Goldman Sachs Asset Management Alternatives – Asset Finance – Vice President – London Full Time NEW

Asset Finance is a growth area within GSAM Alternatives Private Credit platform. Asset Finance is a global team specializing in asset-backed credit facilities, secured on physical and/or financial collateral.. Broad range of investment mandate include consumer loans, diversified real estate (residential & CRE), commercial credit (SME, equipment leases, trade receivables), fund finance, digital infrastructure (data centers, GPU financing, fiber etc.). The team invests across the capital structure for third-party managed client capital / funds.

This is an opportunity to play an important role in the growth of our global asset finance platform and to get exposure to a global team and its full spectrum of investment activities.

Responsibilities:

• Origination, Execution: Source and evaluate asset-backed finance opportunities across sectors; lead end-to-end transaction execution and deal teams across underwriting, structuring, diligence, internal IC process, closing
• Structuring Expertise: Design scalable financing solutions such as private securitisations and forward-flow agreements; negotiating economics, covenants, and structural protections
• Risk Assessment: Conduct detailed collateral analysis and stress testing; build and review cash-flow and structural models to assess expected performance, and downside protection
• Asset Management: Prepare / oversee investment committee materials, portfolio reviews, and performance reports for senior leadership, ensuring alignment with risk/return objectives and capital efficiency
• Leadership & Collaboration: Mentor junior team members and collaborate with cross-functional teams including legal, compliance, tax, and risk, as well as capital formation teams to drive platform objectives

Experience & Qualifications Required:

• Principal investing candidate with 6 to 8 years of experience in asset-backed finance. structured credit or specialty finance
• Prior investing experience at a leading alternative asset manager, private credit platform, or specialty finance lender
• Demonstrated execution experience across private asset-backed transactions / private securitizations
• Deep familiarity with ABF asset classes such as consumer loans, auto finance, credit cards, receivables, equipment leasing, diversified residential loans/CRE or other specialty collateral, and/or fund finance
• Strong understanding of bankruptcy-remote structures, cash-flow waterfalls, and legal documentation
• Experience working third-party diligence providers, external counsels and rating agencies
• Bachelor’s degree required; Masters, MBA, CFA, or equivalent preferred
• Advanced financial modelling and cash-flow analysis skills
• Strong structuring mindset with a focus on downside protection and capital preservation
• Excellent credit judgment and ability to evaluate complex risk profiles
• Proven ability to independently lead transactions and manage multiple deals simultaneously
• Clear, concise communicator with strong investment memo and presentation skills
• Commercial orientation with appreciation for scale, repeatability, and long-term partnerships

Key Skills Required:

• Advanced financial modelling and cash-flow analysis skills
• Strong structuring mindset with a focus on downside protection and capital preservation
• Excellent credit judgment and ability to evaluate complex risk profiles
• Proven ability to independently lead transactions and manage multiple deals simultaneously
• Clear, concise communicator with strong investment memo and presentation skills
• Commercial orientation with appreciation for scale, repeatability, and long-term partnerships

Source: Goldman Sachs Career Page

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