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Asset & Wealth Management

A career with Goldman Sachs Asset & Wealth Management is an opportunity to help clients across the globe realize their potential, while you discover your own. As part of one of the world's leading Asset Managers with over $2 trillion in assets under supervision, you can expect to participate in exciting investment opportunities while collaborating with talented colleagues from all asset classes and regions and building meaningful relationships with your clients. 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. Bringing together traditional and alternative investments, Goldman Sachs Asset & Wealth Management provides clients around the world with a dedicated partnership and focus on long-term performance. As primary investment area within Goldman Sachs, we provide investment and advisory services for pension plans, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, endowments, foundations, financial advisors, and individuals.

We are seeking a dynamic, quick-thinking, self-starter with a passion for alternative investments. The ideal candidate is an alternative investment industry professional with a proven track record and strong communication skills who has the ability to thrive in an energetic environment and successfully increase the sale of Goldman Sachs Asset Management alternative products. The senior alternative sales position covering the Western territory is a fast paced, challenging sales role for self-motivated and driven sales professional.

This role resides in the Alternative Investment Solutions Group within Goldman Sachs Asset Management's client business. The team is responsible for the sales, marketing and ongoing client support for the alternative investments offered by the firm through third party intermediaries such as banks, trust companies, broker-dealers, and registered investment advisors. Additionally, the team helps produce alternative investment related thought leadership content for both investment advisors and end investors to provide education on the alternative investment space.

In this role you will be responsible for covering Missouri/Colorado/Chicago/Michigan/Ohio and expected to reside within the specified region.

HOW YOU WILL FULFILL YOUR POTENTIAL

• Manage a large sales territory focused on the top RIA and BD advisor relationships.
• Partner with an alternatives specialist and internal consultant in a thoughtful and productive way to serve internal and external clients and maximize commercial impact across the territory.
• Serve as the lead sales person representing GSAM's broad alternative investment solutions, including private equity, private credit, real estate, liquid alternatives and hedge funds.
• Establish, maintain, and grow relationships with alternative-focused advisors and capture investment placements.
• Execute consistent follow up with advisors to advance the sales process and deepen advisor relationships.
• Seek strategic opportunities to build meaningful scale in GSAM investment offerings as appropriate.
• Provide on-going training relative to our investment offerings to internal GSAM sales teams.
• Serve as key point of contact for internal and external sales teams, providing content an expertise about the alternative landscape and GSAM funds
• Partner with alts specific centers of influence at partner firms

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE WE'RE LOOKING FOR

• Minimum Bachelor's degree (U.S. or equivalent), 15 years of financial industry experience
• Series 7 and Series 63 licenses
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience with alternative investment sales & territory management
• Strong inter-personal skills and ability to work effectively with others
• Strong work ethic and commercial perspective
• Preference for a West Coast based professional
• Existing relationships in the territory