Goldman Sachs Credit Risk

Anyone have any info on Goldman Sachs Credit Risk Management and Advisory? Like comp, exit opps, hours, etc?

Here are some responsibilities listed on their site:

As a Credit Risk Management & Advisory professional, you might:
Discuss the capital structure implications of a proposed merger with the Investment Banking team
• Analyze the financial strength of a hedge fund that wants to trade with the currency-trading desk
• Help a client issuing public debt prepare to present its credit story to the rating agencies
• Coordinate with the Legal and Global Operations departments to manage the risk in an equity
derivatives trade
• Assist with an Investment Banking "pitch" to a new client by promoting our credit advisory
capabilities
• Research the fundamentals of the wireless industry to determine Goldman Sachs' risk appetite to
the sector
• Structure a collateral arrangement to mitigate risk associated with a gold hedge

 

Hours are good. You basically act as the S&P or Moody's for the bank. (e.g. of interaction with bankers: when banking is doing a model, say lbo, they talk with credit to determine the different rating a company may have post-leverage).

 
Best Response

Banking at a BB difficult, but possible. Top 10 MBA not as difficult (inasmuch as getting into a top 10 MBA can be "not difficult"). People really overestimate the difficulty of BB/blue chip middle office -> top tier MBA. At both CBS and Booth I met a considerable amount of kids coming from things like product control, risk management, treasury, HF administration, etc.

 

There is no way they will let you transfer to GS Credit Risk in NYC. However, you can stay in SLC for about 1.5 to 2 years and then apply for a NY position in a different division through internal mobility. This has happened before.

 

Transition into which divisions though? I'd be interested in going to GIR (global investment research) after 2 years. How often would you say that's happened?

And yeah I know theres probably no way for me to transfer now but I still want an explanation for all this inconsistency. Why did they tell me GS was moving all of CRMA to SLC when that clearly isn't what's happening right now?

 

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