The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc

Global Banking & Markets Operations-Commodities Documentation-Dallas-Associate

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc$80K — $95K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree with competitive GPA
  • At least 3 years in financial services operations
  • Proficient in Microsoft applications
  • Strong technical skills with detail orientation
  • Experience with legal documentation and external clients

Responsibilities

  • Build and maintain strong relationships with derivative trading desks
  • Prepare and review legal documentation for derivative trades
  • Partner with Trading and Ops teams for legal insights
  • Ensure control measures for structured transactions
  • Coordinate timely execution of confirmations with clients
  • Participate in projects to enhance confirmation process
  • Develop expertise in regulatory compliance and translate requirements

Benefits

  • Collaborative and inclusive work environment
  • Opportunities for professional growth and development
  • Involvement in high-impact projects
  • Exposure to a dynamic regulatory landscape
  • Potential for diverse interactions with various stakeholders
Full Job Description
Job Description

RESPONSIBILITIES AND QUALIFICATIONS

How you will fulfill your potential:
  • Build and maintain a strong business relationship with derivative trading desks
  • Prepare and review legal documentation of standard and non-standard derivative trade documentation with Trading, Legal and outside counsel
  • Partner with Trading and other Operations teams to provide commentary on legal language and insight for long-term support requirements
  • Ensure control measures are in place and applied to support existing and new structured transactions
  • Ensure confirmations accurately incorporate the appropriate ISDA Definitions, Supplements and MCAs
  • Coordinating with external clients to ensure timely execution of confirmations and resolve all outstanding queries on documentation
  • Participate in enhancement projects with Technology and other Operations colleagues, with an aim to improving scalability and efficiency of the confirmation process
  • Design and initiate process improvements with thorough understanding of template architecture and system flows
  • Respond to an ever-evolving regulatory environment by:
    • Developing expertise in regulatory requirements and acting as a consultant to translate these regulatory requirements into functional requirements
      • Analyzing regulatory compliance data

Skills
  • Excellent team player, able to work well inside a group and broadly across an organization
  • Proven ability to organize and prioritize own workload and drive results
  • Familiarity with risk and control framework
  • Ability to multitask and work in high pressure environment
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills; demonstrated confidence in communicating in a variety of forums and with varied audiences, including: formal presentations, training sessions, larger meeting venues, and with external/internal clients
  • Proven ability to work effectively in a team environment; able to work independently and as a self-starter, as appropriate
  • Attention to detail, particularly with regard to legal language and a sense of urgency in escalating and resolving outstanding issues
  • Demonstrated commitment to quality controls and procedures
  • Strong problem solving and analytical skills
  • Excellent PC skills, including Microsoft Word and Excel


Basic Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree with competitive GPA
  • At least 3 years of professional work experience in financial services operations
  • Proficient with Microsoft applications
  • Ability to demonstrate strong technical skills and keen attention to detail


Preferred Qualifications:
  • Understanding of the commodities markets
  • Understanding of the derivatives industry
  • Project management experience
  • Legal documentation experience
  • Experience working with legal counsel and external customers

About The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. provides investment banking, securities, and investment management services, as well as financial services to corporations, financial institutions, governments, and high-net-worth individuals worldwide. Its Investment Banking segment offers financial advisory services, including advisory assignments concerning mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, corporate defense, risk management, and restructurings and spin-offs; and underwriting services comprising public offerings and private placements of a range of securities, loans, and other financial instruments, and derivative transactions. The company’s Institutional Client Services segment provides client execution services, such as fixed income, currency, and commodities client execution related to making markets in interest rate products, credit products, mortgages, currencies, and commodities; and equities related to making markets in equity products, as well as executes and clears institutional client transactions on stock, options, and futures exchanges. This segment also engages in the securities services business providing financing, securities lending, and other brokerage services to institutional clients, including hedge funds, mutual funds, pension funds, and foundations. Its Investing and Lending segment originates longer-term loans; and invests in debt securities, loans, public and private equity securities, real estate, consolidated investment entities, distressed assets, currencies, commodities, and power generation facilities. The company’s investment management segment provides investment products and services, as well as offers wealth advisory services, including portfolio management and financial counseling, and brokerage and other transaction services.

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Learn more about The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc
Size
45,100 employees
Market Cap
$115.8 billion
Industry
Net Income
$9.4 billion
Founded
1869
5 Year Trend
+11.3%
Revenue
$53.4 billion
NASDAQ

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