Trading

Goldman Sachs Bank AG; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental insurance

Competitive vacation policies

Fitness reimbursements

On-site child care

Job summary

Goldman Sachs Bank AG is seeking a Senior Analyst for the Global Banking & Markets division in London. This role involves managing risks in the STS trading book, pricing derivatives, and developing connections across regions. Ideal candidates should have a strong quantitative background and excellent communication skills.

The position also offers a collaborative environment that emphasizes teamwork and innovation. Join a firm known for its commitment to diversity and professional development, while enjoying comprehensive benefits and wellness programs.

Qualifications

• Great attention to detail, ability to multi-task.
• Interest and knowledge in financial markets and products.
• Excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Assisting the daily risk management of the Global STS trading book.
• Pricing derivatives on cross-asset Systematic Trading Strategies.
• Developing a cross-function, cross-asset and cross-regional network.

Skills

Excellent academic background in a highly quantitative subject

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Interest in financial markets and products

Great attention to detail

Previous programming experience

Education

Mathematics, Physical, Engineering, Finance/Financial Economics or Computing

Job description

Opportunity Overview sitemap_outline CORPORATE TITLE Senior Analyst language OFFICE LOCATION(S) London assignment JOB FUNCTION Trading account_balance DIVISION Global Banking & Markets

GLOBAL BANKING & MARKETS

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 that includes individuals who have a passion for the markets and who thrive in fast‑paced, changing environments and are energized by a bustling trading floor.

At Goldman Sachs, our culture is one of teamwork, innovation and meritocracy. We often say our people are our greatest asset and we take pride in supporting each colleague both professionally and personally.

BUSINESS SEGMENT AND ROLE OVERVIEW

STS trading is part of the Global Exotics and Structured Products trading team which trades, prices and risk manages a wide array of non‑vanilla (i.e. exotic), cross‑asset underlying strategies and payoffs. The desk manages sizable principal exposure across multiple markets (Equities, Rates, FX, Commodities and Credit) both in volatility and one‑delta space. We work very closely with the structuring and sales teams globally to create innovative structures, solutions and strategies for our franchise, while also risk managing positions that cannot be easily hedged.

Job Summary & Responsibilities

• Assisting the daily risk management of the Global STS trading book (executing hedges, developing risk management strategies and utilities)
• Pricing derivatives on cross‑asset Systematic Trading Strategies (STS)
• Developing a cross-function, cross‑asset and cross‑regional network within the firm
• Learning how to trade a broad and complex set of products (and the models, markets, and the operational and legal framework necessary to trade)
• Working with other traders on the desk and the strats to develop new models and products, or enhance existing ones
• Working with sales and strats to expand overall franchise business

Basic Qualifications

• Excellent academic background in a highly quantitative subject (Mathematics, Physical, Engineering, Finance/Financial Economics or Computing)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Interest and knowledge in financial markets and products (derivatives knowledge is a plus)
• Great attention to detail, ability to multi-task
• Previous programming experience will be a plus

ABOUT GOLDMAN SACHS

At Goldman Sachs, we commit our people, capital and ideas to help our clients, shareholders and the communities we serve to grow. Founded in 1869, we are a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm. Headquartered in New York, we maintain offices around the world.

We believe who you are makes you better at what you do. We're committed to fostering and advancing diversity and inclusion in our own workplace and beyond by ensuring every individual within our firm has a number of opportunities to grow professionally and personally, from our training and development opportunities and firm‑wide networks to benefits, wellness and personal finance offerings and mindfulness programs. Learn more at GS.com/careers.

We’re committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with special needs or disabilities during our recruiting process. Learn more: https://www.goldmansachs.com/careers/footer/disability-statement.html

Benefits Overview

We offer a wide range of health and welfare programs that vary depending on office location. These generally include medical, dental, short‑term disability, long‑term disability, life, accidental death, labor accident and business travel accident insurance.

We offer competitive vacation policies based on employee level and office location. We promote time off from work to recharge by providing generous vacation entitlements and a minimum of three weeks expected vacation usage each year.

Financial Wellness & Retirement

We assist employees in saving and planning for retirement, offer financial support for higher education, and provide a number of benefits to help employees prepare for the unexpected. We offer live financial education and content on a variety of topics to address the spectrum of employees’ priorities.

Health Services

We offer a medical advocacy service for employees and family members facing critical health situations, and counseling and referral services through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP). We provide Global Medical, Security and Travel Assistance and a Workplace Ergonomics Program. We also offer state‑of‑the‑art on‑site health centers in certain offices.

Fitness

To encourage employees to live a healthy and active lifestyle, some of our offices feature on‑site fitness centers. For eligible employees we typically reimburse fees paid for a fitness club membership or activity (up to a pre‑approved amount).

Child Care & Family Care

We offer on‑site child care centers that provide full‑time and emergency back‑up care, as well as mother and baby rooms and homework rooms. In every office, we provide advice and counseling services, expectant parent resources and transitional programs for parents returning from parental leave. Adoption, surrogacy, egg donation and egg retrieval stipends are also available.

Benefits at Goldman Sachs

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