Asset & Wealth Management, Fixed Income - Client Portfolio Manager, Vice President

Job Description

Asset & Wealth Management

A career with Goldman Sachs Asset & Wealth 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. Bringing together traditional and alternative investments, Goldman Sachs Asset & Wealth Management provides clients around the world with a dedicated partnership and focus on long-term performance. As 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.

About

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. We are:

• Investors, spanning traditional and alternative markets offering products and services
• Advisors, understanding our clients’ priorities and poised to help provide investment advice and strategies that make sense for their portfolios
• Thought Leaders, providing timely insights across macro and secular themes to help inform our clients’ investment decisions
• Innovators, using our suite of digital solutions to help our clients address complex challenges and meet their financial goals
  
  

The Fixed Income team manages over $1.7 trillion billion for institutions, high net worth individuals and mutual fund investors. Our global investment process is coordinated across geographic regions with representation in New York, London, Tokyo, Singapore, Sydney and China. Diversity is at the core of our ability to serve our clients and we make an unusual effort to identify and recruit the best person for every job.

Client Portfolio Manager Overview

Goldman Sachs Asset Management’s Fixed Income team is hiring a Client Portfolio Manager in New York or Chicago. This CPM will be the commercial catalyst for our fixed income platform—converting investment insight into tangible client outcomes and scalable asset growth. As the portfolio’s client-facing voice, the CPM will translate strategy, risk, and performance into compelling, actionable narratives that win, retain, and expand mandates. This person is expected to uphold IPS discipline and deliver flawless execution, while coordinating portfolio managers, trading, product, operations, and distribution to scale solutions, deepen relationships, and drive net flows.

Responsibilities

• Servicing existing client base, regular client engagement and initiating and driving new business initiatives, working within a global team structure
• Drive new business opportunities, liaising with product development and sales, completion of request-for-proposal documentation in addition to providing broad support to Sales and Client Relationship Management teams
• Synthesize and communicate investment philosophy, process, product positioning and current market trends to current and prospective clients
• Collaborate with clients on topics including asset allocation, investment guidelines, risk budgeting, and portfolio optimization
• Partner with distribution and operational teams within the organization to optimize client experience and portfolio management
  
  

Experience

• 7 years of work experience in Fixed Income, facing off with Clients in Client Portfolio Management capacity
• Strong knowledge of buy-side fixed income portfolio management
• Client-facing experience is a must
• Highly organized with exceptional attention to detail and excellent follow-through
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills
• Positive attitude and strong work ethic
• Strong interpersonal skills: Ability to build trust and confidence of colleagues, strengthen relationships through ongoing dialog and interactions, and collaborate with broad range of stakeholders
• Experience working within a fast-paced environment collaborating across time-zones
• Willingness and ability to undertake international and domestic travel
• Strong skills in MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word) and Bloomberg