Global Banking And Markets Operations Change Management at Goldman Sachs — BranchFactor

BranchFactor Summary

The original posting with the fluff stripped out

Expected experience: 7–12 yrs
Management level: People management

Compensation

Base salary	US$100,000 – US$235,000 / yr

Role speciality

No unique specialisation

Useful technologies

OKR Jira Confluence

Required qualifications

Study levelBachelor's

Original posting

Job Description

Our core value is building strong relationships with institutional clients, corporations, financial service providers, and fund managers. We help them buy and sell financial products on exchanges around the world, raise funding, and manage risk. This is a dynamic, entrepreneurial team with a passion for the markets and associated client experience, with individuals who thrive in fast-paced, changing environments and are energized by a bustling trading floor.

Global Banking & Markets: Change Management

The Global Banking & Markets Change Management Team is searching for dedicated individuals who thrive in a collaborative and challenging environment to join our team. Global Change Managers serve as program or project managers on high priority initiatives within the Global Banking & Markets Division. You will work alongside front to back teams to ensure solutions are designed and implemented across the portfolio. You will leverage your technical expertise and project management skills to influence and drive working groups to deliver these complex projects on time, within budget and with high quality.

HOW YOU WILL FULFILL YOUR POTENTIAL

Lead complex and strategic cross divisional initiatives in partnership with front to back business teams including product, design, engineering and operations teams
Understand and articulate how projects and benefits fit into both the program and broader firm strategy with the ability to influence and shape this
Recognize, report, and escalate project risks to senior partners; oversee remediation of risks raised
Provide transparency and progress of projects, issues, timelines, and budgets by running governance forums with senior GBM leadership
Identify and remove impediments at program level, leveraging stakeholders, sponsorship, and other relationships to do so
Work with product owners to build the strategic vision and forward-looking roadmap and refine the backlog of demand, while balancing competing priorities
Define quality assurance and testing approaches, provide coaching to the team on testing best practices and develop migration strategies for post testing

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE WE'RE LOOKING FOR

Bachelor's Degree
7-12 years’ relevant experience, in a business analysis / project / program management function; must have Finance Industry experience.
Strong project management skills; Proficient in managing the full front to back lifecycle of a project including scoping, defining a plan and deliverables, risk and issue management, status reporting and driving delivery
Proven track record of delivering results in a cross functional team setting, on time and to budget
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, written and oral; confident in interaction with senior stakeholders
Extensive leadership experience demonstrated through empowerment, situational awareness, increasing transparency and conflict resolution on a large-scale program
Ability to engage with and influence stakeholders outside their direct control
Strategic thinker who can identify cross functional issues, provide innovative solutions, and communicate the implications of solutions across existing processes, systems and teams, e.g. costs, risk, service
Must be hands-on, able and willing to work with teams while coaching them to reach efficient and effective performance levels

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Related experience in technology strategy or in a client service or business function and / or management consulting
Core knowledge base of Global Banking & Markets
Demonstrate understanding of Financial Services & Operations processes and procedures
Knowledge of automated testing tools and frameworks
Experience with tools like JIRA and Confluence or similar applications
Knowledge of OKR frameworks and roadmaps
Working knowledge of using AI to gain efficiencies within financial services

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.

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

Goldman Sachs is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veterans status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Salary Range
The expected base salary for this New York, New York, United States-based position is $100000-$235000. 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.