The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc

Asset Management - XIG Investment Oversight-Public - Salt Lake City - Vice President

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc • $150K — $200K *
Salt Lake City, UT 84118In-Person
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Reposted 1 week ago
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of professional experience in financial services or asset management operations.
  • Demonstrated experience with alternative investment products and private fund structures.
  • Proficiency in MS Office, especially Excel and Word, and understanding of accounting principles.
  • Experience in preparing and reviewing financial statements, with knowledge of USGAAP and IFRS reporting standards.
  • Strong leadership abilities with a track record of mentoring junior employees.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee the operational team managing alternative investment transactions and payment approvals.
  • Serve as a senior escalation contact for issue resolution and guidance.
  • Coach and mentor junior team members to enhance their skills and performance.
  • Approve investment bookings for private equity funds and related operations.
  • Sign off on expense payments for various alternative investment classes, including private equity and hedge funds.
  • Ensure accurate cash movement by coordinating with Controllers and custodians.
  • Identify and resolve complex operational risk events while overseeing governance and regulatory requirements.

Benefits

  • Leadership role with influence on operational strategy and efficiency.
  • Opportunity to mentor and develop junior professionals in the field.
  • Direct involvement in high-level executive discussions and decision-making processes.
  • Exposure to various aspects of the alternative investment lifecycle and regulatory obligations.
  • Potential for collaboration with multiple stakeholders across departments, enhancing cross-functional knowledge.
Full Job Description
Job Description

YOUR IMPACT

The Vice President within the Alternative Investment Oversight (AIO) team is a senior operational role responsible for managing capital call processes across XIG strategies, leading the identification and resolution of complex operational risk events, and serving as the primary Operations liaison across Controllers, Risk, Compliance, Legal, Tax, Payments, and Investment teams. The individual oversees governance and regulatory readiness, supports operational execution for new fund launches and full product lifecycle management, and sets execution standards for documentation quality, incident handling, and stakeholder communication across the broader team. The role requires translating complex operational issues into clear, decision-ready summaries for senior stakeholders while driving operational efficiency and scalability.

JOB SUMMARY AND RESPONSBILITIES
  • Oversee team responsible for alternative investment transaction booking and payment approvals.
  • Serve as an escalation contact to provide guidance for issue resolution
  • Coach and mentor junior employees to realize their full potential
  • Approve investment bookings for private equity funds and performing review functionalities
  • Approve expense payments across multiple alternative investment asset classes including private equity and direct hedge funds
  • Oversight of reporting requirements to Senior Management and to AIMS Business
  • Work closely with other teams, including: Valuation Oversight Team, Product Services, Operations, Engineering and Trading oversight
  • Work closely with fund administrators and auditors
  • Own execution of capital calls across XIG strategies, including issuance, historical true-ups, reallocations, and program wind-downs
  • Act as the senior escalation point for cash breaks, and corrections
  • Coordinate with Controllers, Payments, custodians, and agents to ensure accurate cash movement and resolution
  • Identification, escalation, and resolution of complex operational risk events across the AIO function
  • Prepare senior-level incident documentation, impact assessments, and remediation narratives to an audit-ready standard
  • Drive root-cause analysis and corrective action planning in partnership with Risk, Compliance, and Operations leadership
  • Serve as the primary XIG Operations liaison across Controllers, Risk, Compliance, Legal, Tax, Payments, and Investment teams
  • Represent Operations in senior leadership forums, working groups, and executive discussions
  • Translate complex operational issues into clear, decision-ready summaries for senior stakeholders
  • Oversee operational governance obligations including controls assessments, certifications, and regulatory deliverables
  • Support operational readiness for new fund launches, restructurings, and complex transactions across the full product lifecycle
  • Set execution standards for documentation quality, incident handling, and stakeholder communication across the team
  • Provide review, guidance, and judgment on complex outputs produced by junior team members and drive operational efficiency and scalability

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
  • Demonstrated experience across alternative investment products, private fund structures, and end-to-end process management
  • Minimum of 7 years of relevant professional experience in financial services or asset management operations
  • Strong industry knowledge with a solid foundation in accounting principles and proficiency in MS Office applications, particularly Word and Excel
  • Experience with financial statement preparation and review, with a preference for familiarity with USGAAP and IFRS reporting standard
COMPETECIES
  • Able to grasp new concepts quickly and work in a team environment
  • Able to handle multiple tasks and prioritize with excellent problem-solving abilities
  • Excellent interpersonal, client relationship and communication (written and verbal) skills
  • Self-starter, inquisitive, enthusiastic with a strong analytical mind-set
  • Strong attention to detail with a focus on accuracy and data integrity
  • Ability to work effectively under pressure and meet tight deadlines
  • Demonstrated leadership and ability to coach and develop junior team members
  • Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities across multiple workstreams
  • Ability to collaborate and build relationships across multiple divisions and stakeholder groups
  • Sound judgment and decision-making skills, particularly in escalation and risk scenarios
  • Proactive approach to identifying process improvements and driving operational efficiency
  • Strong understanding of alternative investment products and operational workflows
  • Ability to synthesize complex information and present clear, concise summaries to senior stakeholders
  • Commitment to maintaining the highest standards of operational risk management and controls
  • Adaptability and willingness to take on new challenges in a dynamic, fast-paced environment

About The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. provides investment banking, securities, and investment management services, as well as financial services to corporations, financial institutions, governments, and high-net-worth individuals worldwide. Its Investment Banking segment offers financial advisory services, including advisory assignments concerning mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, corporate defense, risk management, and restructurings and spin-offs; and underwriting services comprising public offerings and private placements of a range of securities, loans, and other financial instruments, and derivative transactions. The company’s Institutional Client Services segment provides client execution services, such as fixed income, currency, and commodities client execution related to making markets in interest rate products, credit products, mortgages, currencies, and commodities; and equities related to making markets in equity products, as well as executes and clears institutional client transactions on stock, options, and futures exchanges. This segment also engages in the securities services business providing financing, securities lending, and other brokerage services to institutional clients, including hedge funds, mutual funds, pension funds, and foundations. Its Investing and Lending segment originates longer-term loans; and invests in debt securities, loans, public and private equity securities, real estate, consolidated investment entities, distressed assets, currencies, commodities, and power generation facilities. The company’s investment management segment provides investment products and services, as well as offers wealth advisory services, including portfolio management and financial counseling, and brokerage and other transaction services.

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Learn more about The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc
Size
45,100 employees
Market Cap
$115.8 billion
Industry
Finance & Insurance
Net Income
$9.4 billion
Founded
1869
5 Year Trend
+11.3%
Revenue
$53.4 billion
NASDAQ
GS
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