Asset & Wealth Management, Operations, Trade Management, Associate/ Executive Director, Singapore

Goldman Sachs Bank AG; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global investment bank in Singapore is seeking an experienced candidate in Asset Management Operations. The role involves overseeing trading activities, managing client relationships, and driving operational excellence. Ideal candidates will have 3-10 years of experience in financial services, with strong analytical and problem-solving skills. The firm offers a collaborative environment with ample opportunities for professional growth and a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Medical and dental insurance

Generous vacation policies

Retirement planning assistance

Access to fitness centers

On-site child care services

Qualifications

• 3-10 years of experience in Operations/Middle Office in the Financial Services industry.
• Operational experience in Equities, Fixed Income, Futures, or IRS.
• Exceptional analytical and complex problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee trading-related activities ensuring adherence to policies and regulations.
• Provide support to trading desks and contribute to development of new trading strategies.
• Initiate process improvements in trade management workflows.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving skills

Communication skills

Risk management mindset

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

ASSET MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS

We provide customized service to our clients and enable our business to grow the Asset Management franchise across traditional and alternative products. Our teams execute within a front to back operating model, delivering support across the client, product, and investment lifecycle. We also conduct risk oversight, provide change management, business intelligence, and market solutions for the division.

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 & Wealth Management (AWM) 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 a complex product range, including equities, fixed income, currency, 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.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Oversee trading-related activities - confirmation and settlement processes across diverse markets and complex products, ensuring adherence to internal policies, external regulations, and critical cut-off times. Proactively identify, investigate, and resolve complex settlement issues and exceptions.
• Provide strategic support to trading desks, addressing complex ad-hoc queries, leading business initiatives, and contributing to the development of new trading strategies and product launches.
• Initiate, design, and implement significant process improvements, automation initiatives, and control enhancements to drive efficiency, reduce operational risk, and improve scalability within trade management workflows.
• Cultivate and manage strategic relationships with internal stakeholders (trading, portfolio management, global operations, compliance, technology) and external partners (brokers, custodians, vendors), influencing outcomes and driving collaborative solutions.
• Develop, mentor, and guide junior team members, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, risk awareness, and operational excellence within the team.
• Enhance and enforce the control environment, identifying potential risks, designing mitigation strategies, and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and internal policies.
• Lead cross-functional projects related to system enhancements, new product onboarding, and regulatory changes.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree and 3-10 years of experience in Operations/Middle Office in the Financial Services industry.
• Experience from an operational perspective in one or more of the following products – Equities, Fixed Income, Futures, IRS.
• Exceptional analytical and complex problem-solving skills, with the ability to overcome operational challenges, identify root causes, and propose effective, scalable solutions.
• Superior verbal, written, and presentation communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex issues clearly and concisely to diverse audiences, including senior management.
• Proven ability to manage competing priorities effectively, exercise sound judgment under pressure, and lead initiatives in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Strong risk management mindset, with experience in identifying, assessing, and mitigating operational risks, and a meticulous attention to detail in control design and execution.
• Extensive experience in building and maintaining strategic relationships across various internal departments and with external counterparties.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with large scale system implementation, UAT testing, or vendor management for trading or settlement platforms.
• In-depth knowledge of regulatory requirements impacting trade operations (e.g., MAS Reporting, T plus 1 settlement).

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 firmwide networks to benefits, wellness and personal finance offerings and mindfulness programs. Learn more about our culture, benefits, and people at GS.com/careers.

Goldman Sachs is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veterans status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Healthcare & Medical Insurance

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.

Vacation and Time Off

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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