Job Summary 

Goldman Sachs is a leading global financial institution that delivers a broad range of financial services to a large and diversified client base that includes corporations, financial institutions, governments, and individuals. Founded in 1869, the firm is headquartered in New York and maintains offices in all major financial centers around the world.

The Risk division identifies, assesses, and manages financial and non-financial risks in support of the firm’s risk appetite statement and strategic plan. The Enterprise Risk (ER) department manages a range of pan-Risk capabilities to ensure that Risk and divisional leadership have a comprehensive and aggregate view of the firm’s risk profile to facilitate strategic planning and risk decision making. 

Within ER, the Strategic Risk and Stress Testing team is responsible for the development and execution of the firm’s strategic risk capability as well as managing the design and execution of regulatory and internal stress testing across the division.

Operating in a fast paced and dynamic environment, Risk teams are analytically curious, have an aptitude for challenge, and an unwavering commitment to excellence. Effective collaboration with executive management, business units and control departments is critical for success.

 

Key Responsibilities:

Understand, execute and enhance the firm’s strategic risk capability including framework development, collaboration with the executive office, business units and control departmentsDevelop and socialize analysis of the firm’s strategic plan, linking it’s execution with impacts to financial (market, credit, liquidity) as well as non-financial (operational, compliance) risks to the firmSocialize where execution of strategy could exceed appetite for the above risks and develop mitigants, analysis supporting an increase in appetite, or change in strategyDevelop risk metrics and alerts in order to monitor the execution and performance of the firm’s strategy, escalating and remediating any overages on an ongoing basisUnderstand, execute and enhance regulatory and internal stress testing as well as related capital planning, risk appetite and limit analysisFacilitate CCAR and internal stress tests across the Risk division, including developing plan, timelines, leading review and challenge sessions, writing and presenting pan-risk analysis of results, key assumptions and committee materialsCollaborate on the development of capital management policies relating risk, limits and capital through stress testingDevelop commercial ad-hoc analysis leveraging strategy and stress testing expertise

 

Experience/skills required:

3yrs+  in the Financial Services, Banking or Consulting industryExperience in Strategic Risk, Stress Testing & Capital or Firmwide Strategy preferredMaster’s degree in Enterprise Risk a plusGood understanding of the various financial and non-financial risk disciplinesGood understanding of financial markets and productsExceptional verbal, written and interpersonal communication skillsAttention to detail, project management, and prioritization skillsStrong proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint is requiredData management and visualization experience (e.g. Tableau) a plusProgramming experience (e.g. Python) in workflow automation a plus