The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc

Transaction Banking, Leadership and Strategy, Associate

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc$100K — $160K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree with a strong academic record
  • 3-7 years of experience in strategy consulting or investment banking
  • Strong understanding of the Transaction Banking landscape
  • Knowledge of emerging payment technologies and digital treasury trends
  • Proven ability to manage relationships in complex environments
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Details-oriented self-starter with organizational skills

Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute Transaction Banking's growth strategy
  • Conduct in-depth research on Transaction Banking and Payments trends
  • Facilitate alignment across various internal teams
  • Define and analyze key performance indicators
  • Present actionable insights and recommendations to senior leadership

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and wellness offerings
  • Valuable retirement savings plans
  • Access to professional development resources
  • Flexible work arrangements
  • Support for work-life balance initiatives
Full Job Description
Job Description

TRANSACTION BANKING

Our mission is simple: provide a global transaction banking platform that is nimble, secure, and easy for clients use.

We have delivered a modern, digital-first transaction banking platform to serve GS' varied client base. Our business combines the strength, heritage, and expertise of a 150-year-old firm with the agility and entrepreneurial spirit of a tech start-up designed to solve some of the most complex operational needs in the industry. We aim to help our clients achieve Working Capital efficiency gains by optimizing their short term liquidity needs and simplifying their Cash Management operations.

We do so by delivering a best-in-class digital solution that helps clients manage their liquidity movements, foreign exchange and payments enabling international treasury operations and commerce.

We're a team of diverse Treasury and Payments specialists helping our clients solution and build for the future.

YOUR IMPACT

Are you a strategic thinker with a strong work ethic, a passion for financial technology, and the ability to solve complex business challenges? We are seeking an Associate to contribute to Transaction Banking's (TxB) most critical strategic questions, including product expansion, commercial growth, market entry, and competitive positioning.

As part of the TxB Leadership and Strategy team, you will work alongside high performers to identify and size market opportunities, assess emerging payment and treasury trends, and develop actionable recommendations that drive our business's future success and maintain our competitive advantage.

OUR IMPACT

Transaction Banking (TxB) At Goldman Sachs, we aim to build a modern and digital-first transaction banking solution to serve our clients. Our business combines the strength, heritage, and expertise of a 150-year-old firm with the agility and entrepreneurial spirit of a tech start-up. Our goal is to provide a best-in-class digital product that helps clients succeed by giving them a holistic, real-time view of their business. Through the use of modern, cloud-native technology and robust APIs, we are the alternative to legacy platforms. We are a team of diverse experts helping our clients build the future of their Treasury.

The TxB Leadership and Strategy team is responsible for driving the division's strategic roadmap, financial planning, stakeholder alignment, and executive communications. In this multi-faceted role, you will work across the organization, collaborating closely with Product, Engineering, Sales, Finance, Risk, and Operations to deliver a seamless, high-performance transaction banking experience.

HOW YOU WILL FULFILL YOUR POTENTIAL
  • Strategic Planning & Execution: Work with senior leadership to develop, refine, and execute TxB's growth strategy, translating complex business objectives into clear, concise presentations for internal committees (e.g., Board, Operating Group) and external partners.
  • Market & Competitor Intelligence: Conduct deep-dive research on the Transaction Banking and Payments landscapes to uncover key industry shifts, evaluate competitor positioning, and identify potential strategic partnerships or product enhancements.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Facilitate strategic alignment working across product managers, engineering teams, sales coverage, and control functions (Risk, Compliance, Legal) to drive key business initiatives.
  • Performance Management: Define, track, and analyze key performance indicators (KPIs) to monitor business growth, product adoption, and financial performance, providing data-driven insights to senior executives.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE WE'RE LOOKING FOR
  • Professional Experience: Bachelor's degree with a strong academic record and 3-7 years of experience at a top-tier strategy consulting firm or in an investment banking role.
  • Industry Knowledge: Strong understanding of the Transaction Banking landscape, including Liquidity, Deposits, Commercial Payments (e.g., ACH, Wire, RTP, SWIFT), and Digital/API-led Products.
  • FinTech Acumen: Solid understanding of the current Transaction Banking landscape, emerging payment technologies, and digital treasury trends.
  • Stakeholder Management: Proven ability to develop, foster, and manage deep relationships with both internal cross-functional partners and external stakeholders in a matrixed environment.
  • Communication & Presentation: Extremely strong written and verbal communication skills. Highly proficient in Excel and PowerPoint, with the ability to synthesize complex financial and technical concepts into concise, executive-level narratives.
  • Leadership Presence: Confidence and maturity to interact effectively, present recommendations, and build credibility with senior leaders and business executives.
  • Attributes: Self-starter with a strong attention to detail, excellent organizational skills to manage shifting priorities, and a highly collaborative team-player mindset.


Salary Range
The expected base salary for this New York, NY, United States-based position is $100000-$160000. 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.

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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