Asset & Wealth Management, Platform Management, Vice President - Dallas

Goldman Sachs•Dallas, TX

About The Position

The Vice President will join the Platform Management team within the Alternatives Portfolio Management Group in Goldman Sachs Asset Management. The team drives day-to-day portfolio decision-making and partners with investment teams, capital markets, engineering, and investor relations to support outcomes for clients. Platform Management includes Fund Management and Deal & Structuring Management responsibilities across private-market portfolios. Fund Management responsibilities include developing and executing liquidity strategies, managing capital activity, analyzing deal allocations, recommending deployment of investable capital in line with fund and firm guidelines, and conducting performance attribution. Deal & Structuring Management is responsible for complex fund structures, cash movements, deal allocations, foreign-currency management, deal execution, and pipeline management. The role includes daily liquidity and funding analysis, portfolio performance and risk analysis, oversight of investment guidelines and concentration limits, investment pacing and capital strategy, deal allocation and execution, fund rebalancing, and coordination of fund operations and reporting. The Vice President will work with internal and external stakeholders and support compliance, regulatory, technology, and senior-management requests.

Requirements

At least 8 years of experience in a financial services setting.
Strong analytical orientation.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work across internal and external teams.
Financial acumen to prepare cash flows and performance metrics that affect investor returns and product performance.
Self-starter with a strong desire to succeed in a fast-paced, high-pressure, results-driven environment.
Strong judgment and problem-solving skills.
Ability to work independently in a small team, show initiative, and be proactive.
Collaborative team player.
Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills.

Responsibilities

Own daily liquidity management and develop forecasts to evaluate current and projected funding needs.
Formulate liquidity recommendations and collaborate with stakeholders to execute capital activity and leverage facility actions.
Lead attribution analysis of historical portfolio returns and identify actionable improvements in performance and risk management.
Oversee investment guidelines and concentration limits, direct investment pacing decisions, and drive investable capital strategy across actively investing funds and separately managed accounts.
Lead cross-functional engagement to advise on fundraising and fund structure creation.
Define, track, report, and analyze detailed performance metrics.
Manage portfolio allocations, deal execution, deal closing, and harvesting activities.
Coordinate with internal groups and external advisors to resolve legal, compliance, tax, accounting, and operational matters.
Own fund and investment rebalancing strategy across new fund launch closes.
Direct the fund management team on capital calls, cash distributions, and investor and regulatory reporting on fund performance.
Manage and prioritize ad hoc senior-management requests, including data management, reporting, and presentations.
Lead responses to compliance and regulatory inquiries.
Develop management presentations and oversee analyses supporting ad hoc requests.
Drive technology initiatives related to the team's responsibilities.