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Goldman Sachs Asset Management:

Goldman Sachs Asset Management is one of the world’s leading asset managers with over $3 trillion in assets under supervision. As the primary investment area within Goldman Sachs, we provide investment and advisory services for insurance companies, pension plans, sovereign wealth funds, endowments, foundations, financial advisors, and individuals.

A career with Goldman Sachs Asset & Wealth Management (GSAM) is an opportunity to work with clients across the globe. 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. Working in a culture that values integrity and transparency, you will be part of a diverse team that is passionate about excellence in our work, our clients, and building sustainable success. 

Asset Finance Overview:

Asset Finance is a growth area within GSAM Private Credit platform. Asset Finance is a global team specializing in asset-backed credit facilities, secured on physical and/or financial collateral.. Broad range of investment mandate include consumer loans, diversified real estate (residential & CRE), commercial credit (SME, equipment leases, trade receivables), fund finance, digital infrastructure (data centers, GPU financing, fiber etc.). The team invests across the capital structure for third-party managed client capital / funds. 

This is an opportunity to play an important role in the growth of our global asset finance platform and to get exposure to a global team and its full spectrum of investment activities. This is a unique opportunity for someone with strong structured credit background where you will play a key role in growing our investment capability with our UK client base in particular by identifying opportunities and acting as a key structuring partner across cross-functional deal teams, working with internal and external stakeholders.  You will have the opportunity to lead and contribute to complex transactions across ABF, infrastructure and broad structured credit opportunities. 

Responsibilities: 

• Origination, Execution: Source and evaluate ABF, structured credit and other private credit opportunities across sectors; lead end-to-end transaction execution and deal teams across underwriting, structuring, diligence, internal IC process, closing

• Structuring Expertise: Lead design of financing solutions that fit our client’s needs such as private securitisations, with particular focus on MA/HP eligible structures for UK insurance balance sheets; negotiating economics, covenants, and structural protections optimising risk-adjusted returns and capital outcomes

• Risk Assessment: Conduct detailed collateral analysis and stress testing; build and review cash-flow and structural models to assess expected performance, and downside protection

• Asset Management: Prepare / oversee investment committee materials, portfolio reviews, and performance reports for senior leadership, ensuring alignment with risk/return objectives and capital efficiency

Experience & Qualifications Required:

• Principal investing candidate with 6 to 8 years of experience in asset-backed finance, . structured credit or specialty finance
• Prior investing, structuring, or origination experience at a leading alternative asset manager, private credit platform, insurer, pension risk transfer provider, investment bank, or specialty finance lender.
• Demonstrated execution experience across private asset-backed transactions / private securitizations and bespoke financing structures.
• Deep familiarity with ABF asset classes including consumer loans, auto finance, receivables, equipment leasing, residential mortgages, commercial real estate, digital infrastructure, fund finance, and other specialty finance collateral.
• Strong understanding of bankruptcy-remote structures, cash-flow waterfalls, and legal documentation
• Experience working third-party diligence providers, external counsels and rating agencies
• Bachelor’s degree required; Masters, MBA, CFA, or equivalent preferred
• Experience originating and structuring investment solutions for UK insurance companies, with a strong understanding of UK Matching Adjustment (MA) portfolios preferred and will be viewed as a significant differentiator
• Advanced financial modelling and cash-flow analysis skills 
• Strong structuring mindset with a focus on downside protection and capital preservation
• Excellent credit judgment and ability to evaluate complex risk profiles
• Proven ability to independently lead transactions and manage multiple deals simultaneously
• Direct experience structuring assets for, including familiarity with PRA requirements, asset eligibility considerations, and regulatory expectations for insurance balance sheets.
• Clear, concise communicator with strong investment memo and presentation skills
• Commercial orientation with appreciation for scale, repeatability, and long-term partnerships
• Ability to work collaboratively across investment, legal, risk, capital formation, and insurance solutions teams.

Key Skills Required:

• Experience originating and structuring investment solutions for UK insurance companies, with a strong understanding of UK Matching Adjustment (MA) portfolios preferred and will be viewed as a significant differentiator
• Advanced financial modelling and cash-flow analysis skills 
• Strong structuring mindset with a focus on downside protection and capital preservation
• Excellent credit judgment and ability to evaluate complex risk profiles
• Proven ability to independently lead transactions and manage multiple deals simultaneously
• Direct experience structuring assets for, including familiarity with PRA requirements, asset eligibility considerations, and regulatory expectations for insurance balance sheets.
• Clear, concise communicator with strong investment memo and presentation skills
• Commercial orientation with appreciation for scale, repeatability, and long-term partnerships
• Ability to work collaboratively across investment, legal, risk, capital formation, and insurance solutions teams.

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.

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