Job Description

ABOUT GOLDMAN SACHS

RISK BUSINESS 

The Risk Business identifies, monitors, evaluates, and manages the firm’s financial and non-financial risks in support of the firm’s Risk Appetite Statement and the firm’s strategic plan. Operating in a fast paced and dynamic environment and utilizing the best in class risk tools and frameworks, Risk teams are analytically curious, have an aptitude to challenge, and an unwavering commitment to excellence. 

Overview: To ensure uncompromising accuracy and timeliness in the delivery of the risk metrics, our platform is continuously growing and evolving. Risk Engineering combines the principles of Computer Science, Mathematics and Finance to produce large scale, computationally intensive calculations of risk Goldman Sachs faces with each transaction we engage in. You will work with a team of talented engineers to drive the build & adoption of common tools, platforms, and applications. The team builds solutions that are offered as a software product or as a hosted service. A glimpse of the interesting problems that we engineer solutions for, include acquiring high quality data, storing, performing risk computations in limited amount of time using distributed computing, and making data available to enable actionable risk insights through analytical and response user interfaces.

Risk Engineering 

As a VP, in the Risk Engineering team you will: 

• Manage overall initiatives or specific work streams within a broader enterprise risk management initiative 
• Work with Risk Engineering and Risk Division teams to understand business problems and deliver technology enabled solutions 
• Help Risk Engineering teams to clear roadblocks and deliver solutions 
• Interact with business users for resolving issues with applications 
• Drive and contribute to project decision-making 
• Work with other engineering and functional teams in Goldman Sachs 

WHAT WE LOOK FOR 

• Self-starter and quick leaner comfortable working in a dynamic engineering environment 
• Solid understanding of financial / banking industry with in-depth knowledge of Risk Management and/or Data Governance preferred 
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills (written and verbal) 
• Analytical problem solver and critical thinker able to examine current processes, propose improvements, socialize to obtain stakeholder feedback and build consensus 
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple assignments concurrently 
• Collaborate efficiently within a diverse global team spanning multiple continents 
• Build consensus across teams; think and implement stable and scalable designs 
• Drive and Motivation - Successfully handles multiple tasks, takes initiative to improve his/her own performance, works intensely towards extremely challenging goals and persists in the face of obstacles or setbacks 
• Client and Business Focus - Effectively handles difficult requests, builds trusting, long-term relationships with clients, helps the client to identify/define needs and manages client/business expectations 
• Communication Skills - Communicates what is relevant and important in a clear and concise manner, shares information/new ideas with others, and demonstrates judgment to escalate as appropriate 
• Judgment and Problem Solving - Thinks ahead, anticipates questions, plans for contingencies, finds alternative solutions and identifies clear objectives. Sees the big picture and effectively analyzes complex issues 

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE 

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, finance or related discipline 
• 6-9 years of transformation, strategy and/or product management experience 
• Knowledge of functional areas such as engineering, user experience, project management, transformational change management, data governance 
• Technologies: JIRA, Word, Excel, Analytical tools such as Python or Tableau. 
• Must work well in a global team, multi-tasking environment and under pressure 
• The ability (and tenacity) to clearly express ideas and arguments in meetings and on paper (i.e., great written and verbal communications skills) 
• Ability to navigate large data sets, develop metrics and perform analysis is a plus 
• Experience in financial industry is a plus 

   

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. 

We’re committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with special needs or disabilities during our recruiting process. Learn more: https://www.goldmansachs.com/careers/footer/disability-statement.html

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Goldman Sachs is an equal employment/affirmative action employer Female/Minority/Disability/Veteran/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity

Salary Range 

The expected base salary for this New York, New York, United States-based position is $150000-$250000. In addition, you may be eligible for a discretionary bonus if you are an active employee as of fiscal year-end.

Benefits 

Goldman Sachs is committed to providing our people with valuable and competitive benefits and wellness offerings, as it is a core part of providing a strong overall employee experience. A summary of these offerings, which are generally available to active, non-temporary, full-time and part-time US employees who work at least 20 hours per week, can be found here.