Corporate Planning & Management, Third Party Risk & Vendor Management, Associate, Birmingham

Goldman Sachs; West Midlands Combined Authority; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Goldman Sachs is seeking an Associate for the Corporate Planning and Management division in Birmingham, focusing on Third Party Risk Management. In this role, you will drive compliance with the EU Digital Operational Resilience Act while collaborating with various stakeholders to enhance operational resilience across the firm. Ideal candidates possess a strong risk management background and exceptional stakeholder engagement skills.

Qualifications

• Experience interpreting regulatory documentation.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to coordinate activities with multiple stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead the implementation of EU regulatory controls.
• Oversee vendor relationships deemed as ICT services.
• Maintain a DORA Register for compliance.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Operational resilience

Analytical thinking

Time management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related field

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Corporate Planning & Management, Third Party Risk, Associate, Birmingham

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OUR IMPACT

The

Job Description

OUR IMPACT

The Third Party Risk Management (TPRM) team’s mission is to enable Goldman Sachs to utilize third parties seamlessly with best-in-class risk management practices, integrated customer experience, agility, transparency and clear accountability. Emphasis is on the holistic management of third party risk, utilizing curated risk insights and a focus on business led risk remediation.

The Third Party Resilience capability delivers a program of operational resilience controls, inclusive of testing of critical Goldman Sachs third party vendors, integration with firmwide operational resilience frameworks and compliance with third party resilience regulatory requirements

YOUR IMPACT

This role is part of the first line of defence Third Party Risk Management team within the Corporate Planning and Management division. The role will lead an EMEA regional regulatory program aligned to the European Union (EU) Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA)

This Associate level professional will work with divisional, legal, compliance and technology stakeholders across Goldman Sachs to plan, assess, oversee, document and lead the implementation of policy and control requirements mandated by the EU’s DORA regulation. The role will focus on control uplifts and ongoing management of in-scope third party vendor and interaffiliate (intra-group) relationships determined as Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) services. This will include development and maintenance of a new DORA Register of Information and oversight of new tooling requirements needed to support regulatory compliance.

Skills And Experience We Are Looking For

• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills
• Experience working as part of a global or regional change program
• Experiencing of planning, coordinating and driving change
• Experience and knowledge of operational resilience; preferably in the context of third party and the EU Digital Operational Resilience Act
• Possess a strong risk management and control mindset linked with the ability to support the delivery of commercial outcomes
• Experience reviewing and interpreting regulatory documentation and supervisory statements
• Highly organized; attention to detail and excellent follow-through required
• Exceptional time management; ability to work with tight deadlines under pressure
• Analytical thinker, able to quickly assess situations, prioritize and multi-task;
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Confident candidate who is enthusiastic and a team player
• Ability to coordinate and interact effectively with global colleagues
• Ability to adapt to a dynamic and changing organization
• Independent research, data assimilation and documentation
• Ability to coordinate activities with multiple interdependencies across a number of stakeholders.
• Ability to quickly analyze multiple sources of information and deliver informed risk insights
  
  

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field (Economics, Commerce, Information Technology, Finance, Business, Analytics, Supply Chain Management, Statistics etc.)
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• MS Office knowledge (Word, Excel, Power Point, Access)
• Certification in Risk Management and/or Operational Resilience / Business Continuity Management
• Prior experience in Business Continuity / Disaster Recovery / Control testing / Internal Audit / Risk Management / Project Management functions
  
  

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 at GS.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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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

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• Employment type

  Full-time

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• Job function

  Business Development and Sales

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