What are the responsibilities and job description for the Global Banking & Markets Private - Relationship Lending Group- Associate - New York position at Goldman Sachs?
Job Description
OUR IMPACT
At Goldman Sachs, the Relationship Lending Group (RLG) serves as a cornerstone in the firm’s approach to the relationship-based lending business. By underwriting, structuring, executing, and advising on a wide array of transactions that require the firm’s capital commitment, RLG ensures the smooth facilitation of financial solutions ranging from unsecured and secured revolvers—including asset-based lending and borrowing base facilities—to term loans, bridge loans, delayed draw term loans, and letter of credit facilities. These transactions span primary loan syndication, refinancing, amendments, secondary market purchases, and bilateral lending.
Collaboration is central the RLG role; team members will regularly coordinate with other banks syndication desks, clients/borrowers, external legal counsel, and a broad spectrum of internal teams such as Investment Banking, Investment Grade Capital Markets, Leveraged Finance, Legal, and Credit Risk Management. This multifaceted interaction ensures that every transaction is meticulously managed and strategically executed.
How You Will Fulfill Your Potential
In the role of Associate, you will work as an integral member of the team, actively participating in the execution of relationship loans while also being responsible for portfolio analytics and reporting. The position involves working on multiple simultaneous transactions at various stages of execution. This includes liaising with business team on initial lending requests and following the transaction through the approval process, including managing the negotiation of loan documentation. Throughout the process you will be working with multiple GS teams while balancing conflicting priorities and ensuring significant issues are elevated to management. Management, analytics & reporting on the loan portfolio will involve producing both ad hoc analysis and presentations, as well as reports on a regular basis for senior management and various internal constituencies.
Skills And Experiences We Are Looking For
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 .
We’re committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with special needs or disabilities during our recruiting process. Learn more: https:// www.goldmansachs.com/careers/footer/disability-statement.html
© The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 2026. All rights reserved.
Goldman Sachs is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veterans status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
OUR IMPACT
At Goldman Sachs, the Relationship Lending Group (RLG) serves as a cornerstone in the firm’s approach to the relationship-based lending business. By underwriting, structuring, executing, and advising on a wide array of transactions that require the firm’s capital commitment, RLG ensures the smooth facilitation of financial solutions ranging from unsecured and secured revolvers—including asset-based lending and borrowing base facilities—to term loans, bridge loans, delayed draw term loans, and letter of credit facilities. These transactions span primary loan syndication, refinancing, amendments, secondary market purchases, and bilateral lending.
Collaboration is central the RLG role; team members will regularly coordinate with other banks syndication desks, clients/borrowers, external legal counsel, and a broad spectrum of internal teams such as Investment Banking, Investment Grade Capital Markets, Leveraged Finance, Legal, and Credit Risk Management. This multifaceted interaction ensures that every transaction is meticulously managed and strategically executed.
How You Will Fulfill Your Potential
In the role of Associate, you will work as an integral member of the team, actively participating in the execution of relationship loans while also being responsible for portfolio analytics and reporting. The position involves working on multiple simultaneous transactions at various stages of execution. This includes liaising with business team on initial lending requests and following the transaction through the approval process, including managing the negotiation of loan documentation. Throughout the process you will be working with multiple GS teams while balancing conflicting priorities and ensuring significant issues are elevated to management. Management, analytics & reporting on the loan portfolio will involve producing both ad hoc analysis and presentations, as well as reports on a regular basis for senior management and various internal constituencies.
Skills And Experiences We Are Looking For
- Undergraduate Degree in Economics / Finance / Accounting related discipline is preferable
- [2] years prior financial services experience (including summer internships)
- Highly motivated and adaptable: ability to respond creatively and quickly in a fast-paced, high-pressure, changing environment
- Strong analytical and organizational skills: able to manage multiple tasks and competing work streams
- Demonstrated technical proficiency: experience analyzing data and summarizing results to produce succinct high-impact presentations
- Excellent communication skills: ability to speak with internal and external parties, such as IB teams, syndication banks and GS clients
- Accurate and detail-oriented with sound judgment and integrity
- Experience and interest in leveraging AI applications
- Keen interest in the financial markets
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 .
We’re committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with special needs or disabilities during our recruiting process. Learn more: https:// www.goldmansachs.com/careers/footer/disability-statement.html
© The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 2026. All rights reserved.
Goldman Sachs is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veterans status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.