Goldman Sachs
Asset & Wealth Management, Investment Risk, Analyst, London
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Asset & Wealth Management
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.
Team & Role Overview
The Global Risk Management team is uniquely positioned within the firm as part of Goldman Sachs Asset Management. Our global fund complex and separately managed account portfolios cover a wide range of asset classes, global markets, and strategies. The team is responsible for independent oversight and risk governance covering all elements of risks including market risk, liquidity risk, counterparty risk, operational risk, as well as risk governance and oversight of dedicated regulated legal entities via designated CRO roles.
The team regularly interacts with a wide range of teams across Goldman Sachs Asset Management including portfolio managers, embedded risk managers, and various Federation groups that cover Goldman Sachs Asset Management, including the Legal, Compliance, the Risk Division, and Controllers in order to effectively monitor risk and continually improve upon our risk governance framework. The team is also responsible for risk monitoring and regulatory reporting for the global fund complex.
Responsibilities
- Daily/weekly monitoring of the risks associated with GSAM funds across different investment strategies
- Developing, implementing, and enhancing stress tests, scenario analyses, and risk attribution
- Building and maintaining relationships with portfolio managers and other key stakeholders
- Providing regular updates on changes in risk metrics and stress tests to senior AM Risk Management
- Ensuring adherence with the independent risk governance framework
- Assessing and quantifying market risk through a variety of metrics, including but not limited to drawdown controls, VaR, risk concentrations, risk factor analysis, and other stress tests
- Providing information (reports, ad-hoc postings, and analysis) to Divisional Risk Management
- Providing detailed market risk updates and reports to Boards of Directors and regulators as required
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Skills & Experience Required
- Strong academic record with a degree or equivalent in Finance, Economics, Accounting, or a related discipline
- Strong quantitative skills
- Experience in Fixed Income Market Risk gained from working within the investment management industry advantageous
- Must have strong experience in measuring, monitoring, analyzing, and reporting risk exposures especially as it relates to the Fixed Income product suite
- Detail-oriented with a strong control mentality. Ability to demonstrate involvement in process improvement initiatives required
- Acute and proactive interest in financial markets
- Highly motivated, enthusiastic, and assertive with a “can-do” attitude
- Strong team player, able to work with a wide range of stakeholders (e.g. from Portfolio Managers to Controllers to Technology, etc.)
- Strong written and verbal communication skills required
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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 Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 2026. All rights reserved. Goldman Sachs is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veterans status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
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