The Core Engineering-L2-Bengaluru-Associate-Product Management Bengaluru · India · Associate

Goldman Sachs Bank AG; Hinoba-an; On-site; PHP 1,446,000 - 2,234,000; Full time

Job summary

Goldman Sachs in Bengaluru seeks an Associate Product Manager to guide products through their lifecycle, from research to launch, partnering with engineering and compliance teams.

You will manage the backlog, translate requirements into user stories, conduct user research, and collaborate across global teams to deliver risk and controls software.

3+ years in product management and a strong technical/analytical background are preferred; excellent communication is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Business, Finance, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• 3+ years in Product Management, Operations, Change Management, or Project/Program Management roles, including experience driving the product vision, design, and launch strategy.
• Experience owning a backlog and knowledge of functional areas such as product management, engineering, user experience, user research; working knowledge of financial markets and products.
• Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams without direct authority.
• Must work well in a global team, multi-tasking environment and under pressure.
• Adaptability and being comfortable with uncertainty.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with the ability to clearly express ideas and arguments in meetings and on paper.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with exceptional attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Establish a clear product strategy and road map with defined scope, budget, timeline, deliverables and dependencies.
• Collaborate with Engineering and Compliance stakeholders to translate product strategy into technical execution.
• Conduct user research: current state assessments, job shadowing, requirements gathering.
• Rationalize user requirements across a broad cross section of Compliance and translate those requirements to “user stories” for delivery by the development teams.
• Develop and manage the product backlog along with sprint execution and product launches.
• Design, develop and maintain a project’s reporting framework, and communicate progress to stakeholders.
• Coordinate the flow and prioritization of requests from all stakeholders and the product backlog.
• Sign off on all functional delivery prior to production release.
• Understand and manage impact across integrated applications.
• Maintain connectivity with the user community: monitor usage and validate product performance.

Skills

Bachelor's degree

Product management experience

Backlog ownership

Cross-functional influence

Global collaboration

Adaptability

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

The Goldman Sachs The Core Engineering Division prevents, detects and mitigates regulatory and reputational risk across the firm, and helps to strengthen the firm's culture of compliance. As an independent control function and part of the firm's second line of defense, Compliance:

• Assesses the firm's compliance, regulatory and reputational risk
• Monitors for compliance with new or amended laws, rules and regulations
• Designs and implements controls, policies, procedures and training
• Conducts independent testing
• Investigates, surveils and monitors for compliance risks and breaches
• Leads the firm's response to regulatory examinations, audits and inquiries

Non Financial Risk & Controls Engineering empowers these activities by building and operating a suite ofsoftware platforms and applications. We are a team of more than 300 engineers whowork on the most complex, mission-critical problems. We have access to the latest technology andto massive amounts of structured and unstructured data. We leverage modern frameworks to build responsive and intuitive UX/UI and Big Data applications, incorporating cutting-edge AI and efficient processesto drive them.

Non Financial Risk & ControlsEngineering does not build tools in a silo. Our user base spansthousands of users globally.We partner with Compliance Officers across divisions, to fully understand the financial products, business strategies, and regulatory regimes. This knowledge enables us to build long-lasting software solutions, and to innovate with a purpose.

Non Financial Risk & ControlsEngineering is looking to filla Product Manager role at the Associate level in Bengaluru.

Your Role

The Non Financial Risk & ControlsEngineering Product Management team is responsible for guiding products through all stages of their lifecycle, including research, design, scoping, delivery, promotion and post-launch monitoring, tailoring solutions to meet the evolving needs of our users.As a member of our team, you will partner globally across multiple divisions and engineering teams to create end-to-end solutions. You will be able to innovate and incubate new ideas, and you will learn and share knowledge across the organization. You will have an opportunity to work on a broad range of projects, such as developing and scaling risk assessment tools, visualizing patterns of customer or employee behavior in an investigative UI; outlining the regulatory change management workflow and solution; deploying AI solutions; and automating Compliance workflows with new platforms and virtual assistants.

You will help design our products and drive the delivery of Non Financial Risk & ControlsEngineering projects. Your key responsibilities would include:

Working with project sponsors and key stakeholders to establish a clear product strategy and road map and to define and actively manage project scope, plan, budget, timeline, deliverables, and dependencies

Collaborating with Engineering and Compliance stakeholders to translate product strategy into technical execution

Conducting user research: current state assessments, job shadowing, requirements gathering

Rationalizing user requirements across a broad cross section of Compliance and translating those requirements to “user stories” for delivery by the development teams

Developing and managing the product backlog along with sprint execution and product launches

Designing, developing and maintaining a project’s reporting framework, and communicating with key stakeholders on progress of the project

Coordinating the flow and prioritization of requests from all stakeholders and product backlog

Signing off on all functional delivery prior to production release

Understanding and managing impact across integrated applications

Maintaining connectivity with the user community: monitoring usage of the product post-launch and validating product performance

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Business, Finance, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience managing / launching technical products and projects
• 3+ years of experience in Product Management, Operations, Change Management, or Project/Program Management roles, including experience driving the product vision, design, and launch strategy
• Experience owning a backlog and knowledge of functional areas such as product management, engineering, user experience, user research; working knowledge of financial markets and products
• Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams without direct authority
• Must work well in a global team, multi-tasking environment and under pressure
• Adaptability and being comfortable with uncertainty
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with the ability (and tenacity) to clearly express ideas and arguments in meetings and on paper
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with exceptional attention to detail. Demonstrate exceptional prioritization skills whilst delivering quality work.

Knowledge of the financial industry and compliance or risk functions would be welcome but are not expectations.

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.

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Goldman Sachs is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veterans status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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