The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc

Risk, Operational Risk, Associate, Dallas

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc$80K — $120K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3 to 5+ years of relevant experience in operational risk management.
  • Experience managing continuity/resilience programs at a financial institution.
  • Understanding of key functions within a global investment bank.
  • Experience in strategy implementation across organizational groups.
  • Knowledge of resilience regulatory frameworks in the UK and US.
  • Strong interpersonal skills for effective stakeholder management.
  • Bachelor's Degree required.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain the firm's global operational resilience framework.
  • Challenge divisional business impact analyses and continuity plans.
  • Establish operational resilience appetite and maintain relevant metrics.
  • Engage with regulatory authorities and represent the firm in sector-wide forums.
  • Analyze resilience risks and validate RCSA ratings.
  • Collaborate with internal stakeholders on processes affecting operational resilience.
  • Participate in capital and stress-testing related to business disruption risks.
  • Identify and drive initiatives to enhance risk management activities.

Benefits

  • Collaborative and ethical work environment.
  • Access to best-in-class risk management tools.
  • Opportunities for professional development in operational risk management.
  • Exposure to global regulatory frameworks.
  • Engagement with cross-departmental teams.
Full Job Description
Job Description

Risk
Our Risk division develops comprehensive processes to monitor, assess, and manage the risk of expected and unexpected events that may have an adverse impact on the firm. Risk professionals execute critical day-to-day risk management activities, lead projects and contribute to the ongoing advancement of a robust risk management program. Effective coordination with executive management, business units, control departments and technology is critical for success.

Associate in Op Risk Programs Governance:
The Associate in Op Risk Programs Governance is responsible for supporting the design, implementation, and maintenance of the operational risk governance framework while managing cross-functional projects across operational risk teams. This role bridges governance oversight with hands-on project delivery, ensuring that risk policies, standards, and initiatives are executed effectively and in alignment with departmental expectations and enterprise risk appetite.

Primary Responsibilities
  • Support the development, maintenance, and enhancement of the operational risk governance framework, including policies, standards, procedures, and committee charters
  • Prepare materials, coordinate agendas, draft minutes, and track action items for key risk governance committees
  • Coordinate responses to regulatory inquiries, internal audit findings, and external examination requests related to operational risk governance
  • Engage with cross-functional stakeholders including operational risk managers, program leads, technology, compliance, internal audit, and business line risk leads to drive project outcomes
  • Provide regular project status updates to senior leadership, including progress against milestones, budget tracking, and risk/issue summaries
  • This role requires an energetic self-starter that can liaise with a wide variety of stakeholders across the firm, both regionally and globally.

Basic Qualifications
  • 3-5 years of prior work experience in a relevant field
  • Team player with positive attitude and strong work ethic
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with a focus on delivery
  • Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint
  • Quick learner who can thrive working as part as a cross-regional team and individually

Preferred Qualifications
  • Change management experience, including project and/or program management
  • Experience with risk management frameworks
  • Experience supporting risk and control programs, specifically within non-financial risk disciplines (e.g., operational risk, compliance)
  • Experience in process and framework design

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
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