AI Strategist, Global Banking & Markets, Asset Financing New York · · Vice President

Role Overview

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Vice President to join our Asset Financing Strats team within the Capital Solution Division. This role is pivotal in driving AI-powered innovation, developing advanced quantitative strategies, and leveraging large language models (LLMs) to optimize our asset financing business. The successful candidate will shape the strategic direction of our solutions, enhance product offerings, and improve operational efficiency through intelligent automation and data-driven insights.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the research, design, and implementation of advanced AI models, LLM-based solutions, and quantitative strategies for the Asset Financing business.
• Build new functionality for trade capture, automate interest and fee calculations, optimize pricing, collateral management, trading strategies, risk management, and predictive analytics to identify market opportunities and mitigate risks.
• Conduct in-depth quantitative research into market microstructure, behavioral patterns, and new data sources relevant to asset financing.
• Apply state-of-the-art AI techniques, including agentic AI, deep research, and LLMs, to solve complex financial problems and generate alpha.
• Develop robust, scalable, and production-ready AI models and tools.
• Oversee the entire model lifecycle: data acquisition, feature engineering, model training, validation, deployment, monitoring, and recalibration.
• Ensure all models adhere to regulatory standards and internal control frameworks.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with desks, sales, technology, risk management, and operations teams to understand business needs and translate them into quantitative solutions.
• Integrate AI and LLM capabilities into existing workflows and platforms.

Data Analysis & Insights

• Leverage large and complex datasets to extract meaningful insights, identify trends, and inform strategic decision-making.
• Develop KPIs and metrics to track product adoption, utilization, and business impact.

Thought Leadership & Mentorship

• Act as a subject matter expert in AI, LLMs, and quantitative finance within the strats team.
• Mentor junior strategists and foster a culture of innovation and continuous learning.

Qualifications

Required

• Advanced degree (Master’s or Ph.D.) in Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Financial Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, or a related quantitative discipline.
• 5–10+ years of experience in quantitative finance or high-tech, with a proven track record of applying advanced AI techniques to real-world problems.
• Expert-level programming proficiency in Python (NumPy, Pandas, Scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch). Experience with Slang/C++ is a plus.
• Strong experience with LLM frameworks and big data technologies.
• Hands-on experience with agentic AI/MCP design and implementation.
• Deep understanding of asset financing, collateral management, financial markets, and the broader securities financing ecosystem.

Preferred

• Experience with documentation digitalization and workflow automation.
• Demonstrated ability to drive the adoption of AI/LLM solutions that reduce operational costs and enhance client experience.

Analytical & Leadership Skills

• Exceptional analytical, quantitative, and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Proven ability to lead projects, influence stakeholders, and work effectively in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Desired Attributes

• Passion for innovation and staying abreast of the latest developments in AI, LLMs, and quantitative finance.
• Strategic thinker with the ability to identify opportunities and drive impactful solutions.
• Proactive, self-starter with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.
• Adaptable and committed to fostering an inclusive, high-performance culture.

Salary Range

The expected base salary for this New York, New York, United States-based position is $150000-$300000. In addition, you may be eligible for a discretionary bonus if you are an active employee as of fiscal year-end.

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.

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Goldman Sachs is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veterans status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Healthcare & Medical Insurance

We offer a wide range of health and welfare programs that vary depending on office location. These generally include medical, dental, short-term disability, long-term disability, life, accidental death, labor accident and business travel accident insurance.

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 Services

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).

Child Care & Family Care

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.

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