The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc

Quantitative Strategist, Global Banking & Markets, Commodities Trading - Sao Paulo / New York City

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc$150K — $225K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Excellent academic record in a highly quantitative field.
  • Strong programming skills in object-oriented or functional languages (C++, Java, Python).
  • 2-4 years of experience in quantitative finance or a tech company.
  • Self-starter with strong self-management and prioritization skills.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

  • Perform systematic and quantitative analysis of franchise flows and market data.
  • Lead end-to-end structuring for commodity derivative and financing products.
  • Contribute to strategic initiatives and drive business expansion.
  • Automate pricing of derivative products for client quote requests.
  • Implement automated hedging algorithms to manage risk effectively.
  • Collaborate closely with sales and trading to enhance pricing and trading systems.
  • Participate in all stages of the software development life cycle (SDLC).

Benefits

  • Valuable and competitive benefits and wellness offerings.
  • Core focus on providing a strong overall employee experience.
  • Available to active full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours per week.
Full Job Description
Job Description

How You Will Fulfill Your Potenital
  • Data Analysis: Perform systematic and quantitative analysis of franchise flows and market data to drive business decisions and inform the design of our automation platform.
  • Structuring: Lead end-to-end structuring for commodity derivative and financing products, ensuring rigorous quantitative analysis and deepening client relationships by providing technical expertise and tailored solutions.
  • Business Expansion: Contribute to a broad range of strategic initiatives and drive business expansion across Goldman Sachs' diversified commodities franchise.
  • Automated Pricing: Automate the pricing of derivative products, providing fast and accurate pricing in response to client quote requests.
  • Risk Management: Implement automated hedging algorithms and build robust frameworks to manage risk centrally across a broad range of exposures.
  • Collaboration: Work closely with sales and trading to support, maintain, and enhance our automated pricing and trading systems.
  • Software Development: Participate in all stages of the software development life cycle (SDLC) using a range of technologies, collaborating closely with engineering teams that support the underlying infrastructure and frameworks.


Basic Qualifications
  • Excellent academic record in a highly quantitative field such as Physics, Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, or Computer Science.
  • Strong programming skills in an object-oriented or functional paradigm (e.g., C++, Java, or Python).
  • 2-4 years of experience in quantitative finance or at a cutting-edge technology company.
  • Self-starter with strong self-management skills, the ability to prioritize multiple tasks, and the capacity to work effectively in a high-pressure environment.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.


Preferred Qualifications
  • Prior experience in commodities at a peer investment bank or hedge fund.
  • Previous quantitative or technical experience working directly on or with a derivatives trading desk (regardless of asset class).


Salary Range
The expected base salary for this New York, New York, United States-based position is $150,000-$225,000. In addition, you may be eligible for a discretionary bonus if you are an active employee as of fiscal year-end.

Benefits
Goldman Sachs is committed to providing our people with valuable and competitive benefits and wellness offerings, as it is a core part of providing a strong overall employee experience. A summary of these offerings, which are generally available to active, non-temporary, full-time and part-time US employees who work at least 20 hours per week, can be found here.

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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