Asset & Wealth Management, Alternative Capital Markets, Vice President - San Francisco

YOUR IMPACT

Alternative Capital Markets is seeking a Vice President to join their team in San Francisco.

OUR IMPACT

Wealth Management

Across Wealth Management, Goldman Sachs helps empower clients and customers around the world to reach their financial goals. Our advisor-led wealth management businesses provide financial planning, investment management, banking and comprehensive advice to a wide range of clients, including ultra-high net worth and high net worth individuals, as well as family offices, foundations and endowments, and corporations and their employees. Our consumer business provides digital solutions for customers to better spend, borrow, invest, and save. Across Wealth Management, our growth is driven by a relentless focus on our people, our clients and customers, and leading-edge technology, data and design.

Alternative Capital Markets (ACM)

Alternative Capital Markets is a global team with 60+ alternative investment professionals across eight offices (New York, Albany, Dallas, London, Zurich, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Shenzhen), responsible for over $120B+ in AUS, serving institutions, foundations, family offices, high net worth and ultra-high net worth individuals. ACM is the architect of the Wealth Alternatives platform including private equity, growth / venture capital, private credit, private real estate, hedge funds, co-investments and impact private investing. These offerings include AM Private, XIG, and third-party external investment strategies, as well as differentiated private company access via both internal and external referrals. ACM's full-service capital markets business covers the entire lifecycle of an alternative investment, from investment sourcing to client solutions, as well as a new discretionary offering enabling programmatic platform access, an in-house liquidity platform for clients (qualified matching service, or QMS), and dedicated platform management and strategy.

HOW YOU WILL FULFILL YOUR POTENTIAL

• Help establish and manage GS ACM relationships with external managers, with a particular focus on West Coast Growth and Venture, including new product development and coordination of external sales professionals, as well as source and originate new alternative investment offerings to meet client demand and address current market opportunities
• Serve as an alternative investment strategist, helping establish GS Wealth house view on current private market trends / opportunities and providing insight to clients and internal GS constituents, and serve as a key resource for San Francisco advisors and clients
• Work with external third party managers to source co-investment deal flow for GS PWM with particular focus on SF-based family office syndication
• Help provide input on ACM sales strategy across client segments, advising on growth strategies for new offerings / solutions, and develop region-specific fundraising strategies
• Serve as key point of contact for SF-based family office clients, particularly as it relates to ACM direct company investment offerings
• Lead client portfolio reviews, including alternative portfolio analysis / implementation guidance, as well as provide performance attribution and fund commentary

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE WE'RE LOOKING FOR

• Bachelors Degree or Higher
• Deep understanding of financial markets and investment instruments
• 4+ year's experience in venture capital, growth equity, wealth management, asset management, investment banking, or private equity
• Strong quantitative, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Team player, with excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Sophisticated and tactful client manager who can effectively manage the entire investor lifecycle
• Strong ability to multi-task, with an ability to manage multiple projects with different deadlines
• Self-starter, with ability to work both independently and in a team-oriented environment and across group functions
• Solid work ethic, motivation level, and strong attention to detail
• SIE, Series 7, and Series 63 (must be obtained within 3 months)

ABOUT GOLDMAN SACHS

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Salary Range
The expected base salary for this San Francisco, California, United States-based position is $85000-$270000. 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.