Location
London

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
Goldman Sachs Asset Management is one of the world’s leading asset managers with over $3 trillion in assets under supervision. 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. The Asset & Wealth Management division operates on a global platform in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. Within this division, the Risk Management function enables responsible execution of strategic initiatives by managing financial and non-financial risks through a global risk management framework and driving returns via capital and workflow efficiency initiatives. The Risk team also serves as a key contact for funds, legal entity boards, and regulators.

As a Risk Manager within Asset Management Alternatives, you will proactively manage financial and non-financial risk through portfolio monitoring, market observations, and process oversight. This role focuses on Credit Risk Management related to loan underwriting across various asset classes. Responsibilities are split approximately 50-50 between qualitative and quantitative risk management activities, including risk reporting, analytics, stress-testing, credit risk and credit rating assessments, with emphasis on structured asset-backed finance and trade receivable loans.

The successful candidate will have a strong understanding of financial markets and products, high integrity, attention to detail, motivation, and a client-focused mindset. Collaboration with investment teams and control functions across the firm is essential to this role.

Experience
- Bachelor’s degree
- 2-4 years of financial services experience related to risk management, portfolio management, or trading at an asset manager or bank
- Proven knowledge of quantitative analysis, modelling, and basic statistics (volatility and distributions)
- Strong skills in processing, structuring, and analysing large, complex data sets (quantitative and qualitative)
- Familiarity with risk methodologies such as stress testing, sensitivities, limits, and financial risk metrics (duration, ratings, liquidity)
- Good understanding of financial reporting and accounting standards (Balance Sheet, P&L, Cashflow) with affinity for financial modelling of projections
- Ability to research, analyse, challenge business cases, perform SWOT analyses, identify and quantify financial risks, and propose mitigants

Preferred Experience
- Advanced Excel (including VBA) and database/data analysis tools (SQL, Power BI, data architecture and governance)
- Underwriting, structuring, credit risk, credit ratings/models, asset-backed financing (ABS, CLO, Collateral, SPVs)
- Working knowledge of US GAAP

About You
- Strong conceptual and analytical thinker able to separate facts from assumptions, see the bigger picture, identify scenarios, and assess probabilities and impacts
- Highly organized, disciplined, diligent, detail-oriented, and proactive
- Excellent planning, prioritizing, and time management skills under tight deadlines
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills (oral and written) with a client-focused and relationship-oriented approach
- Ability to work independently within a small team and thrive in a fast-paced, high-energy environment