Program Manager - Regulatory Remediation, Vice President

Goldman Sachs • New York, NY

437d • $115,000 - $250,000

About The Position

The Program Manager - Regulatory Remediation at Goldman Sachs is a Vice President role focused on executing high-priority and complex projects within the Office of Regulatory Relations. This position involves managing live remediation programs that are strategically important to the firm, building new approaches and tools for effective program delivery, and interfacing with a wide range of stakeholders. The role emphasizes project planning, stakeholder management, risk management, and ensuring audit preparedness, all while contributing to a multi-year strategic initiative.

Requirements

• Proven experience in project management is required.
• A background in consulting, chief of staff team, or COO functions is highly relevant.
• Experience on regulatory compliance projects is desirable, or related fields.
• Experience in risk or remediation projects is highly desirable but not essential.
• Ability to navigate the firm and work with a diverse range of stakeholder groups is essential.
• Working knowledge of GS's Global Markets business is an advantage.
• Proven experience building new relationships to achieve stretch goals and consensus across divisions.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and manage multiple projects and meet competing deadlines.
• Drive, motivation, and resilience to handle multiple tasks and persist in the face of obstacles.
• Collaborative and team-oriented, encouraging other team members and acknowledging others' contributions.
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• Strong written and oral communication skills with confidence and ability to create, structure, and present messages to senior level audiences in PowerPoint.
• Experience using analytical, quantitative, and MS Excel skills to create summary reports for leadership.
• Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to coordinate activities with multiple interdependencies across a number of GS internal teams.
• Creativity and innovation, with an ability to critically examine current processes to propose and develop improvements.
• Experience in Smartsheets is a plus.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in regulatory compliance projects.
• Experience in risk or remediation projects.
• Working knowledge of GS's Global Markets business.
• Experience in Smartsheets.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage project plans for regulatory remediation efforts, including scope, timelines, resources, and deliverables.
• Coordinate with internal teams, regulatory bodies, and external consultants to facilitate remediation efforts and communicate progress.
• Identify and manage risks associated with remediation projects, implementing mitigation strategies as needed.
• Ensure that remediation projects are prepared for internal and external audit, maintaining clear and comprehensive documentation of remediation activities.
• Track project progress, prepare status reports, and present findings to senior management and stakeholders.
• Maintain comprehensive documentation of remediation activities, including issue tracking, action plans, and outcomes.
• Structure ambiguous problems and take action to solve them without complete information.
• Prepare materials for working groups and committees, project dashboards, operating model diagrams, requirement specifications, test plans, etc.
• Conduct detailed problem tracking, resolution, and completion of all actions and issues by their deadlines.
• Communicate updates, statuses, and timelines to stakeholders, and escalate items at risk.
• Summarize key results to senior management and address their queries.
• Support teams with best practices, program-wide tools, dashboards, and other enablers.

Benefits

• Healthcare & Medical Services
• Competitive vacation policies
• Financial support for higher education
• Live financial education and content
• Medical advocacy service
• Counseling and referral services through EAP
• Global Medical, Security and Travel Assistance
• Workplace Ergonomics Program
• On-site fitness centers
• Reimbursement for fitness club membership
• On-site child care centers
• Adoption, surrogacy, egg donation and retrieval stipends

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive
• Industry: Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities
• Education Level: No Education Listed