Asset & Wealth Management, Multi Asset Solutions, Lead Portfolio Management Associate - New York

Multi Asset Solutions (MAS) is a multi-asset class investing group that sits within the Asset Management Division at Goldman Sachs. It designs and develops comprehensive investment management solutions customized to meet the investment objectives and relevant constraints of clients. These solutions bring together state-of-the-art techniques for multi-asset and liability-hedging portfolio design and implementation and reflect proprietary research and analytics conducted by the MAS team. With investment professionals across the globe, MAS invests or advises on assets for some of the world's leading corporations, sovereign wealth funds, pension plans, governments, financial institutions, endowments, foundations, and family offices.

Responsibilities:
The successful candidate would become a member of the Lead Portfolio Management (LPM) Team within Multi-Asset Solutions (MAS), predominantly working with North American corporate pension and insurance clients. The candidate would be responsible for supporting the design, management, and communication of multi-asset class whole-of-wallet portfolios.

The role is highly analytical, focusing on developing and implementing bespoke strategic asset allocations, and also requires reviewing and communicating results to internal stakeholders and external clients.

Core responsibilities include:
* Strategic asset allocation analysis
* Portfolio construction optimization
* Custom liability-hedging portfolio and asset-liability matching analysis
* Investment manager / vehicle review in coordination with dedicated manager research team
* Ad hoc client investment requests
* Support content development involving client and prospect presentation books, Investment Committee reviews, requests for proposals, and other investment-related analyses

Other required skills/experience:
* Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Mathematics, Economics, Finance, or related quantitative field
* 4+ years of relevant (investment, insurance, or pension) experience
* Experience multi-tasking across internal and external projects in a fast-paced environment
* Detail-oriented and meticulous, with strong quantitative and analytical skills
* Intelligent, creative, with good problem-solving abilities
* Strong understanding of portfolio investment metrics and characteristics (including that of multi-asset and liability-hedging portfolios)
* A self-starter able to work independently and thrive in a team environment
* Experience presenting to internal and external stakeholders, with excellent verbal and written communication skills
* Expert in Excel and PowerPoint, including creating and reviewing bespoke data analysis and presentations
* Actuarial designation a plus
* CFA designation or candidacy a plus

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