Who We Are: 

 

A career with Goldman Sachs Asset Management is an opportunity to help clients across the globe realize their potential, while you discover your own. As part of one of the world’s leading asset managers with over $2 trillion in assets under supervision, you can expect to participate in exciting investment opportunities while collaborating with talented colleagues from all asset classes and regions and building meaningful relationships with your clients. 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. Bringing together traditional and alternative investments, Goldman Sachs Asset Management provides clients around the world with a dedicated partnership and focus on long-term performance. As 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. 

 

 

What You Do: 

 

Are you passionate about asset management products? Can you see yourself in a global team researching market developments, coordinating product strategy and design across a diverse client base?

 

We are currently looking for a driven and detail-oriented Product Research professional who is seeking to use their creative and technical skills and ideas to join our Global Product Strategy team within our Asset Management business.

 

Within Asset and Wealth Management, we seek to provide innovative investment solutions to help our clients meet their financial goals. We work with specialists and groups from around the firm to help individuals and institutions across industries navigate changing markets and to provide them with a diverse offering of product solutions. We value self-starters with an entrepreneurial spirit, providing the support and resources to ensure your success. 

 

Global Product Strategy, which reports to the Client Solutions Group and Public Investing within our asset management business, consists of specialized teams focused on Product Development, Strategy & Research for various pooled/registered vehicles across multiple asset classes and jurisdictions that are made available to Japanese investors.. The team evaluates and coordinates at all aspects of the strategy, research, analysis, design, management, and development of new and existing product vehicles for client distribution across third party wealth, institutional, consultant, insurance, and retirement channels. The team specializes in products mostly comprised of public securities, but also helps facilitate and support initiatives for separately managed accounts, private funds, and public/private products. 

 

We are looking for an Associate to join the Product Strategy & Research-focused team in Tokyo.

 

Responsibilities: 

 

• Identify market and product trends in the industry to enable GSAM to make informed product decisions. 
• Help with the curation of product priorities for various client segments by analyzing and distilling industry data, evaluating the relative strength of GSAM products vs. peers, understanding client feedback and preferences.
• Examine performance and structure of the existing fund lineup, helping to evolve the firm’s offering to stay relevant to the client base and market environment.
• Assist in the early-stage product design and development, ongoing oversight for pooled vehicles across asset classes including mutual funds, ETFs, collective investment trusts, interval funds, etc. 
• Help the team to prioritize and efficiently execute on new product ideas that leverage the firm’s investment capabilities and best thinking, drive scale and address meaningful and measurable client demand.
• Develop product messaging, competitive research and actionable ideas for growth and change that would be presented to senior management, governance forums, distribution, and investment teams.
• Utilize multiple external data sources (i.e. Morningstar, Broadridge, Quick, Lipper, eVestment) to identify addressable firm priorities by client type and region.

 

Basic Qualifications

 

• Bachelor’s degree, CFA preferred, 2-3 years of financial industry experience.
• In-depth knowledge of the asset management industry, client channels, and vehicle mechanics and requirements (Japan local mutual funds, ETFs, offshore funds including Cayman, Luxembourg and Ireland. US 40 Act knowledge also a plus) through previous experience in product development.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, especially the ability to explain complex technical concepts in simple terms.
• Strong project management and interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively with others across all levels and functions.
• Proactive problem solver with a strong work ethic, strategic mindset, and commercial perspective.
• Strong technical skills including high level of proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, and familiarity with industry data through such sources as Morningstar Direct, Simfund, Cerulli, Broadridge, Quick, Lipper, etc.

 

 

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 firm wide networks to benefits, wellness and personal finance offerings and mindfulness programs. Learn more about our culture, benefits, and people at GS.com/careers. 

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