Investor Relations works closely with executive management to drive the firm’s external engagement with equity and fixed income investors, research analysts, rating agencies, credit counterparties, and sustainability and governance-focused stakeholders. Investor Relations also serves as a key contributor alongside internal constituents on competitive intelligence, communications and strategic planning, capital and resource management, and broader firmwide initiatives.
RESPONBILITIES AND QUALIFICATIONS
- This Senior Analyst role offers a unique opportunity to build deep financial, valuation, markets, and communication skills while gaining exposure to the firm’s senior leadership and external stakeholders. The role sits at the center of the firm’s external messaging process and requires strong analytical judgment, attention to detail, and the ability to synthesize complex information into clear, executive-ready materials
- The Senior Analyst will support the team’s daily execution across investor engagement, quarterly earnings, competitive intelligence, rating agency coverage, corporate governance, and recurring management reporting. Work may include developing financial analysis, preparing senior leadership for investor meetings and public events, monitoring peer and market developments, maintaining investor targeting and ownership materials, and helping produce regular deliverables for the Management Committee and other senior stakeholders
Role Summary and Key Responsibilities
Equity and Fixed Income Investor Relations
- Support the firm’s quarterly earnings process, including consensus tracking, financial model updates, peer analysis, presentation materials, Q&A preparation, and post-earnings investor feedback
- Help prepare senior management for investor conferences, roadshows, 1x1 meetings, rating agency discussions, and other external engagements
- Develop and maintain investor briefing materials, ownership analyses, targeting lists, and engagement trackers for top active holders, prospective investors, and key external stakeholders
- Analyze Goldman Sachs’ valuation, performance, capital position, balance sheet metrics, business mix, and strategic positioning relative to peers
- Monitor investor and analyst feedback to identify recurring themes, questions, and areas of focus for senior management
- Partner with teams across the firm, including Finance, Treasury, Corporate Planning, Legal, Compliance, GBM, AWM, and Executive Office colleagues, to ensure consistent and accurate external messaging
Competitive Intelligence and Market Monitoring
- Track peer earnings, investor days, conference presentations, research notes, regulatory developments, market data, and industry trends relevant to Goldman Sachs and the broader financial services sector
- Contribute to daily, weekly, ad hoc, and peer earnings deliverables used by senior management and internal stakeholders
- Synthesize market and peer developments into concise takeaways, charts, dashboards, and briefing materials
- Help maintain and improve team processes for competitive intelligence, including repeatable templates, searchable resources, and AI-enabled monitoring workflows
- Identify emerging external themes that may inform investor messaging, management preparation, or internal strategic discussions
Rating Agencies and Fixed Income Stakeholders
- Support ongoing engagement with rating agencies, fixed income investors, and credit analysts
- Prepare materials for rating agency meetings, quarterly updates, methodology reviews, and credit focused investor discussions
- Analyze Goldman Sachs’ credit profile, capital and liquidity position, funding strategy, risk management framework, and peer positioning
- Monitor rating agency publications, market-based credit indicators, and industry-wide ratings trends
- Coordinate with Treasury, Finance, Risk, Legal, and business teams to support timely and accurate responses to rating agency and fixed income investor inquiries
Corporate Governance and Sustainability
- Support engagement with shareholders, proxy advisors, governance teams, and other external stakeholders on corporate governance, executive compensation, sustainability, and disclosure related topics
- Help prepare materials for off-season shareholder engagement, annual meeting preparation, investor Q&A, and Board-level governance discussions
- Monitor investor views, proxy advisor policy updates, peer disclosures, and emerging governance and sustainability trends
- Draft presentations, talking points, and analyses that synthesize investor feedback and support consistent external messaging
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree, 1-3 years’ experience in banking, finance / Controllers, markets, treasury, research or risk
- Investment Banking experience and experience in capital markets and / or financial institutions a plus
- Strong interest in Goldman Sachs, the financial services industry, public company communications, and investor engagement
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex analysis into clear, concise recommendations
- Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills; familiarity with Bloomberg, Visible Alpha, Nasdaq IR Insight, FactSet, S&P Capital IQ, or similar platforms is helpful
- High attention to detail, strong organizational skills, and ability to manage multiple deadlines in a fast paced environment
- Strong analytical judgment and comfort working with financial statements, valuation frameworks, market data, ownership data, and research commentary
- Ability to work collaboratively across teams and build relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- Intellectual curiosity, sound judgment, discretion, and a commitment to accuracy and confidentiality
- Experience using AI or automation tools to improve research, workflow management, data synthesis, or content drafting is helpful but not required
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
Salary Range
The expected base salary for this New York, NY, United States-based position is $80000-$110000. 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.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree
- 1-3 years of experience in banking, finance or Controllers, markets, treasury, research, or risk
- Strong interest in Goldman Sachs, the financial services industry, public company communications, and investor engagement
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to translate complex analysis into clear, concise recommendations
- Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills
- High attention to detail and strong organizational skills
- Ability to manage multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- Strong analytical judgment and comfort working with financial statements, valuation frameworks, market data, ownership data, and research commentary
- Ability to work collaboratively across teams and build relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- Intellectual curiosity, sound judgment, discretion, and commitment to accuracy and confidentiality
- Investment banking experience and experience in capital markets or financial institutions
- Familiarity with Bloomberg, Visible Alpha, Nasdaq IR Insight, FactSet, S&P Capital IQ, or similar platforms
- Experience using AI or automation tools for research, workflow management, data synthesis, or content drafting
Goldman Sachs Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Goldman Sachs and has not been reviewed or approved by Goldman Sachs.
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Healthcare Strength — Coverage includes medical, dental, vision, disability, life and accident insurance, with multiple plan options and most premiums subsidized; coverage often starts on day one. Wellness resources, on-site health centers in some locations, and EAP access reinforce the depth of health support.
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Parental & Family Support — Family care includes on-site childcare in some offices, expectant parent resources, and transitional programs for returning parents. Feedback suggests parental leave is very generous, with reports of around 20 weeks paid leave and stipends for adoption, surrogacy, and fertility-related services.
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Retirement Support — The firm provides a 401(k) plan with employer matching contributions and broad financial education to help employees plan for retirement. Resources also support saving for education and preparing for unexpected events.
Goldman Sachs Insights
What We Do
At Goldman Sachs, we believe progress is everyone’s business. That’s why we commit our people, capital and ideas to help our clients, shareholders and the communities we serve to grow. Founded in 1869, Goldman Sachs is a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm. Headquartered in New York, we maintain offices in all major financial centers around the world. More about our company can be found at www.goldmansachs.com
