Legal, Private Wealth Management (Lending), Vice President, Sydney Sydney · Australia · Vice Pr[...]

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Opportunity Overview CORPORATE TITLE: Vice President OFFICE LOCATION(S): Sydney JOB FUNCTION: Business Unit Legal DIVISION: Legal Legal, Private Wealth Management (Lending), Vice President, Sydney, Australia WHO WE ARE The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is a leading global corporate advisory, securities and investment management firm that provides a wide range of financial services to a substantial and diversified client base that includes corporations, financial institutions, governments and high-net-worth individuals. Founded in 1869, the firm is headquartered in New York and maintains offices in Hong Kong, Singapore, Sydney, London, Frankfurt, Tokyo and other major financial centres around the world. ABOUT OUR ROLES IN PWM LEGAL Private Wealth Management (PWM) is part of the Asset and Wealth Management Division of Goldman Sachs. PWM provides a comprehensive range of investment services, including discretionary investment management, investment advice, brokerage services and lending, to wealthy individuals and families worldwide, across a diversified range of asset classes. Currently, PWM in Asia Pacific is supported by lawyers who work closely with colleagues in PWM Legal in the US and Europe. We are looking for a candidate with lending and finance experience to support the growth in the Asia Pacific of the Private Lending and Deposits business within PWM. RESPONSIBILITIES The candidate will primarily be supporting the Private Lending and Deposits business within PWM, with a focus on providing legal and structuring advice and transaction management, including: Advising the PWM Private Lending business on a broad range of loan transactions. Advising on the structuring and execution of transactions, assessing legal and reputational risks, managing diligence processes, and reviewing and negotiating documents. The candidate will also be supporting the broader PWM business in the Asia Pacific as follows: Advising Private Wealth Advisors on all aspects of the client relationship. Advising PWM Management on a variety of strategic growth initiatives. Advising on the current regulatory regime in Australia and other jurisdictions in Asia Pacific. Working closely with other functions such as Compliance, Risk, Operations and Engineering. Liaising with other lawyers in the Goldman Sachs Legal Division globally. QUALIFICATIONS We are targeting qualified lawyers in the 6-12 years PQE range, although would be willing to consider candidates with a different experience profile. Candidates should demonstrate a strong grounding in structured lending and other financing transactions, and relevant post-qualification experience either with a reputable law firm or as in-house counsel. 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. 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. Goldman Sachs is an equal employment/affirmative action employer Female/Minority/Disability/Veteran/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity. #J-18808-Ljbffr