Asset & Wealth Management - Quantitative Strategist - Associate - New York

Goldman Sachs • New York, NY

5h

About The Position

About Asset & Wealth 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 $3 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 portfolios
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

Your Impact as a Strategist

Within Goldman Sachs Asset Management, quantitative strategists are at the
cutting edge of our business, solving real-world problems through a variety of
analytical methods. Working in close collaboration with portfolio managers
across asset classes, their invaluable quantitative perspectives on complex
financial and technical challenges power our business and investment decisions.

As a member of our team, you will use your advanced training in mathematics,
programming and logical thinking to construct quantitative models that drive our
success. Your talents for research, analysis and aptitude for innovation will
define your contributions and enable you to find solutions to a broad range of
problems, in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

Whatever your background, you will bring a fresh perspective and unique skillset
to our business. In return, you will be trained by our experts to navigate the
complexities of the financial markets and state-of-the-art methods in
quantitative finance.

An ordinary day is anything but. You may work on alpha generating strategies;
discuss portfolio allocation problems; and build models for prediction, trading
automation, data analysis and more. Whichever your area of contribution is, your
ideas will have a measurable effect on our business and for our clients.

Who We Look For

We are interested in individuals who have strong analytical and coding skills
and a passion to use technology to solve business problems.

Requirements

• Background in a quantitative discipline (e.g. mathematics, engineering, physics, or computer science) with a preference for Masters and PhDs
• Equity, fixed income and macro markets experience beneficial
• Strong mathematical and analytical skills
• Desire and ability to create innovative solutions to commercial challenges
• Proficient in at least one programming language, and proven experience in production software development life cycle (SDLC)
• Excellent communication skills
• A self-starter, should have ability to work independently as well as thrive in a team environment

Responsibilities

• Developing quantitative analytics and signals using advanced statistical, quantitative, or econometric techniques to improve the portfolio construction process and improve portfolio performance
• Working closely with portfolio managers to build quantitative models and tools to streamline portfolio management process
• Developing rigorous and scalable analysis tools to support the investment process.
• Implementing mathematical models and analytics in production-quality software.
• Developing sustainable production systems, which can evolve and adapt to changes in our fast-paced, global business environment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees