Asset & Wealth Management, Operational Risk, Analyst - Irving, TX

The Goldman Sachs Group; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Goldman Sachs Group in Irving is seeking a risk management professional to support issue identification, remediation, and reporting across wealth and asset management. You will analyze potential risks, assist with controls documentation, and develop executive-ready data insights.

The role requires independent work, strong communication, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced financial services environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Risk Management, Business, Finance or related field.
• 2+ years of experience in financial services with operational risk exposure or audit.
• Exposure to wealth management or financial services risk a plus.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience in risk analysis and management; understanding regulations preferred.
• Analytical and research skills with ability to execute projects end-to-end.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and time-management skills.
• Experience building reports and presentations with MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Support issue identification, analysis, remediation and monitoring & reporting.
• Collaborate with issue owners, aggregate issues across the business, and facilitate executive reporting.
• Analyze potential business risks, process deficiencies, and gaps in risk management standards.
• Support developing process and controls environment across asset management, wealth management and consumer businesses.
• Document existing controls and identify control gaps through process deep dives.
• Partner with business units to remediate issues and assist with corrective actions.
• Develop executive reporting and data-driven deliverables with precise context and structure.
• Gather and synthesize data to perform root cause analysis and identify thematic trends.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve operational inconsistencies and improve controls testing.
• Become a subject matter expert in the operational risk management framework.

Skills

Risk analysis

Regulatory reform

Analytical skills

Communication

Time management

Presentation skills

Independent work

Cross-functional

Education

Bachelor's degree in Risk Management

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

How You Will Fulfill Your Potential

• Support all aspects of issue identification, analysis, remediation and monitoring & reporting, including collaboration with issue owners, aggregation of issues across the business, and facilitation of executive reporting.
• Analyze potential business risks, process deficiencies, and potential gaps/ weaknesses in risk management standards.
• Support developing process and controls environment (inventory and maps) across asset management, wealth management and consumer businesses
• Support process deep dives by reviewing process documentation (process maps, procedures, etc.) to document existing controls and identify control gaps
• Partner with other business units and support teams to remediate issues and assist with implementation of corrective actions related to control failures and operational risk events
• Develop executive reporting and other data-driven deliverables, with a focus on providing appropriate content, context, and structure in a precise and timely manner.
• Gather and synthesize data to perform root cause analysis and determine thematic trends related to issues identified by the business first, second and third lines of defense.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve operational inconsistencies and enhance controls testing processes.
• Become a subject matter expert in areas of the operational risk management framework executed across Wealth Management
• Be a critical thinker: Thoughtful, self-aware, and use available evidence to make decisions.
• Pro-actively seek out areas to add value

Skills & Experience We're Looking For

• Bachelor's degree in Risk Management, Business, Finance or a related field
• A minimum of 2+ years of experience in a role in financial services with operational risk exposure or audit or broader risk management
• Exposure to financial services, operational risk, audit or risk management a plus
• Exposure to Wealth Management a plus
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment
• Experience in risk analysis and management and/or an understanding of regulations and regulatory reform strongly preferred
• Analytical and research skills with a demonstrated ability to execute projects from inception through completion
• Critical thinking, problem solving, organizational and time management skills
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work under pressure and manage tight deadlines or unexpected changes in expectations or requirements
• Effectively manage multiple priorities and work autonomously
• Good judgment and discretion
• Experience building reports and presentations. Expert level proficiency in the Microsoft tool suite, including Excel, Word and PowerPoint