Asset Management Operations
Bringing together traditional and alternative investments, we provide clients around the world with a dedicated partnership and focus on long-term performance. As the firm’s primary investment area, we provide investment and advisory services for some of the world’s leading pension plans, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, endowments, foundations, financial advisors and individuals, for which we oversee more than $2 trillion in assets under supervision. 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.
Our Impact
Operations is a dynamic, multi-faceted division that partners with all parts of the firm to provide banking, securities, and asset management services to clients around the world. In addition, Operations provides essential risk management and controls to preserve and enhance the firm's assets and its reputation. For every new product launched and every trade executed, it is Operations that develops and manages the processes and controls that enable business flow.
The Asset Management business is the investment management arm providing global investment opportunities to a substantial and diversified client base including institutions, governments and high net worth individuals. Goldman Sachs Asset Management is a global, broad and deep platform with diversified capabilities across public and private asset classes. We are a top 10 global asset manager with a leadership position across asset classes and key market segments.
Your Impact
The Trade Management team sits within the Investment Operations department of the Asset Management business and has primary responsibility of all aspects of the trade lifecycle activity in Asia. This function covers a wide range of clients and product range, including Equities, Fixed income, Derivatives and Alternative Investments. This team has extensive interaction with traders, portfolio managers and other operational teams globally to ensure effective oversight and risk management of existing business activity whilst working to shape and implement solutions for new clients, products, strategies, and system architecture.
Primary Responsibilities
- Holistic ownership and understanding of trading related activities from an Asset Management Operations perspective.
- Trade confirmation and settlement across markets and products in line with internal and external cut offs.
- Trading desk support to include ad-hoc queries as well as ongoing business initiatives.
- Review existing processes to identify inefficiencies within the flows and work with management to drive process changes.
- Build and maintain relationships with the trading desks and other operation teams internally as well as brokers, custodians and vendors externally.
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or higher
- 2+ years of experience in Operations/Middle Office in the Financial Services industry
- Self-motivated and proactive team player, who takes ownership and accountability
- Strong organizational skills and the ability to apply judgement and effectively manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Proven track record of partnering across teams and an ability to build and maintain relationships
- Risk mindset with meticulous attention to detail
- Excellent in analytical thinking and problem solving skills
Preferred Qualifications
- Business to native level in both written and spoken Japanese to cover the Japan market and external communication with Japanese stakeholders for the trade/ settlement process
- Confident in English communication to be able to interact with internal global team as well as external stakeholders
- Expert in one or more of the following products – Equities, Fixed income, Derivatives and Alternative Investments
ABOUT GOLDMAN SACHS
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