Risk, Credit Risk, Hedge Funds/Investment Funds, Vice President, Warsaw

at  Goldman Sachs

The Risk Division is a team of specialists charged with managing the firm’s credit, market, liquidity, operational and capital risk. Whether assessing the creditworthiness of the firm’s counterparties, monitoring market risks associated with trading activities, or offering analytical and regulatory compliance support, our work contributes directly to the firm’s success. The division is ideal for collaborative individuals who have strong ethics and attention to detail.

EXPERIENCE & SKILLS REQUIRED

• 8+ years of experience in an analytical financial role, preferably within credit risk management focused on fund clients and portfolio management and product analysis
• Specific experience covering the derivatives industry for hedge / mutual / pension funds / family offices
• Organized, process-oriented and attentive to detail, with ability to work on multiple projects under demanding timelines
• Strong interest and familiarity with finance, financial markets, and economic developments.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills combined with strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated experience of providing training and guidance to more junior colleagues.
• Ability to work flexibly in teams and manage a varied workload to meet deadlines.
• Broad knowledge of GS’s business.Strong Excel / VBA / SQL skills preferred

Would you like to be involved in a central part of Goldman Sachs’ risk management framework? We are looking for highly motivated individuals with strong analytical skills and a broad interest in financial and economic markets. Our credit professionals make a critical contribution to management of the firm’s risk on a daily basis. These roles enable individuals to develop expertise in financial and business analysis of Funds industry (Hedge Funds, Mutual Funds, Pension Funds), as well as the risks inherent in derivative, funding and lending products, and to take on increasing responsibility over time.

• Managing product risk, including credit limit and settlement risk monitoring, limit exception management, stress testing, risk exposure analysis and post-trade risk management processes.
• Assessing the credit quality of Funds as well the industry
• Providing quantitative and qualitative credit risk analysis, including the use of risk modeling tools to help estimate the credit risk of the firm’s transactions
• Overseeing the activities covering a group of products / markets, and provides technical and decision-making judgment and guidance, organizational infrastructure in matters of credit reviews, assessment of credit and financial strength of the firm’s trading counterparts within the funds industry including assignment of internal credit ratings and setting trading limits for derivatives, brokerage & lending exposure.
• Developing a sound working knowledge of handling live transactions by determining relevant terms, conduction due diligence calls and guiding the team in leading legal negotiations of ISDA/CSA and other relevant Credit documentation.
• Reporting to senior management and third party constituents on risk management topics and inquiries
• Developing and managing relationships with other areas of the firm, including Trading, Operations, Collateral Management, Legal, Compliance, Technology
• Developing a good high level working knowledge of methods used to model and monitor credit risk across various products, and be able to guide junior team members in problem-solving and analysis.
• Executing and leading on projects to manage big data and design and automate existing infrastructure.