FX & Rates Platform Analyst — Portfolio Risk & Trading

Candidate Experience Site - Lateral; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Goldman Sachs Asset & Wealth Management is seeking a highly analytical professional to join the Platform Management team within Portfolio Management, focusing on Analytics and Trading across FX and Rates. You will leverage divisional tools to access and interpret portfolio data, provide actionable insights to the platform management and trading teams, and collaborate closely with investment teams.

The role emphasizes macro risk management, workflow improvement, and driving tooling innovation to

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in FX or rate risk management.
• Ability to analyse complex data sets and extract meaningful conclusions.
• Experience using financial and analytical tools to access and manipulate portfolio information.
• Proven track record of working effectively within multi-disciplinary teams.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, capable of presenting findings and recommendations clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience working directly with clients and internal stakeholders to explain hedging strategies.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute FX and rate hedging programs for all AWM Private fund strategies.
• Analyse portfolio data and provide actionable insights to the platform management and trading team.
• Collaborate daily with the trading team on workflow responsibilities related to exposure management.
• Assist with implementation and execution of risk management strategies for AWM Private portfolio companies.
• Negotiate ISDA, CSA, and other trading related documentation with sell side counterparties.
• Develop and grow relationships with sell side derivatives counterparties.
• Collaborate with internal capital markets teams to maximize wallet share across key counterparties for AWM Private.
• Maintain pipeline of new fund launches to ensure funds are prepared to trade FX and interest rate derivatives.
• Partner with the trading team to provide insights on counterparty prioritization for new trading opportunities.
• Liaise with the Portfolio Strategy team to ensure macro risk strategy is implemented per portfolio.
• Contribute to design and enhancement of divisional tools, supporting innovation and process improvement.
• Identify and mitigate operational risks within trading processes, promoting best practices.

Skills

FX risk management

Interest rate risk

Data analysis

Portfolio data tools

Cross-functional teamwork

Communication skills

Job description

Goldman Sachs Asset & Wealth Management is seeking a highly analytical professional to join the Platform Management team within Portfolio Management, focusing on Analytics and Trading across FX and Rates. You will leverage divisional tools to access and interpret portfolio data, provide actionable insights to the platform management and trading teams, and collaborate closely with investment teams.

The role emphasizes macro risk management, workflow improvement, and driving tooling innovation to