GBM Public, Crypto Digital Assets, Vice President, London

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
City of London
1 month ago
Applications closed
Job Description

BUSINESS SEGMENT AND ROLE OVERVIEW


Goldman Sachs is growing its Digital Assets business in London and is actively looking for a dynamic candidate at Vice President level. This is a unique opportunity to take a senior role in driving our crypto strategy, as we have high ambitions to deliver the breadth and depth of the global Digital Assets offering to the firm’s clients.


The Digital Assets team is part of our Global Banking and Markets Public division but has a firmwide and cross-divisional mandate focused on defining and executing Goldman Sachs’ blockchain and cryptocurrency efforts. No day looks the same on the Digital Assets team. The role, and team itself, is dynamic and is by no means confined to a narrow mandate. We are an entrepreneurial team with a passion for thinking outside the box.


A member of the Digital Assets team will have a broad coverage across financial products that offer exposure to digital assets and blockchain technology solutions. We remain in close touch with different divisions and clients of the firm, namely Global Markets, Investment Banking, as well as Asset & Wealth Management. We also interact on a daily basis with industry experts across the firm and are the first point of contact for anyone internally or externally exploring blockchain or cryptocurrencies.


On a day-to-day basis we perform a number of functions across our commercial areas of focus, which includes: capital markets activity using blockchain technology, crypto-linked trading products and content, using blockchain technology for the firm’s collateral mobility, and utilizing digital money solutions across transactions, amongst others.


Specifically, this role presents the opportunity to:



  • Focus on executing and advancing our crypto strategy efforts in EMEA and directly reporting to the HK based Head of Crypto within the Digital Assets team
  • Be responsible for and play a vital role in leading our engagement with local GS Sales and clients on our crypto-linked trading activities
  • Advise sales, trading, and clients on Goldman Sachs’ digital assets product offering
  • Drive conversations with clients, develop and execute trading strategies, and cultivate strong relationships
  • Drive regional initiatives, advocacy and expansion efforts in EMEA for the Digital Assets team
  • Represent the firm in internal forums and external industry conversations
  • Work with different arms of the firm in AMERICAS, EMEA and APAC across the private and public side
  • Navigate the firm efficiently and interact with sales desks, traders, legal, compliance, and government affairs
  • Develop a deep understanding of various digital assets markets and technologies to identify new strategies and opportunity areas

Skills and Experiences

  • At least 5-8 years experience in financial services, with sales / trading experience preferred
  • Self-starter with an entrepreneurial orientation, high intellectual curiosity and a passion for innovation in financial markets
  • Strong understanding of financial products and derivatives
  • Strong understanding of Digital Assets market structure
  • Strong interpersonal, leadership and communication skills (both written and verbal) are essential
  • A high level of accuracy and attention to detail is essential
  • Creative thinking and strong focus on problem solving
  • Passion for digital assets, including cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology
  • Motivated team player who can adapt and contribute in a fast-paced environment

About Goldman Sachs

At Goldman Sachs, we commit our people, capital and ideas to help our clients, shareholders and the communities we serve to grow. Founded in 1869, we are a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm. Headquartered in New York, we maintain offices around the world.


We believe who you are makes you better at what you do. We're committed to fostering and advancing diversity and inclusion in our own workplace and beyond by ensuring every individual within our firm has a number of opportunities to grow professionally and personally, from our training and development opportunities and firmwide networks to benefits, wellness and personal finance offerings and mindfulness programs. Learn more about our culture, benefits, and people at GS.com/careers .


We’re committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with special needs or disabilities during our recruiting process. Learn more: https://www.goldmansachs.com/careers/footer/disability-statement.html


Locations

  • London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom

Healthcare & Medical Services

We believe who you are makes you better at what you do. We're committed to fostering and advancing diversity and inclusion in our own workplace and beyond by ensuring every individual within our firm has a number of opportunities to grow professionally and personally.


We offer competitive vacation policies based on employee level and office location. We promote time off from work to recharge by providing generous vacation entitlements and a minimum of three weeks expected vacation usage each year.


Financial Wellness & Retirement

We assist employees in saving and planning for retirement, offer financial support for higher education, and provide a number of benefits to help employees prepare for the unexpected. We offer live financial education and content on a variety of topics to address the spectrum of employees’ priorities.


Health

We offer a medical advocacy service for employees and family members facing critical health situations, and counseling and referral services through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP). We provide Global Medical, Security and Travel Assistance and a Workplace Ergonomics Program. We also offer state‑of‑the‑art on‑site health centers in certain offices.


Fitness

To encourage employees to live a healthy and active lifestyle, some of our offices feature on‑site fitness centers. For eligible employees we typically reimburse fees paid for a fitness club membership or activity (up to a pre‑approved amount).


We offer on‑site child care centers that provide full‑time and emergency back‑up care, as well as mother and baby rooms and homework rooms. In every office, we provide advice and counseling services, expectant parent resources and transitional programs for parents returning from parental leave. Adoption, surrogacy, egg donation and egg retrieval stipends are also available.


Benefits at Goldman Sachs

Read more about the full suite of class‑leading benefits our firm has to offer.


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