GBM Public, Ficc Credit Structuring Strat, Vice President, London
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BUSINESS UNIT OVERVIEWThe Structured Credit business at Goldman Sachs is a leader in structured finance, exotic credit and credit linked products and is currently expanding the Credit Structuring team to cater to growing client appetite. Credit Structuring operates as a pivotal front office team, mixing aspects of sales and trading, working in partnership with sales to structure and market deals and with trading in the conception of product risk aspects and deal pricing.
Working as part of a streamlined, highly skilled team this role gives early exposure to the full spectrum of credit exotics products. This comes with an initially steep learning curve, but for the right candidate, this is a unique opportunity to join an expanding business, quickly develop the full structurer skillset, and eventually help contribute to the growth of the business.
RESPONSIBILITIESTrade idea generation across the product spectrum
Deal pricing including repack swaps and XVA modelling, credit linked notes and other bespoke credit derivatives
- Conceptualising deal risks, and working with trading to come up with deal hedging strategy.
Preparation of marketing content and participation in client meetings
- Review of product termsheets/ legal documentation, particularly for new products or pay-offs
- Assisting in deal closing and the management of strategic projects
- Strong technical skills with a minimum 3Y in any of the following roles with derivatives pricing experience: Credit Structuring, Exotics or XVA trading, Rates structuring, Corporate derivatives structuring
- Excellent writing and verbal communication skills, and an ability to interact well with clients. Ability to creatively solve complex problems and to explain the ideas that underlie the solution to a non-technical audience, clearly and concisely.
- Commercial focus, team oriented, self-motivated.
- Basic programming knowledge (any languages or scripting experience) and AI tools proficiency
- Strong academic background in a quantitative or financial field, e.g. Economics, Finance, Mathematics, or Engineering
- Business level French, German or Italian
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