Global Banking & Markets Operations - Post-Trade Operations - New York - Vice President

Goldman Sachs•New York, NY

1d•$100,000 - $235,000•Onsite

About The Position

Goldman Sachs is seeking an accomplished Senior Vice President to lead Post-Trade Operations for Equity Derivatives and Structured Products in New York. In this senior leadership position, you will oversee critical operational functions supporting our Flow Derivatives, Strategic Derivatives, and Exotics/Structured Products trading desks. This is a high-impact role responsible for running three core teams while driving transformation initiatives to build operational scale, strengthen risk management, and modernize processes through technology and automation.

Requirements

10+ years of experience in post-trade Operations, Middle Office, Trade Support, or a related function within a sell-side or buy-side institution.
Deep subject-matter expertise in equity derivatives (flow and exotic) and structured/securitized products, including trade lifecycle, valuation, and lifecycle event management.
Strong understanding of P&L, reconciliation, and trade booking across front-to-back systems.
Proven leadership of operational teams with a track record of delivering transformation at scale.
Strong product knowledge enabling credible engagement with Sales, Trading, Structuring, Origination, and Legal.
Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and influencing skills.

Nice To Haves

Ability to code (e.g., Python, SQL) and hands-on experience leveraging AI tools to drive process automation and analytics.
Exposure to market risk concepts (Greeks, sensitivities, VaR) and valuation methodologies for complex derivatives.
Professional designation such as CFA, FRM, or CQF.
Experience implementing target operating models, vendor platforms, or workflow automation in a derivatives Operations context.

Responsibilities

Lead and manage the Equity Derivatives Middle Office, Exotic Trade Review, and Securitized Products Servicing teams, ensuring accurate, timely, and controlled processing across the trade lifecycle.
Oversee trade capture, validation, confirmation, settlement, and lifecycle event management for flow and exotic equity derivatives and structured/securitized products.
Provide front-to-back trade support for structured equity derivatives, acting as a key liaison between trading desks and operational functions to resolve trade discrepancies and booking issues.
Serve as a product specialist and subject-matter expert, supporting query resolution on complex products for internal stakeholders and clients.
Validate economic terms of new trades, ensuring accurate capture of complex/exotic structures and lifecycle events (e.g., fixings, knock-ins/outs, barriers, corporate actions).
Perform daily P&L and position reconciliation, investigating and resolving breaks between front-office, middle-office, and back-office systems.
Strengthen the risk and control environment, proactively identifying operational and market-risk-adjacent exposures across supported products.
Partner with Market Risk and Finance to support valuation reviews, exposure monitoring, and the operational dimensions of risk reporting.
Define and track KPIs/KRIs, reporting on operational performance and risk metrics to senior management.
Support a fast-paced, volatility-and-derivatives-focused environment, balancing rigorous controls with the agility required to support active trading strategies.
Drive scalable processes that accommodate high-volume, complex derivative flows.
Drive operational transformation, identifying opportunities to eliminate manual processes and implement automation and AI-enabled solutions.
Partner closely with Sales, Trading, Structuring, Origination, Legal, and other Operations functions to support business growth.
Develop talent, building a high-performing, future-ready team and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.