Job Description

Job Category: Vice President
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About Goldman Sachs: Goldman Sachs Asset Management is one of the world's leading asset managers with over $2 trillion in assets under supervision. As a primary investment area within Goldman Sachs, we provide investment and advisory services for pension plans, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, endowments, foundations, financial advisors, and individuals.

• Proactively identify potential business risks, process deficiencies, and potential gaps/ weaknesses in risk management standards.
• Manage all aspects of issue identification, analysis, remediation and monitoring & reporting, including collaboration with issue owners, aggregation of issues across the business, and facilitation of executive reporting.
• Develop process and controls environment (inventory and maps) across wealth management and consumer businesses
• Lead process deep dives by reviewing process documentation (process maps, procedures, etc.) to document existing controls and identify control gaps
• Partner with other business units and support teams to remediate issues and assist with implementation of corrective actions related to control failures and operational risk events
• Develop executive reporting and other data-driven deliverables, with a focus on providing appropriate content, context, and structure in a precise and timely manner.
• Monitor progress and measure performance to identify areas for improvement.
• Focus on continuous improvement and evolution to meet changing requirements to support maximum visibility to the executive audience.
• Gather and synthesize data to perform root cause analysis and determine thematic trends related to issues identified by the business first, second and third lines of defense.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve operational inconsistencies and enhance controls testing processes.
• Be a critical thinker: Thoughtful, self-aware, and use available evidence to make decisions.
• Pro-actively seek out areas to add value

• Bachelor's degree in Risk Management, Business, Finance or a related field
• A minimum of 7+ years of experience in a role in financial services with operational risk exposure or audit or broader risk management
• Exposure to financial services, operational risk, audit or risk management a plus
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment
• Experience in risk analysis and management and/or an understanding of regulations and regulatory reform strongly preferred
• Basic project management, analytical and research skills with a demonstrated ability to manage projects from inception through completion
• Advanced analytical, critical thinking, problem solving, organizational and time management skills
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work under pressure and manage tight deadlines or unexpected changes in expectations or requirements
• Effectively manage multiple priorities and work autonomously
• Good judgment and discretion
• Experience managing others and working with global teams
• Experience building reports and presentations. Expert level proficiency in the Microsoft tool suite, including Excel, Word and PowerPoint