Global Banking & Markets - Commodity Sales Strat - Associate Paris

Job Overview

The Commodities Structuring Strats Team is a high-impact front‑office group within the Commodity Business, under the Global Banking & Markets Division. We partner closely with Commodity Sales and Trading to engineer bespoke solutions for a diverse global client base across the energy, metals & bulks, agricultural and other niche product sectors. As a Commodity Structurer, you are an essential architect of the transaction lifecycle—from initial opportunity identification, structuring and quantitative pitching, pricing and risk analysis to final deal execution.

Our work spans the full spectrum of physical and financial transactions, integrating pricing, legal structuring and optimization across funding, credit and capital deployments. We empower corporate clients to manage commercial commodity exposure through tailored solutions and provide institutional investors with sophisticated ideas for capital deployment and alpha generation across commodity markets.

As a member of the team, you will leverage deep commodities market expertise and quantitative background to solve complex financial problems. You will collaborate across Sales, Trading, Operations, and Engineering to develop innovative structures and solutions in corporate derivatives, structured financing, and physical flows across relevant markets. This role offers frequent client interaction, working on tangible day‑to‑day problems and providing you with a platform to deliver world‑class solutions to global clients.

• Work on end‑to‑end structuring for commodity derivative & financing products, ensuring rigorous quantitative analysis and alignment with legal and regulatory frameworks.
• Partner with Sales to deepen client relationships by providing technical expertise and tailored solutions during the pitching process and idea generation.
• Perform risk analysis and derivative pricing, incorporating XVA and regulatory capital impact (RWA) into commodity transactions.
• Contribute to a broad range of initiatives and lead business expansion across Goldman Sachs' diversified commodities franchise.
• Work alongside senior traders and salespeople to originate trade ideas and optimize the desk's risk‑weighted returns.
• Design and build scalable platforms and tools to broaden the firm's product offering and enhance our structuring capabilities.

• 3‑5 years of experience in a structuring, structured origination, or quantitative research role within a leading financial institution.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present complex technical ideas to non‑technical stakeholders.
• Best‑in‑class knowledge of derivative pricing theory, market mechanics, and structured finance.
• BS/MS (or higher) in a quantitative field such as Mathematics, Physics, Engineering, or Computer Science.
• Strong programming skills in at least one major language; proficiency in additional languages is beneficial but not required.

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. We are 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 firm‑wide networks to benefits, wellness and personal finance offerings and mindfulness programs.

We are committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with special needs or disabilities during our recruiting process.