Goldman Sachs · 3 days ago
Global Banking & Markets Operations - Controls Monitoring & Testing - Associate - Dallas
Dallas, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
3+ years expGoldman Sachs is a leading global financial services firm providing investment banking, securities and investment management services. They are seeking an Associate to join their First line Risk Management team within Global Banking & Markets, focusing on evaluating and enhancing processes, systems, and controls through target testing and continuous improvement.
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Responsibilities
Develop an in-depth knowledge of the operational risk and control profile across Global Banking & Markets (GBM)
Advise, challenges, informs the businesses on recommended ways to mitigate risk; reviews actions items to ensure that risk is being sufficiently addressed
Sets the tone from the top: Acts as a culture carrier by embedding & propagating a risk mind-set and awareness within the team, region & globally
Identifies ways to share risk best practice across teams and functions, and with other business lines where like processes exist/there is exposure to similar risk
Partner with the business lines to understand the residual risks that exist after issues are resolved and engage across the front to back to apply lessons learned to improve our risk and control framework
Identify continuous improvement mechanisms to strengthen the framework based on ever-evolving changes in process, regulations & platforms
Partner with developers and low-code specialists to develop tooling to support test execution and the continuous monitoring of business processes
Work with our QA team to design tests for data quality, lineage and controls across a range of products, business lines and processes, including both manually and systematically created data. Develop methodologies to define test scripts, execute tests, including frequency, sampling, evidencing, and follow-up actions which integrate with the broader Divisional risk management framework and datasets
Maintain strong relationships and connectivity with the broader control and data organizations to enable maintenance of the test suites as the operating and control environment changes
Execute test suites using manual and automated techniques, and integrate results into the broader risk management framework, including control enhancements and risk assessments
Participate in the ongoing uplift and innovation of operational risk processes designed which facilitate GBM Operational Risk & Resilience (ORR) supervisors and leadership’s understanding and management of their risk and controls
Coordinate end-to-end risk management delivery with other Divisions, such Compliance, Legal, Risk and Internal Audit as well as support regulatory interactions
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree with at least 3-5 years of experience in a global firm with Risk and Control / Audit / Compliance / Project Management background
Good understanding of the global markets franchise offered by the firm and experience within a risk management context are required
Innovative, including a keen eye for identifying areas of control enhancements and automation which have practical value
Good influencing skills to challenge the status quo and continuously enhance the control environment
Strong analytical skills with an ability to understand complex workflows paired with meticulous attention to detail
Ability to steer a conversation among different stakeholders and form views that incorporate feedback and continue pushing for deliverables
Excellent communication skills to clearly articulate issues and ideas with different levels across Global Banking & Markets stakeholders
Self-motivated and proactive team player, who takes ownership and accountability of projects, has strong organizational skills as well as the ability to effectively manage competing priorities within deadlines
Flexible and able to work well under pressure in a team environment
Preferred
Experience in audit / testing methodologies, Control testing (manual & automated)
Practical experience in Sales and Trading, Risk or Operations functions
Experience in assessing or enhancing business processes and workflows
Working knowledge of financial markets, regulatory landscape and associated processes
Working knowledge of financial products, e.g. equities, fixed income products, exchange traded derivatives, OTC derivatives
Working knowledge of project management and business analysis
Data Analytics
Working experience of operating on large data sets using business intelligence tools such as: SQL, Alteryx, Python
Working knowledge of data visualization tools such as Tableau
Benefits
Training and development opportunities
Firmwide networks
Benefits
Wellness and personal finance offerings
Mindfulness programs
Company
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs is a multinational financial services firm providing securities, investment banking, and management services.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
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$6B2025-04-23Post Ipo Debt· $6B
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1999-05-14IPO
Leadership Team
David M. Solomon
Chair and Chief Executive Officer
John Waldron
President and Chief Operating Officer
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