What are the responsibilities and job description for the Credit Strat - Synthetic Trading Group - Associate - Global Banking & Markets position at The Goldman Sachs Group?
Global Banking & Markets, FICC Credit Strat - Synthetic Trading Group - Associate - NYC / West Palm Beach
YOUR IMPACT
The Global Banking & Markets Division
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 with a passion for the markets, with individuals who thrive in fast-paced, changing environments and are energized by a bustling trading floor.
Job Summary
We are looking for candidates to join the team in New York City or West Palm Beach. Candidates joining the Credit Synthetic Trading desk are engaged in market making and its related functions in US Credit. Team members combine their mathematical, programming and market expertise to build and generate systematic strategies.
The desk looks for individuals with strong communication, both written and verbal, strong mathematical skillsets, programming experience, and who are motivated to get hands on experience with systematic trading.
This role is specifically focused on the desk's Total Return Swap business.
Responsibilities
- Make quantitative improvements to risk management and funding models
- Assist with managing desk risk
- Write efficient, well tested code to accomplish the above
Required Qualifications
- Programming experience in Slang, C , Java, or Python
- Bachelors or Masters in a STEM area
- Prior experience in funding and/or lending business
- Strong communication both written and verbal
- Interest in systematic trading
Preferred Qualifications
- Prior experience with Credit products
Salary Range
The expected base salary for this New York, New York, United States-based position is $150000-$300000. In addition, you may be eligible for a discretionary bonus if you are an active employee as of fiscal year-end.
Benefits
Goldman Sachs is committed to providing our people with valuable and competitive benefits and wellness offerings, as it is a core part of providing a strong overall employee experience. A summary of these offerings, which are generally available to active, non-temporary, full-time and part-time US employees who work at least 20 hours per week, can be found here.
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Salary : $150,000 - $300,000
