Asset & Wealth Management, Fixed Income, [Emerging Markets / Portfolio Design & Analysis], Associate, BengaluruBengaluru, Karnataka, India
Asset & Wealth Management, Fixed Income, [Emerging Markets / Portfolio Design & Analysis], Associate, Bengaluru
Asset & Wealth Management, Fixed Income, [Emerging Markets / Portfolio Design & Analysis], Associate, BengaluruBengaluru, Karnataka, India

Asset & Wealth Management Overview

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 $2 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

Fixed Income & Liquidity Solutions Overview

Fixed Income and Liquidity Solutions, within Public Investing, manages more than $1.7 trillion* in assets for a variety of clients, including private wealth mandates and institutional clients such as insurance companies, pension funds, and endowments. The team has a long history of investing across public fixed income strategies including rates, currency and credit on behalf of our clients. Investment ideas are created through collaboration between portfolio managers, research analysts, and traders.

Role Overview

The portfolio design and analysis specialist will be based in our Bengaluru office, and will be an integral part of the Emerging Markets team. Initial focus of the role will be to work closely with portfolio managers, traders, research analysts and other portfolio construction specialists to facilitate the ongoing construction of Emerging Markets portfolios and ensuring risk is appropriate to meet clients’ goals and objectives.

Responsibilities

  • Work with portfolio managers and traders to help implement current investment views, including sizing of positions across accounts with varying objectives and constraints
  • Create and maintain a robust process to ensure individual positions aggregate up to provide the desired portfolio attributes in line with PMs' strategic and tactical market views
  • Regularly review portfolio characteristics (e.g. beta, carry, convexity and other structural risks), cash levels, and account consistency; make recommendations to PMs
  • Proactively carry out quantitative and qualitative analyses of credit markets to identify opportunities and risks
  • Monitor and evaluate portfolio attribution on a regular basis
  • Develop analytics and help to design new tools that support portfolio management and construction, including user testing of new tools and ensuring data integrity of existing tools
  • Prepare materials to facilitate relevant portfolio construction discussions
  • Perform topical analyses as market and client opportunities arise

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent required. CFA study preferred
  • Strong quantitative and analytical skills, with excellent attention to detail
  • Experience with data analysis and knowledge of Excel required.   Python (or equivalent programming language) is a plus
  • Knowledge and understanding of Fixed Income and Credit markets
  • Experience with or understanding of portfolio construction, trading or risk management techniques is preferred
  • Highly motivated with the ability to work independently as well as thrive within a fast-paced team environment
  • Curious individual with strong initiative and critical thinking skills who enjoys problem-solving
  • CFA study (at any level) a plus

About Goldman Sachs

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