Asset & Wealth Management, Liquidity Solutions, Regional Consultant, Associate - Chicago

The Goldman Sachs Group; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Regional Consultant to join their dynamic team in Chicago. This role offers the chance to work with a diverse range of clients and contribute to the growth of innovative investment solutions. You will collaborate closely with Regional Directors, educate clients on various investment strategies, and conduct impactful presentations. With a focus on both individual and collaborative sales processes, this position is ideal for someone passionate about capital markets and asset management. Join a culture that values integrity and transparency while making a significant impact in the financial sector.

Benefits

Competitive Benefits

Wellness Offerings

Discretionary Bonus

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in sales or investment roles related to MMFs.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Regional Directors to enhance product penetration.
• Educate clients on investment strategies and portfolio implementation.

Skills

Sales Experience in MMF

Presentation Skills

Investment Acumen

Analytical Skills

Data-Driven Decision Making

Education

Undergraduate Degree in Business or Finance

CFA or MBA

Tools

FINRA Series 7

FINRA Series 63

Job description

Goldman Sachs Assets & 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, banks, endowments, foundations, financial advisors and individuals.

Our Impact: Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) delivers innovative investment solutions through a global, multi-product platform that offers clients the advantages that come with working with a large firm, while maintaining the benefits of a boutique. GSAM is one of the pre-eminent investment management organizations globally. Critical to the success of GSAM is our ability to leverage a global team of talented professionals to define solutions and lead change across the operational infrastructure.

With over $765bn in money market fund (MMF) assets under supervision, the Liquidity Solutions team is the largest asset class within GSAM. We focus on distributing money market funds to clients through several GSAM sales channels - spanning corporates, banks, hedge funds, private equity funds, retail clients, and others.

Job Description: The Regional Consultant role involves both an individual sales process and a collaborative partnership with GSAM Regional Directors to drive market penetration of money market funds as well as our full suite of mutual funds, ETFs, SMAs, and alternative investments within our Bank Distribution Channel.

The roles and responsibilities can be categorized as:

• Collaboration with Regional Directors across our business to support and grow our product penetration across US Banks.


• Serve as the main point of contact for Regional Directors in the field to support their sales efforts


• Proactively educate a wide range of clients with varying degrees of market knowledge on investment strategies, product positioning and portfolio implementation strategies across the entire GSAM Product Suite


• Conduct compelling group and individual presentations both in-person and virtually designed to articulate and differentiate the GSAM Platform


• Respond to client inquiries related to fund features and performance both individually and in partnership with Regional Directors within GSAM

Experience, Skills, and Qualifications

• 3+ years MMF related experience within either a sales, product specialist or investment focused role


• Undergraduate degree in business, finance or a related discipline required


• CFA, MBA and/or CIMA designation(s) preferred


• FINRA Series 7 & 63 required.


• Excellent presentation skills (both in-person and virtually) and strong verbal/written communication skills


• A growth mindset with a business-owner mentality, being naturally drawn to pursuing sales opportunities, innovation, new value creation and looks to continually improve capabilities


• Strong investment acumen and background


• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills


• Ability to utilize data and make data-driven decisions to maximize productivity


• A passion for capital markets, asset management and MMFs

Salary Range

The expected base salary for this Chicago, Illinois, United States-based position is $80000-$160000. In addition, you may be eligible for a discretionary bonus if you are an active employee as of fiscal year-end.

Benefits

Goldman Sachs is committed to providing our people with valuable and competitive benefits and wellness offerings, as it is a core part of providing a strong overall employee experience. A summary of these offerings, which are generally available
to active, non-temporary, full-time and part-time US employees who work at least 20 hours per week, can be found here.