GOLDMAN SACHS ALTERNATIVES

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, 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. Goldman Sachs is one of the leading investors in alternatives globally and invests in the full spectrum of alternatives including private equity, growth equity, private credit, real estate, infrastructure, hedge funds and sustainability. Clients access these solutions through direct strategies, customized partnerships, and open-architecture programs. The alternative investments platform is part of Goldman Sachs Asset Management, which delivers investment and advisory services across public and private markets for the world’s leading institutions, financial advisors and individuals. Goldman Sachs has over $2.8 trillion in assets under supervision globally as of December 31, 2023.

SUSTAINABLE CREDIT 

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. As a primary investment area within Goldman Sachs, we provide investment services to capital providers such as pension plans, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, endowments, foundations, financial advisors and individuals.

At Goldman Sachs, our culture is one of teamwork, innovation and meritocracy. We often say our people are our greatest asset and we take pride in supporting each colleague both professionally and personally. From collaborative work spaces and ergonomic services to wellbeing and resilience offerings, we offer our people the flexibility and support they need to reach their goals in and outside of the office.

Goldman Sachs’ Sustainable Credit teams sits at the cross road of the Goldman Sachs Private Credit and Sustainable Investment (“Horizon”) platforms and is part of the private side of the Asset Management Division. Within Sustainable Credit, we invest across the capital structure (senior debt, junior debt, mezzanine capital, preferred equity, equity) in transactions anchored in 5 key energy transition themes (Clean Energy, Sustainable Transport, Waste & Materials, Sustainable Food & Agriculture and Ecosystems & Services). As a new strategy for Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Sustainable Credit builds on > 25 years of relevant private credit and sustainable investment experience and benefits from broad network effects on deal origination and due diligence within the broader Goldman Sachs franchise 

Vice Presidents in Sustainable Credit work as part of small deal teams responsible for identifying, structuring, executing and monitoring relevant investments. Vice Presidents are involved in driving deal origination and leading due diligence processes for new investments. The broad range of transaction structures and sectors in which we invest are giving Vice Presidents a broad range of exposure and ample opportunities to develop their investment acumen. Given the inaugural nature of the investment strategy, Vice Presidents in Sustainable Credit form part of the core leadership team from the start which results in a highly entrepreneurial and flat working environment and exciting career development opportunities. The Vice President reports directly to the global co-head of Sustainable Credit.

Responsibilities

• Originating investment opportunities across the product suite of Sustainable Credit via early engagement with relevant parties (e.g. borrowers, advisors, private equity sponsors)
• Leading all aspects of due diligence and business analysis to develop and refine investment theses
• Developing new investment ideas across the relevant 5 energy transition themes
• Driving key work streams in structuring, negotiating and documenting investments
• Communicating and defending investment theses to internal stakeholders and committees, including relevant Investment Committees
• Actively monitoring existing investments in the portfolio
• Involvement in internal fund management and investor communication

Qualifications

• Investment Banking/Structured Finance, Private Credit and/or sustainability-focused investment candidate with 5 to 7 years of experience
• Strong quantitative, analytical and problem-solving skills with a clear view to form independent judgment
• Passion for investing with specific interest in credit and sustainability
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Entrepreneurial mindset with drive to build and scale up a new strategy
• Proven project leadership and strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to foster and harness relationships with a wide variety of people (internally and externally)

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. 

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