Asset & Wealth Management Private Operations - Data Stewardship - Associate - Dallas

At Goldman Sachs, we connect people, capital and ideas to help solve problems for our clients. We are a leading global financial services firm providing investment banking, securities and investment management services to a substantial and diversified client base that includes corporations, financial institutions, governments and individuals. For us, it's all about bringing together people who are curious, collaborative and have the drive to make things possible for our clients and communities.

Operations is a dynamic, multi-faceted area that partners with all parts of the firm to deliver banking, sales and trading, and asset management capabilities to clients around the world. In addition, Operations provides essential risk management and control to preserve and enhance the firm's assets and its reputation. For every trade agreed, every new product launched, every new market entered, or every transaction completed, it is Operations that develops the processes and controls that make business flow.

ASSET AND WEALTH MANAGEMENT

The Asset and Wealth Management Division (AWM) invests in corporate equity and debt, real estate equity and debt, and infrastructure-related assets and companies. The Asset Management Alternatives investing business operates on a global platform and our team works in a fast-paced, exciting environment. We look for individuals with versatile skills and a passion for investing.

YOUR IMPACT

The Asset and Wealth Management Division (AWM) team is seeking an Analyst to join the Data Operations organization offering dedicated support for the high growth investing business within AWM. This is an exceptionally diverse role that entails collaboration with Global Investing, Strategists, Engineering, Controllers, Legal, Risk, Credit, Tax, Compliance & across Operational groups to facilitate business that is multi-asset, dynamic and bespoke.

OUR IMPACT

The Data Operations team members are responsible for ensuring timely, complete and accurate data across all investing products to facilitate business and regulatory reporting. Data Operations will be a new organization in AWM and will drive the creation of a data quality program and governance strategy to improve the reliability of data. Data Operations experts will be responsible for overseeing the administrative aspects of an investment from start to finish. The scope of the role and team is expected to evolve and expand as functions transfer into the team and underlying infrastructure and organizational change occur.

HOW YOU WILL FULFIL YOUR POTENTIAL

The successful individual will be expected to work in a team of professionals and be able to be commercial, critical & creative whilst ensuring the highest level of risk management.

• Data entry, data cleansing, checking and standardization for investment date into relevant platforms
• Identify and resolve historical and current data breaks
• Implement daily monitoring and governance models to ensure timely, complete and accurate data capture across the investing lifecycle
• Analyze root causes and implement logic to eliminate reoccurrence
• Synthesize data into lists, reports and visualizations
• Create data lineage
• Collaborate with cross functional teams to improve data infrastructure
• Establish gating controls, management reporting and escalation protocols
• Leverage your skills to decompose complex structured transactions and propose creative, robust operational solutions
• Complete deal closing checklist to ensure all required documents collected and appropriate steps taken for successful closure and completion of transaction
• Face off with senior stakeholders and drive priorities
• Exhibit excellent judgement & problem-solving skills, particularly in the context of a new team with or without existing precedents

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• Bachelor's degree with a minimum of three years of experience in financial services, preferably in a data operations role.
• Proven analytical skills, problem solving ability, and a control mentality paired with meticulous attention to detail
• Aptitude for building relationships and ability to communicate complex issues to a wide array of internal clients with differing levels of product experience
• Self-motivated and proactive team player, who takes ownership and accountability of projects, has strong organizational skills as well as the ability to effectively manage competing priorities
• Flexible and able to work well under pressure in a team environment
• Strong knowledge or prior experience in an Operations role

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

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.