JOB DESCRIPTION
Our core value is building strong relationships with our institutional clients, which include corporations, financial service providers, and fund managers. We help them buy and sell financial products on exchanges around the world, raise funding, and manage risk. This is a dynamic, entrepreneurial team that includes individuals who have a passion for the markets and who thrive in fast-paced, changing environments and are energized by a bustling trading floor.
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.
BUSINESS SEGMENT AND ROLE OVERVIEW
Equities & FICC: We make markets in and clear client transactions on major stock, options and futures exchanges worldwide. Through our global sales force, we maintain relationships with our clients, receiving orders and distributing investment research, trading ideas, market information and analysis.
The Commodities Institutional Sales desk works with a range of clients (. Hedge Funds, Asset Managers, Pension & Endowment Funds) primarily located across EMEA. Team members help strengthen client relationships across the hedge fund and real money franchises by partnering with Trading, Strats, Federation members, as well as other internal GS Sales teams. On a day-to-day basis, team members will be expected to deliver exceptional client relationship management, stay connected with market events across all commodities products markets, and work with the wider team to support and build the overall business.
RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Supporting senior sales coverage with structuring, pricing and executing derivative transactions with existing clients in both the hedge fund and real money spaces
2. Understanding commodities market fundamentals and trends and communicating information to clients
3. Collect, manage and analyze data related to industry trends and client trading activity
4. Produce commentary ranging from a variety of client e-mails to weekly and monthly strategy performance updates
5. Developing content and generating trade ideas by liaising with trading teams and GIR
6. Executing and booking of tactical/flow-based trades across the asset class; identifying opportunities for low-touch execution
7. Interacting with CRMA, Legal and Ops teams internally to help enhance client experience and seamless trade execution
8. Helping build new client relationships by working with internal teams to expand the business
9. Supporting syndication efforts by working with trading and other sales teams to identify opportunities in offsetting risk management
10. Working with strategist teams to assist with back-tests and strategy development on an as-needed basis
SKILLS & EXPERIENCE WE'RE LOOKING FOR
11. Strong academic record with Bachelor’s degree, equivalent or above required
12. Strong quantitative, analytical and problem-solving ability
13. Ability to multi-task, manage competing priorities and work well under pressure
14. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
15. Must be a collaborative team player
16. Preferred at least 6 months or 1-year experience either within Sales & Trading, or Investment Banking
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 .
We’re committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with special needs or disabilities during our recruiting process.