Job Description

ASSET MANAGEMENT

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

OPERATIONS

Operations is a dynamic, multi-faceted function that partners with all parts of the firm to deliver banking, sales and trading and asset management capabilities to clients around the world. In addition, Operations provides essential risk management and control to preserve and enhance the firm’s assets and its reputation. For every trade agreed, every new product launched, or market entered, every transaction completed, it is Operations that develops the processes and controls that makes business flow.

OUR IMPACT

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.

JOB SUMMARY AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The position of Client Onboarding Associate in Shareholder Services is ideal for someone who is interested in learning all the requirements for new clients to invest in various Goldman Sachs Asset Management products (e.g. mutual funds, alternative investments, separately managed accounts) and streamlining the process with a client service mindset. To successfully onboard client relationships, this role involves communication and coordination across many internal teams, such as Tax, Legal, Compliance, Sales and Service. This position requires adhering to laws and regulations, a thorough understanding of a client service/onboarding environment, and an in-depth knowledge of the industry, our client base, and our systems.

• Lead complex and high-priority projects, and manage sponsors and stakeholders with competing priorities, resourcing levels and time constraints across all typical project phases:
• Project initiation and scoping, including definition of plans and setting and managing realistic expectations for successful delivery with project stakeholders
• Business analysis and requirements definition
• Testing and implementation, in particular user acceptance testing
• Ongoing project management and quality assurance throughout the project
• Build and manage relationships with key project stakeholders in Operations, Engineering and Business
• Assess and streamline Operations’ processes in order to mitigate risk or control issues and generate efficiencies
• Provide support and advice to Operations management and project teams on project management tools and methods

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• 3 years of professional experience
• 3 years of project management experience
• Be highly collaborative and strong consensus builder
• Demonstrate effective communication and interpersonal skills both written and oral
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, specifically Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Experience in vendor relationship management
• Bachelor’s degree required

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Ability to prioritize and make decisions in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to contribute as an individual contributor in a cross team working group
• Accuracy, attention to detail and strong organizational skills
• Strong analytical and project management skills
• Good understanding of the financial industry
• Compliance and/or regulatory experience a plus, not required

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

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