The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc

Human Capital Management (HCM) Strategy, Compensation & Rewards Sr. Product Management, Vice President

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc$200K — $250K *
Business Services
8 - 10 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Human Resources, Computer Science, Finance, or related field; MBA or MS preferred.
  • 10+ years of senior-level product management experience focused on compensation and rewards, preferably in financial services.
  • Expertise in compensation frameworks, including annual planning cycles, equity compensation, and deferred compensation workflows.
  • Experience leading full-lifecycle compensation platform implementations, from requirements to go-live.
  • Knowledge of benchmarking automation and data ingestion processes for compensation.
  • Track record of successful digital transformations that retired legacy systems and improved efficiency.
  • Proven leadership skills, with experience managing and mentoring product managers at various levels.

Responsibilities

  • Define and manage the multi-year product roadmap for the Rewards technology platform.
  • Serve as the authoritative voice on compensation technology, simplifying complex frameworks into scalable solutions.
  • Innovate by monitoring HCM technology trends and applying insights to the rewards strategy.
  • Develop comprehensive business cases with ROI and total cost of ownership analyses for platform investments.
  • Oversee end-to-end implementation of compensation platforms, including vendor selection and change management.
  • Automate compensation data workflows for improved efficiency and accuracy.
  • Lead and nurture a team of product managers to enhance product management practices and capabilities.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to shape and lead the compensation product landscape.
  • Collaboration with cross-functional leadership teams in a high-stakes environment.
  • Engagement with cutting-edge technology like AI and machine learning in rewards processes.
  • Support for professional development and mentorship.
  • Access to a vast network within financial services and HCM technology sectors.
Full Job Description
Job Description

HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

Summary: Our HCM Strategy team is seeking a Vice President to serve as the executive product leader for the Rewards pillar of our global HCM platform ecosystem. This is a senior leadership role designed for a compensation product expert with 10+ years of progressive experience driving large-scale, enterprise-wide rewards technology strategy.

You will own the product vision, roadmap, and delivery lifecycle for all compensation-related platforms and solutions - encompassing base pay architecture, variable compensation, equity programs, deferred compensation, and carried interest (carry) structures - while embedding automation, market benchmarking intelligence, and AI-driven insights into the firm's compensation infrastructure.

This role demands a combination of deep technical fluency, executive stakeholder influence, platform delivery mastery, and proven people leadership. You will serve as the authoritative voice on compensation product strategy, partnering with HCM leadership, Finance, Legal, and Technology to ensure our rewards ecosystem is scalable, compliant, and competitive. You will also serve as a builder, transformer, and talent multiplier - having demonstrated the ability to launch products from the ground up, lead digital transformations, and grow high-performing product management teams.

Responsibilities:

Product Strategy, Vision, & Transformation

  • Define and own the multi-year product roadmap for the Rewards pillar, including compensation planning, pay delivery, equity lifecycle, deferred compensation, and carry program administration.


  • Serve as the executive product authority on compensation technology, translating complex rewards frameworks into scalable platform capabilities.


  • Continuously scan the competitive landscape and emerging HCM technology trends to drive innovation into the rewards product strategy.


  • Develop and present leadership-ready business cases, including ROI modeling, total cost of ownership (TCO) analysis, and strategic KPIs for all major compensation platform investments.


  • Lead end-to-end digital transformation initiatives across the Rewards technology landscape, retiring legacy tools and processes in favor of modern, integrated, and intelligent platform solutions.


  • Drive digitization of processes - converting manual workflows into automated digital processes


  • Demonstrate a proven track record of building compensation products and capabilities from 0 to 1 - including greenfield platform builds and net-new feature development.


  • Establish target-state architecture for the Rewards technology ecosystem.


  • Champion the adoption of AI and machine learning capabilities within compensation workflows.


People Leadership, Mentorship & Team Development

  • Lead, manage, and mentor a team of product managers across the Rewards pillar, providing hands-on coaching, structured career development frameworks, and ongoing performance guidance.


  • Drive an upskilling agenda for product management talent, designing and delivering training programs, playbooks, and communities of practice that elevate product management capability.


  • Act as a leader and internal advocate for product management best practices, establishing standards for roadmap governance, backlog management, stakeholder communication, and product metrics.


Platform Implementation & Automation

  • Lead end-to-end compensation platform implementations, from vendor evaluation and selection through configuration, testing, change management, and hypercare.


  • Champion the automation of compensation data workflows, including market benchmarking data ingestion, job architecture mapping, salary range modeling, and pay equity analytics.


  • Drive integration strategy between compensation platforms and adjacent systems including payroll, HRIS, finance, and equity administration tools.


  • Establish and govern benchmarking data pipelines.


Stakeholder Engagement & Governance

  • Partner with HCM, Finance, Legal, Tax, and Technology leadership to align compensation product capabilities with firm-wide rewards philosophy and regulatory requirements.


  • Lead executive-level stakeholder engagement, including presenting roadmap updates, investment proposals, and delivery outcomes to senior leadership and governance committees.


  • Uphold standards for data privacy, compliance, and governance across compensation platforms and data flows, including adherence to applicable SEC, ERISA, and international regulations.


  • Strategically manage vendor relationships across the compensation technology ecosystem, including contract negotiation, SLA oversight, and long-term partnership governance.


Qualifications:

Basic Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Human Resources, Computer Science, Finance, or a closely related field. Advanced degree (MBA, MS) strongly preferred.


  • Minimum of 10+ years of progressive, senior-level experience in product management, with a demonstrated focus on compensation, rewards, or HCM technology within financial services or a similarly complex, regulated environment.


  • Deep subject matter expertise in compensation, including experience with: Annual and off-cycle compensation planning cycles, pay component design, equity compensation, deferred compensation, carried interest programs, and administration workflows.


  • Proven track record of leading full-lifecycle compensation platform implementations, including requirements definition, vendor selection, configuration, UAT, and go-live.


  • Demonstrated expertise in compensation benchmarking automation, including experience with survey data vendors and automated data ingestion and job-matching workflows.


  • Proven experience leading digital transformation programs that retired legacy compensation processes and delivered measurable efficiency, accuracy, and scalability improvements.


  • Demonstrated ability to build products from 0 to 1, including greenfield platform launches and net-new capability development in compensation or rewards technology.


  • Proven people management experience, including direct management, mentorship, and upskilling of product managers at varying levels of seniority.


  • Exceptional executive-level written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and present complex compensation and technology concepts with clarity and authority.


Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with enterprise HCM and compensation platforms such as Oracle HCM Cloud.


  • Familiarity with equity administration platforms.


  • Experience with deferred compensation administration platforms and carry/partnership interest tracking tools used in asset management or private equity contexts.


  • Agile Product Owner, Scrum Master, or equivalent product management certification.


  • Demonstrated experience building and scaling product management centers of excellence (CoE) or capability uplift programs within large organizations.

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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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