Global Banking & Markets, Marquee Execution Solutions, Analyst, New York

Job Description
This role will give you the opportunity to innovate and maintain new cross-asset market microstructure analytics to assist clients with execution decisions. Develop pre-trade, real-time monitoring and post-trade analytics infrastructure and tools for both internal and external audiences. Engage in product development and parameter optimization of existing and new Algos on both the front-end and the back-end. As well as work with Sales and Trading to prepare tailored pitches and speak to clients who execute Algos.
Divisional Overview
Goldman Sachs’ Strat business unit is a world leader in developing quantitative and technological techniques to solve complex business problems. Working within the firm’s trading, sales, banking and investment management divisions, Strats use their mathematical and scientific training to create financial products, advise clients on transactions, measure risk, and identify market opportunities.
Job Summary & Responsibilities

• Innovate and maintain new cross-asset market microstructure analytics to assist clients with execution decisions
• Develop pre-trade, real-time monitoring and post-trade analytics infrastructure and tools for both internal and external audiences
• Product Development and parameter optimization of existing and new Algos on both the front-end and the back-end
• Work with Sales and Trading to prepare tailored pitches and speak to clients who execute Algos
• Conduct execution strategy analysis, and present these results to both internal and external audiences
• Regularly interact with clients to provide them with Execution Analysis and Market Color to help them optimize their use of Algos
• Work with 3rd party vendors to distribute Algo products and analytics via those channels
  

Basic Qualifications
Successful members of our team hold Bachelors, Masters and Doctoral degrees in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) discipline. We are interested in bright individuals who have strong mathematical and computational backgrounds, and who possess skills in the following areas:

• Bachelors, Masters, or PhD
• Fluency in Python, some background in database languages such as KDB or SQL
• A passion for technology, a good understanding of the architecture of complex technological systems and an interest in developing technical solutions to empower/scale the business
• Project management skills to coordinate Quant and Tech development and timelines
• Good interpersonal and communication skills, as the role requires the ability to break down a technical conversation to a non-technical person and vice-versa
• Self-motivated and an inquisitive nature to study any open problem in the electronic space using both a top down and bottom up approach

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with FX, Rates or Futures markets and market structure
• Some knowledge of Java