Goldman Sachs Alternatives

About Goldman Sachs 

Goldman Sachs Asset Management is one of the world’s leading asset managers with over $2 trillion in assets under supervision. As a 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.

Alternatives Capital Formation (ACF) is a part of the Client Solutions Group (CSG) within Asset & Wealth Management (AWM). ACF manages capital raising and strategy for alternatives investments across the full spectrum of alternatives including private equity, private credit, real estate, infrastructure, growth equity, sustainability, secondaries, GP stakes, and hedge funds / liquid alternatives. Within ACF, team members work within product verticals and collaborate across alternatives strategies to identify portfolio-wide solutions. They also partner with other teams within ACF, and across CSG, investing teams and wealth management teams. Professional development initiatives provide opportunities to enhance expertise across all alternative investment products, and to sharpen market knowledge from industry experts investing across the Firm. This specific role sits with ACF Equity, and the Growth Equity Vertical.

Principal Responsibilities

As a Product Specialist within Growth Equity, the individual would be responsible for driving product strategy, capital formation & client engagement initiatives for the Goldman Sachs Growth Equity Platform. Responsibilities would include supporting the launch(es) of new flagship fundraises, client servicing of existing fund LPs, and ongoing business development for various Growth Equity funds/products across regions and client channels. Additional responsibilities include ability to:

• Assist with all aspects of the marketing and fundraising cycle for new flagship Growth Equity funds and related vehicles
• Deliver commercial outcomes by liaising with stakeholders across ACF, Sales and the firm to develop and execute go-to-market strategies for Growth funds, define target investor base(s) and track fundraise progress towards stated goals / KPIs
• Support Sales in advancing prospective client dialogues and due diligence processes from initial client engagement to legal documentation and negotiations; involves close collaboration with legal colleagues to drive terms and manage side-letter negotiations
• Provide ongoing client servicing of existing Growth fund LPs via regular portfolio updates, growth thought leadership, and coordination of annual meeting preparation and conferences / events
• Collaborate directly with the Investment team to analyze key metrics and identify effective messages for investor communications about investments, the business, the market environment, and competitive positioning
• Drive content creation for investor reporting, including marketing presentations, client communications, and performance and data analyses

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have: 
•    Demonstrated experience and expertise in private markets fundraising and investor relations
•    Proven track record of sourcing capital for the venture or growth space or private equity space in EMEA with an existing set of LP relationships
•    Strong relationship building skills, for use with both clients and internal stakeholders
•    Flexibility to handle multiple tasks and work well under pressure
•    Strong organizational skills to manage production of a high volume of quality work within tight timeframes, often including multiple simultaneous projects
•    Willingness and desire to train and mentor junior members of team, as well as contribute to and foster a positive and motivating team environment
•    Candidate must be a team player and self-motivated, demonstrating a willingness to take on more responsibility over time
•    4-7years of experience in a similar or related role, previous experience in Investment Banking or Investing also applicable