The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc

Asset & Wealth Management, Liquidity Management, Deal Execution and Operations Lead, Associate - Salt Lake City

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc$90K — $120K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree or higher
  • 3+ years in financial services (preferably in operations or transaction management)
  • Experience with complex operational workflows and deal closings
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills
  • Project management expertise with efficiency focus
  • High attention to detail and risk awareness
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively across teams

Responsibilities

  • Lead operational execution and closing for secondary transactions
  • Act as a liaison between deal teams and support functions
  • Optimize and document internal workflows to reduce risk
  • Coordinate with various stakeholders for transaction approvals
  • Ensure compliance with legal and regulatory standards
  • Collaborate with technology teams on platform infrastructure
  • Drive strategic initiatives for secondary transaction scaling
  • Identify automation opportunities to enhance efficiency

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health insurance
  • Retirement savings plans with employer contributions
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Flexible work hours
  • Work-life balance initiatives
Full Job Description
Job Description

YOUR IMPACT

Alternative Capital Markets is seeking an Associate to join the Liquidity Management team, focusing on Deal Execution and Operations.

HOW YOU WILL FULFILL YOUR POTENTIAL
  • Transaction Management: Lead the end-to-end operational execution and closing process for secondary transactions, including quarterly auctions, tail-end fund sales, and strategic platform asset transactions.
  • Cross-Functional Liaison: Serve as the primary connection point and liaison between the deal team and supporting operations, legal, compliance, tax, and technology teams to ensure seamless transaction flow.
  • Process Optimization & Controls: Monitor, streamline, and document internal operational workflows to mitigate risk, enhance transaction efficiency, and support the rapid scaling of the Liquidity Solutions platform.
  • Stakeholder Coordination: Coordinate across a variety of internal and external stakeholders (including external managers, custodians, and transfer agents) to facilitate transfer approvals, documentation, and settlement.
  • Regulatory & Compliance Alignment: Work closely with legal and compliance teams to ensure all transaction execution processes adhere to strict regulatory requirements and internal risk management frameworks.
  • Infrastructure Scaling: Partner with technology teams and external vendors to design, test, and integrate the next phase of the Liquidity Solutions platform infrastructure.
  • Strategic Initiatives: Lead operational and platform-focused strategic initiatives to support the rapid scaling of the secondary transaction business.
  • Process Automation: Identify opportunities to automate manual operational steps, reducing transaction cycle times and improving execution accuracy.

This role is primarily focused on deal execution, transaction operations, and closing management for the Liquidity Solutions business. The successful candidate will serve as the critical bridge and connection point between the deal teams and the broader operations, legal, compliance, and technology teams that support the platform. You will be responsible for ensuring the seamless execution of complex secondary transactions, managing the operational lifecycle of private asset liquidity events, and driving the infrastructure development that supports this rapidly growing business.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE WE'RE LOOKING FOR
  • Bachelors Degree or higher.
  • 3+ years of experience in financial services, with a strong preference for operations, transaction management, middle office, or deal execution roles within wealth/asset management or private investing.
  • Proven track record of managing complex operational workflows, deal closings, or settlement processes.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a demonstrated ability to act as a bridge between deal teams and support teams.
  • Strong project management skills with an efficiency-focused mindset and the ability to balance complex timelines.
  • High attention to detail, strong risk awareness, and the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced, transaction-oriented environment.
  • Self-starter who can work independently while maintaining strong collaborative ties across global functions.

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
Net Income
$9.4 billion
Founded
1869
5 Year Trend
+11.3%
Revenue
$53.4 billion
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