Executive Office, Divisional Management, Associate, New York

Candidate Experience Site - Lateral; New York (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Goldman Sachs is seeking an Associate in the Executive Office, based in New York, NY, to translate the division's people strategy and operating priorities into measurable outcomes while driving high-impact initiatives for the Office of the COO. The role requires strong analytical and operational thinking, sound judgment, and the ability to build relationships across levels, teams, and regions.

You will structure ambiguous problems, develop data-driven recommendations, and manage multiple

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to structure ambiguous problems, manage complex workstreams, and deliver with high attention to detail and follow-through
• Strong analytical skills and comfort using quantitative and qualitative data to develop insights and recommendations
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to synthesize complex information for senior audiences
• Demonstrated ability to build relationships and drive cross-functional initiatives in a complex organization
• Highest degree of integrity, professionalism, diplomacy, and discretion, with excellent judgment and resourcefulness
• Fluency in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook; 3–5 years of relevant experience

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted partner to stakeholders on divisional priorities, identify issues, and recommend practical solutions
• Drive people and talent initiatives that strengthen employee engagement, development, connectivity, and recognition, and assess outcomes to inform future priorities
• Independently manage key divisional programs and events from planning through execution, aligning stakeholders, communications, materials, logistics, and measures of success
• Help shape and manage the operating model and talent experience for the division’s administrative population, including hiring, onboarding, training, coverage coordination, communications, and resource development
• Partner with cross-functional and regional stakeholders to advance talent priorities, AI adoption, training opportunities, operating-model enhancements, and process improvements
• Advance leadership priorities by synthesizing information, developing recommendations and executive materials, and driving decisions, actions, and follow-through
• Oversee and improve recurring divisional operating processes, including organizational reporting, open roles, systems access, physical space planning, third-party management, and expense-related matters; use data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities
• Prepare clear, concise executive communications, reports, briefings, and presentations that synthesize quantitative and qualitative information for senior audiences

Skills

Structured problem solving

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Integrity & discretion

MS Office proficiency

Tools

MS Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Job description

Executive Office, Divisional Management, Associate, New York

New York, NY, United States

Job Description

The Executive Office plays an integral role in setting and advancing Goldman Sachs’ corporate strategy, and in preserving the firm’s distinctive culture. We are responsible for safeguarding the firm’s relationship with alumni, clients, shareholders, policy makers, and the broader public, while ensuring that our own people remain informed about the firm’s evolving priorities. We also partner with the businesses to source high-impact opportunities in line with the firm’s social and sustainability agendas.

Embedded in everything we do, risk management is key to effectively identifying, monitoring, and anticipating the diverse set of risks the division faces as it engages with external constituencies.

YOUR IMPACT

The Executive Office is seeking a highly motivated associate to help translate the division's people strategy and operating priorities into measurable outcomes, while independently driving high-impact initiatives on behalf of the Office of the Chief Operating Officer (COO).

This role requires a strong analytical and operational mindset, sound judgment, and the ability to build effective relationships across levels, teams, and regions. The associate will structure ambiguous problems, use quantitative and qualitative information to develop recommendations, and take ownership of multiple workstreams from planning through execution. Success requires high standards, attention to detail, and the ability to deliver a positive and consistent employee experience while improving how the division operates.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Serve as a trusted partner to stakeholders on divisional priorities, identify issues, and recommend practical solutions
• Drive people and talent initiatives that strengthen employee engagement, development, connectivity, and recognition, and assess outcomes to inform future priorities
• Independently manage key divisional programs and events from planning through execution, aligning stakeholders, communications, materials, logistics, and measures of success
• Help shape and manage the operating model and talent experience for the division’s administrative population, including hiring, onboarding, training, coverage coordination, communications, and resource development
• Partner with cross-functional and regional stakeholders to advance talent priorities, AI adoption, training opportunities, operating-model enhancements, and process improvements
• Advance leadership priorities by synthesizing information, developing recommendations and executive materials, and driving decisions, actions, and follow-through
• Oversee and improve recurring divisional operating processes, including organizational reporting, open roles, systems access, physical space planning, third-party management, and expense-related matters; use data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities
• Prepare clear, concise executive communications, reports, briefings, and presentations that synthesize quantitative and qualitative information for senior audiences

QUALIFICATIONS

• Demonstrated ability to structure ambiguous problems, manage complex workstreams, and deliver with high attention to detail and follow-through
• Strong analytical skills and comfort using quantitative and qualitative data to develop insights and recommendations
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to synthesize complex information for senior audiences
• Demonstrated ability to build relationships and drive cross-functional initiatives in a complex organization
• Highest degree of integrity, professionalism, diplomacy, and discretion, with excellent judgment and resourcefulness
• Fluency in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook; 3–5 years of relevant experience

Salary Range

The expected base salary for this New York, NY, United States-based position is $100000-$160000. In addition, you may be eligible for a discretionary bonus if you are an active employee as of fiscal year-end.

Benefits

Goldman Sachs is committed to providing our people with valuable and competitive benefits and wellness offerings, as it is a core part of providing a strong overall employee experience. A summary of these offerings, which are generally available to active, non-temporary, full-time and part-time US employees who work at least 20 hours per week, can be found here .

Healthcare & Medical Services

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

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. We offer live financial education and content on a variety of topics to address the spectrum of employees’ priorities.

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 of our 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 child care centers that provide full-time and emergency back-up care, as well as mother and baby rooms and homework rooms. In every office, we provide advice and counseling services, expectant parent resources and transitional programs for parents returning from parental leave. Adoption, surrogacy, egg donation and egg retrieval stipends are also available.