experience building or maintaining research infrastructure (version control, testing, data pipelines). * Intellectual curiosity and a demonstrated ability to approach problems creatively. 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://ww

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JOB OVERVIEW

Experience level

Lead

Location

New York, NY

Occupation

Financial Quantitative Analysts

Industry

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice

Posted

yesterday

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