Asset & Wealth Management, Wealth, Operational Risk, Vice President - Dallas - The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc

Description

Job Description

YOUR IMPACT

Are you a strategic thinker with a strong work ethic, desire to work within a growing global business, and ability to think outside the box? Vice Presidents on the Wealth Management Risk Team will gain exposure and access to senior managers in Wealth, build expertise in risk identification and risk management, and develop a deeper understanding of our business. The team is seeking candidates who can thrive in a fast-paced environment where attention to detail, strong communication skills, and passion for working with others are essential to maintaining and enhancing our business.

OUR IMPACT

Wealth Management

Across Wealth Management, Goldman Sachs helps empower clients and customers around the world to reach their financial goals. Our advisor-led wealth management businesses provide financial planning, investment management, banking and comprehensive advice to a wide range of clients, including ultra-high net worth and high net worth individuals, as well as family offices, foundations and endowments, and corporations and their employees. Our consumer business provides digital solutions for customers to better spend, borrow, invest, and save. Across Wealth Management, our growth is driven by a relentless focus on our people, our clients and customers, and leading-edge technology, data and design.

The Wealth Management Risk Team is the 1st Line of Defense Risk Management function that provides review, analysis, and management of the financial and non-financial risks of the Wealth business. We are looking for a control focused and analytical Vice President to be part of our team in Dallas.

This role focuses on operational risk for the Wealth business overall.

HOW YOU WILL FULFILL YOUR POTENTIAL

• Maintain an in-depth understanding of the business areas, its products, and supporting functions
• Perform post-mortems of operational risk events, analyze trends, identify hot-spots
• Assess areas requiring deep dives/testing and lead meetings with stakeholders to understand key business processes, identify risks, assess mitigating controls, and make recommendations on improving the control environment
• Collaborate with second and third lines of defense, present in internal risk forums as well as to senior management
• Review and effectively challenge assessors and certifiers to ensure completeness and accuracy of risk and control self-assessments
• Respond to regulatory requests and participate in meetings with regulators
• Work with Strats team to develop specific risk analytics/reporting

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE WE'RE LOOKING FOR

• Bachelor's degree required
• A minimum of 8+ years of experience in a role in financial services with operational risk exposure or audit or broader risk management.
• Experience in risk analysis and management and/or an understanding of regulations and regulatory reform strongly preferred
• Strong analytical skills; ability to work with detailed financial or other data and understand and communicate commercial implications
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills; confidence to work closely with senior management
• Highly organized with attention to detail and excellent follow-through
• Good judgment and discretion
• Strong knowledge of the Wealth Management business

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

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