Goldman Sachs Asset & Wealth Management - Project & Change Management - Vice President - Birmingham

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global investment bank is seeking a Global Change Manager in Birmingham to lead high priority initiatives within Asset and Wealth Management. The ideal candidate will have 10-15 years of relevant experience, strong leadership skills, and the ability to communicate effectively with senior stakeholders. This role offers a chance to influence strategic projects and drive solutions in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Competitive vacation policies

Health advocacy services

On-site fitness centers

Childcare centers

Financial wellness programs

Qualifications

• Minimum 10-15 years' relevant experience in a comparable role.
• Proven ability to lead a team and manage senior stakeholders.
• Track record of driving solutions and benefits delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic cross divisional initiatives and manage timelines.
• Mitigate risks and manage issues across project lifecycles.
• Exert influence to drive delivery and ensure optimal solutions.

Skills

Change management skills

Leadership experience

Problem-solving skills

Analytical thinking

Excellent communication skills

Job description

Global Change Managers

Global Change Managers lead high priority initiatives within Asset and Wealth Management (AWM), supporting the global AWM businesses. You will work alongside Deal Execution teams, Sales, Product Managers, Operations and Engineers to ensure solutions are delivered and benefits realized.

HOW YOU WILL FULFILL YOUR POTENTIAL

• Be comfortable with ambiguity and "working in the grey" to understand complex business challenges and technical issues to structure and deliver tangible business benefits
• Lead strategic cross divisional initiatives, deploying appropriate methodologies and governance tools, to drive the timely delivery of implementations, on budget and to a high quality
• Mitigate and manage risks, issues and dependencies across the lifecycle, working to ensure practical resolutions
• Exert influence and impact, to drive delivery, manage senior stakeholders and ensure the optimal solutionMinimum 10-15 years' relevant experience, in a comparable role
• Be a strategic and analytical thinker, possessing strong problem-solving and data gathering skills, and able to provide creative & innovative solutions
• Proven ability to lead a team/management experience
• Change management skills including definition of business case & scope, articulation of issues, challenges, risks, dependencies & solutions, status reporting and test execution
• A proven track record of driving solutions and benefits delivery
• Extensive leadership experience demonstrated through empowerment, situational awareness, increasing transparency and conflict resolution on a large-scale program
• Hands on, able and willing to work with teams while coaching them to reach efficient and effective performance levels
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, written and oral; confident in interaction with senior stakeholders

About Goldman Sachs' Asset & Wealth Management Division (AWM)

Goldman Sachs' Asset & Wealth Management Division (AWM) is one of the world's leading investment managers. AWM provides institutional and individual investors with investment and advisory solutions, with strategies spanning public and private asset classes, industries, and geographies. AWM helps its clients navigate today's dynamic markets and identify the opportunities that shape their portfolios and long-term investment goals. These global capabilities are extended to the world's leading corporates, insurance companies, sovereign wealth funds, central banks, financial institutions, pension plans, endowments, foundations, individuals and family offices. Founded in 1869, Goldman Sachs is a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm headquartered in New York with offices around the world.

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

We believe who you are makes you better at what you do. We're committed to fostering and advancing diversity and inclusion in our workplace and beyond by ensuring every individual within our firm has a number of opportunities to grow professionally and personally, from training and development opportunities to firmwide networks, benefits, wellness and personal finance offerings and mindfulness programs. Goldman Sachs is an equal employment/affirmative action employer: Female/Minority/Disability/Veteran/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity.

Benefits

We offer competitive vacation policies based on employee level and office location. We promote time off from work to recharge by providing generous vacation entitlements and a minimum of three weeks expected vacation usage each year. Financial Wellness & Retirement – we assist employees in saving and planning for retirement, offer financial support for higher education, and provide a number of benefits to help employees prepare for the unexpected. Health – we offer a medical advocacy service for employees and family members facing critical health situations, and counseling and referral services through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP). We provide Global Medical, Security and Travel Assistance and a Workplace Ergonomics Program. We also offer state-of-the-art on-site health centers in certain offices. Fitness – to encourage employees to live a healthy and active lifestyle, some offices feature on‑site fitness centers. For eligible employees we typically reimburse fees paid for a fitness club membership or activity (up to a pre‑approved amount). We offer on‑site childcare centers providing full‑time and emergency backup care, mother and baby rooms, and homework rooms. Adoption, surrogacy, egg donation and egg retrieval stipends are also available. Read more about the full suite of class‑leading benefits our firm has to offer.