AWM, GSAM European Shareholder Services, Project Manager/Business Analyst, Analyst/Associate- L[...]

Goldman Sachs Bank AG; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global investment firm is seeking a Project Manager/Business Analyst for the European Shareholder Services team in London. This role focuses on strategic project management and business analysis to enhance client services and operational efficiency. Candidates should have a strong background in project leadership, excellent communication skills, and a Bachelor's degree. Experience in banking or asset management is preferred.

Qualifications

• 3+ years professional experience leading large projects.
• Experience with business process improvement.

Responsibilities

• Identify and prioritize strategic changes.
• Lead projects to completion with efficiency.
• Develop detailed project plans and specifications.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Analytical Skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

AWM, GSAM European Shareholder Services, Project Manager/Business Analyst, Analyst/Associate- London location_on London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom

Asset and Wealth Management Division (AWM)

Asset and Wealth Management Division includes Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM), Private Wealth Management (PWM) and our Consumer business (Marcus by Goldman Sachs). We provide asset management, wealth management and banking expertise to consumers and institutions around the world. AWM partners with various teams across the firm to help individuals and institutions navigate changing markets and take control of their financial lives.

AWM, GSAM European Shareholder Services, Project Manager/Business Analyst, Analyst/Associate

GSAM

Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) is one of the world’s leading investment managers. GSAM provides institutional and individual investors with investment and advisory solutions, with strategies spanning asset classes, industries, and geographies. We help our clients navigate today’s dynamic markets, and identify the opportunities that shape their portfolios and long-term investment goals. We extend these global capabilities to the world’s leading pension plans, sovereign wealth funds, central banks, insurance companies, financial institutions, endowments, foundations, individuals and family offices.

OUR IMPACT

AWM Operations is a dynamic, multi-faceted division that partners with all areas of the firm to deliver banking, sales, trading and asset management capabilities to clients around the world. Alongside this vital service delivery role, AWM Operations provides essential risk management and control to preserve and enhance the firm's assets and its reputation.

The purpose of the European Shareholder Services team is to provide World Class Client Service to Investors in the GSAM Offshore Funds and to assist the GSAM Sales force in their Global Funds distribution effort. Within European Shareholder Services, Client Onboarding works with clients investing GSAM's Offshore funds from the decision to invest through to funding, ensuring a smooth and seamless onboarding process.

HOW YOU WILL FULFILL YOUR POTENTIAL

This is a business-side, strategic Project Management/Business Analysis role covering change across European Shareholder Services. Responsibilities include:

• Working with business sponsors to identify, develop and pitch the business case for making and prioritizing strategic changes
• Owning and leading projects through to completion
• Developing and maintaining detailed project plans and other project tracking documents
• Analyzing and understanding detailed business functions across GSAM, becoming a subject matter expert for the duration of the project
• Ensuring projects are delivered with efficiency and within budget, whilst effectively controlling and mitigating risks
• Developing detailed operational or technical specifications for process change or system development
• Managing vendors where projects have an external firm component
• Provision of management/sponsor reporting, and information for ad-hoc management requests.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE WE’RE LOOKING FOR
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree with good academic record or equivalent gained through relevant work experience
• 3+ years professional experience leading and participating in large projects
• Experience with business process improvement and/or business process design
• Must work well in a team but also exhibit strong leadership capabilities in order to help drive solutions to complex issues.
• Must have excellent communication skills – both written and oral – having the ability to explain complex, technical issues to colleagues and the broader business in such a manner that each can understand.
• Demonstrate experience in both projects with a technology (e.g new system development) component and projects with no technology component (e.g vendor outsourcing, business process reengineering etc.)
• Demonstrate strong technical skills required for the role, pay attention to detail, take initiative to broaden knowledge and demonstrate appropriate financial/analytical skills
• Successfully handle multiple tasks, take initiative to improve his/her own performance, work intensely towards extremely challenging goals and persist in the face of obstacles or setbacks
• Effectively handle difficult requests, build trusting, long-term relationships with clients (internal and external). Help the client to identify/define needs and manage client/business expectations
• Think ahead, anticipate questions, plan for contingencies, find alternative solutions and identify clear objectives. See the big picture and effectively analyze complex issues

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience in the banking/asset management industry
• Project Management certification (Prince 2/PMI) is a plus
• Knowledge of mutual/alternative funds and related operations
• Mathematical, Computer Science or Engineering degree
• Background in Consultancy also considered

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 atGS.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

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