Asset & Wealth Management, ETF Investment Strategy, Analyst

Goldman Sachs Asset Management

Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) is one of the world's leading investment managers, providing institutional and individual investors with investment and advisory solutions through strategies spanning asset classes, industries, and geographies. We help our clients navigate today's dynamic markets and identify the opportunities that shape their portfolios and long-term investment goals. We extend these global capabilities to the world's leading public and corporate pension plans, sovereign wealth funds, central banks, insurance companies, financial institutions, endowments, foundations, individuals, and family offices.

ETF Investment Strategy is part of GSAM's broader ETF distribution team, which sits within the Client Solutions Group. The team is primarily responsible for driving asset growth in the GSAM ETFs. ETF Investment Strategy specifically is responsible for creating and delivering a multi-asset class commercial narrative to promote GSAM's entire ETF range to drive the growth of the franchise. The team works closely with key internal stakeholders (including portfolio management, client portfolio management, marketing, sales, and corporate communications) and external parties (including listing exchanges, index providers, marketing partners, and media) to produce and amplify a regular cadence of ETF-related investment content and thought leadership.

Key day-to-day responsibilities include:

• Working closely with ETF Investment Strategy colleagues and the broader ETF distribution team to help create and deliver a multi-asset class commercial narrative, highlighting GSAM's entire ETF suite and the merits of ETF investing.
• Developing a regular cadence of messaging and thought leadership to increase awareness of GSAM's ETF offerings, in alignment with our key priorities and focus list ETFs.
• Working closely with the portfolio management and client portfolio management teams to ensure we have high quality client materials and thought leadership for each ETF suite.
• Partnering with marketing, corporate communications, and sales teams to create a direct messaging strategy via internal and external platforms.
• Creating impactful marketing materials and other content using Microsoft's PowerPoint and Word applications, including client presentations, one-pagers, thought leadership pieces, and other client materials.
• Helping colleagues prepare for external speaking engagements, including media and conferences, by doing research and crafting talking points on ETF-related trends and opportunities.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Bachelor's degree with 1-3 years of experience in the asset management industry.
• Solid understanding of financial markets and investments.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to synthesize complex information into a simple, impactful message.
• Ability to work well in a fast-paced team environment, multi-tasking and prioritizing effectively, while managing work to deadlines.
• Outstanding attention to detail, highly organized, with excellent project management skills and follow-through.
• Strong teamwork skills, with the ability to build effective internal and external working relationships.
• Ability to work at varying speeds, sometimes under time pressure, while maintaining extremely high standards.
• Strong commercial sense, to develop an understanding of how to effectively position our most commercial ETFs in the context of the current market environment and industry trends.
• Excellent work ethic and attitude, with the motivation and drive to go above and beyond.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills (including PowerPoint, Word, and Excel), with Bloomberg experience a plus.
• Series 7 and 63 licenses preferred.

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