HCM - Dallas - Vice President, Executive Compensation - 3402681

Goldman Sachs • Dallas, TX

7d • Onsite

About The Position

The Vice President, Executive Compensation role at Goldman Sachs Services LLC in Dallas, Texas, involves managing various stages of the global equity plan lifecycle. This includes performing monthly and annual reporting, data reconciliation, and mining for the grant of annual and off-cycle awards. The position also entails population analysis for year-end stock plan administration, monitoring equity restrictions, and administering share delivery. A key aspect of the role is applying design changes to equity plans considering complex global financial, regulatory, legal, and tax implications. The role requires developing monthly and quarterly reports based on data analysis to determine equity treatment for terminated employees and collating final decisions for senior management approval. Additionally, the position involves documenting and analyzing the impact of acquisitions or divestitures on equity compensation, identifying automation opportunities to improve efficiency and minimize risk, and prioritizing system fixes with Engineering teams and external vendors. The Vice President will also provide guidance and oversight to junior team members and collaborate with the equity compensation team and stakeholders to foster professional growth and career development.

Requirements

• Master’s degree (U.S. or foreign equivalent) in Accounting, Finance, Business Analytics, or a related business analytical field with three (3) years of experience in the job offered or in a related role OR Bachelor’s degree (U.S. or foreign equivalent) in Accounting, Finance, Business Analytics, or a related business analytical field with five (5) years of experience in the job offered or in a related role.
• Three (3) years of experience (with a Master’s degree) or five (5) years of experience (with a Bachelor’s degree) with working with Excel using analytical formulas and visualization tools, including vlookups, pivot tables, conditionals and data structuring, to support regulatory data reporting for internal and external stakeholders.
• Three (3) years of experience (with a Master’s degree) or five (5) years of experience (with a Bachelor’s degree) with facilitating data extraction, transformation, and loading using Excel and Business Objects.
• Three (3) years of experience (with a Master’s degree) or five (5) years of experience (with a Bachelor’s degree) serving as a technical liaison between business and technology teams and assisting with website development, bug fixes, and system enhancements.
• Three (3) years of experience (with a Master’s degree) or five (5) years of experience (with a Bachelor’s degree) producing multiple, time-sensitive deliverables relating to equity grant, delivery, and forfeiture processes to senior leadership while ensuring a high quality of work.
• Three (3) years of experience (with a Master’s degree) or five (5) years of experience (with a Bachelor’s degree) providing timely responses to stakeholder queries relating to equity awards, including performing scenario analysis for Wealth Management clients.
• Three (3) years of experience (with a Master’s degree) or five (5) years of experience (with a Bachelor’s degree) succinctly summarizing data issues in equity programs and assessing impact by leveraging written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform monthly and annual reporting and data reconciliation/mining to manage certain stages of the global equity plan lifecycle, including the grant of annual and off-cycle awards.
• Perform population analysis for year-end stock plan administration processes, including determining grant structures and system setup, monitoring equity restrictions, and administering delivery of shares.
• Apply design changes to equity plans based on complex global financial, regulatory, legal and tax considerations.
• Develop monthly and quarterly reporting based on data analysis performed to determine equity treatment for terminated employees, including collating final decisions for senior management approval.
• Document and analyze information related to the impact of Goldman Sachs acquisitions or divestitures on equity compensation.
• Identify automation opportunities to improve efficiency, minimize risk, streamline processes, and prioritize system fixes with Engineering teams and external vendors.
• Provide guidance and oversight to junior team members and work closely with equity compensation team and stakeholders to foster professional growth and career development.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager