Global Banking & Markets - Transformation Office Analyst- London

WeAreTechWomen; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm in Greater London is seeking individuals for their Global Banking & Markets Transformation Office. The role involves managing complex projects, leveraging Agile methodologies to ensure successful delivery, and facilitating communication among various teams. Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor's degree and 1-3 years of relevant experience with strong organizational and communication skills. This position offers growth opportunities within strategic transformation leadership roles.

Benefits

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Training and development opportunities

Wellness and personal finance offerings

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of prior work experience in a relevant field.
• Strong ability to manage multiple projects with competing deadlines.
• Integrity, ethical standards, and sound judgment.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement and deliver complex strategic initiatives.
• Manage project risks from inception to completion.
• Facilitate communication on key project matters across teams.

Skills

Advanced skills with MS Office

Strong communication skills

Highly organized

Ability to adapt quickly

Team player

Education

Bachelor’s degree (2021 - June 2024)

Tools

JIRA

Job description

ABOUT GLOBAL BANKING & MARKETS

Our core value is building strong relationships with our institutional clients, which include corporations, financial service providers, and fund managers. We help them buy and sell financial products on exchanges around the world, raise funding, and manage risk. This is a dynamic, entrepreneurial team with a passion for the markets, with individuals who thrive in fast-paced, changing environments and are energized by a bustling trading floor.

Global Banking & Markets: Transformation Office

Are you looking for a new opportunity to showcase your intellectual curiosity, advisory and project management skills? Do you have a strategic mindset and the ability to influence change? Do you wish to be valued for your innovative approach to problem-solving? We have an excellent new position available within our Transformation team for Global Banking & Markets.

The Global Banking & Markets Transformation Office is searching for dedicated individuals who thrive in a collaborative and challenging environment to join our team. Global Transformation Managers serve as program or product managers on high priority initiatives within the Global Banking & Markets Division. You will work alongside other Transformation Managers, Product Managers, Sales, Strats, Engineers and Designers to ensure solutions are designed and implemented for the Global Banking & Markets Division in true ‘front to back’ fashion. You will leverage your technical expertise and project management skills to influence and drive the team to deliver these complex projects within budget and to a high quality.

HOW YOU WILL FULFILL YOUR POTENTIAL

• Work with Product, Design, and Engineering teams to develop, implement and deliver complex and strategic cross divisional initiatives
• Leverage Agile methodologies and governance tools to provide transparency to senior stakeholders on project scope, timelines, budget and delivery risks
• Identify and manage project risks from inception to completion while proposing solutions and mitigants
• Perform complex analysis which will be used to enhance operational workflows
• Facilitate communication on key project matters (incl. reporting and escalations) across GBM teams, including Sales, Operations, Engineering, Legal, Compliance and Product.
• Provide oversight over the project book of work, ensuring cross project dependencies, risks, and budget are aligned and proactively managed
• Facilitate the performance of quality assurance testing, migration plans and post implementation reviews alongside Product

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE WE’RE LOOKING FOR

• Bachelor’s degree (2021 - June 2024)
• 1-3 years of prior work experience in a relevant field.
• Advanced skills with MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook)
• Highly organized with exceptional attention to detail and follow-through
• Strong ability to manage multiple projects with competing deadlines
• Team player with positive attitude and strong work ethic
• Strong communication skills (written and verbal)
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to adapt quickly to a variety of industries and businesses
• Ability to self‑direct, analyze and evaluate and form independent judgments
• Ability to effectively interact and build relationships with senior management and global stakeholders
• Commercially savvy with ability to exercise discretion with respect to highly confidential/sensitive information
• Integrity, ethical standards, and sound judgment

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of products and processes related to the financial services industry would be an advantage, as is related experience in technology strategy or in a client service or business function and / or management consulting
• Core knowledge base of Global Banking & Markets
• Demonstrate understanding of Financial Services & Operations processes and procedures
• Hands‑on Agile program experience in a variety of different contexts (different team sizes, different organizations, different cultures, co‑located vs. distributed, etc.)
• Knowledge of testing tools and frameworks, Agile Testing practices
• Experience on tools like JIRA and JIRA Portfolio or similar applications
• Knowledge of OKR frameworks and roadmaps, as well as other governance and project planning tooling

Career Growth

• This role offers visibility across senior leadership and opportunities to grow into strategic transformation leadership roles. You will gain exposure to enterprise-wide initiatives and contribute to shaping the future of the GBM Division

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: www.goldmansachs.com/careers/footer/disability-statement.html

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