Global Banking & Markets, Control Office Operations, Associate, London in London at honor foundations

Date Posted: 1/14/2025

Job Snapshot

  • Employee Type:
    Full-Time
  • Location:
    London
  • Job Type:
  • Experience:
    Not Specified
  • Date Posted:
    1/14/2025

Job Description

JOB SUMMARY & RESPONSIBILITIES

OUR IMPACT

At Goldman Sachs, our culture is one of teamwork, innovation and meritocracy. We often say our people are our greatest asset and we take pride in supporting each colleague both professionally and personally.

Global Banking & Markets (GBM) is a dynamic, multi-faceted division that partners with all parts of the firm to deliver banking, sales and trading capabilities to clients around the world. The Control Office within GBM is responsible for first line of defense independent key control assessment to ensure business, operational and engineering execution is performed in a demonstrable, measurable and sustainable way versus divisional standards. For every trade agreed, every new product launched or market entered, every transaction completed, the Control Office ensures that key controls mitigate associated risks to enable secure and seamless business flow.

YOUR IMPACT

We are looking for an experienced professional with a passion for risk and control management to join our Control Office team that resides within the Global Banking and Markets (GBM) organization. 

In this role, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping the risk culture and control framework across our Global Markets division, including:

  • Deep dive in analyzing and evaluating front to back processes, risks, and controls across the Global Banking Markets Division, with primary focus on Operations
  • Ensure that the division’s controls are optimized and mitigate associated risks 
  • Implement and establish the minimum controls standards for the division
  • Drive continuous improvement of the risk and control culture and environment 
  • Tackle challenges in an evolving regulatory environment, and find solutions that empower global markets
  • Collaborate across division to deliver strategic insights and recommendations 

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE WE’RE LOOKING FOR

Basic Qualifications 

  • Bachelor’s degree with minimum 3 years of industry experience 
  • Experience in Global Markets in capacities such as operations, audit or risk management
  • Strong control mindset with a passion for risk management
  • Ability to think strategically and to drive change
  • Excellent communication skills to clearly articulate ideas 
  • Ability to present to stakeholders with impact and influence
  • Good interpersonal and teamwork skills to collaborate as a global team and build strong relationship with key stakeholders across Divisions
  • Technical & Analytical focus with strong attention to detail 
  • Proactive, self-starting individual with high levels of ownership 

Preferred Qualifications 

  • Advanced Excel Skills preferred 
  • Knowledge & experience in the Financial Industry, particularly in Global Markets
  • Understanding of risks and controls across Global Markets 
  • Experience managing projects and building and maintaining stakeholder relationships
  • Experience in gathering and documenting requirements with full traceability

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.

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