Executive Office, Government Affairs, Associate, Washington DC

Goldman Sachs; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Goldman Sachs in Washington, DC, seeks an Office of Government and Regulatory Affairs professional to advance public policy priorities and coordinate regulatory engagement. The role involves cross-vertical collaboration and leadership on small‑business policy initiatives.

The candidate will manage data and impact metrics using Salesforce, Quorum, and Excel. The ideal applicant has a bachelor’s degree, strong advocacy experience, and proficiency with PowerPoint, Salesforce, Quorum, and Excel.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of key public policy issues and challenges facing Goldman Sachs and the small business community.
• Experience in advocacy, government affairs, political campaigns, congressional offices, or related roles is preferred.
• Highly motivated, able to work independently and in teams, with strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Proficiency in PowerPoint, Excel, Quorum, and Salesforce.
• Bachelor's degree required.

Responsibilities

• Support the firm's legislative engagement, regulatory, and small business advocacy efforts across verticals.
• Promote initiatives like 10,000 Small Business Voices to champion policy changes benefiting businesses and communities.
• Cultivate relationships with internal and external stakeholders in the northeastern U.S., including alumni and congressional offices.
• Collaborate with the executive office and partners to deliver events, surveys, research, and newsletters for policy initiatives.
• Prepare briefing memos and brief senior executives for engagement with policymakers in the U.S. and internationally.
• Monitor policy issues as they move through governmental bodies and assess impact on the firm.
• Organize and drive data and impact metrics management using Salesforce, Excel, Quorum, and advocacy platforms.

Skills

Public policy understanding

Advocacy experience

Stakeholder engagement

Policy analysis

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Salesforce

Quorum

Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

About the Executive Office

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

Job Description

About the Executive Office

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

The Office Of Government And Regulatory Affairs

The Office of Government and Regulatory Affairs promotes constructive relations with governments and regulators, and supports the firm’s public policy agenda.

Responsibilities

• Work across verticals in the Office of Government and Regulatory Affairs, supporting the firm's legislative engagement, regulatory, and small business advocacy efforts.
• Help to establish Goldman Sachs as a thought leader in the financial services and small business spaces by executing and promoting initiatives such as 10,000 Small Business Voices, which helps alumni of the firm’s 10,000 Small Businesses program advocate for policy changes that positively impact their businesses and communities.
• Cultivate relationships with key internal and external stakeholders in the northeastern region of the U.S., including 10,000 Small Businesses alumni, congressional offices, consultants, and teams within Goldman Sachs.
• Collaborate across the executive office and external partners to deliver events, develop surveys, research, and newsletters that inform and amplify the firm’s small business and overall policy initiatives.
• Prepare briefing memos and brief senior executives and stakeholders for engagement with policymakers across legislative and regulatory bodies both in the U.S. and internationally
• Follow and analyze policy issues as they advance through governmental bodies and work with internal partners to determine the impact to the firm.
• Organize and drive strategy for managing data and impact metrics on behalf of the Office of Government and Regulatory Affairs, including in Salesforce, Excel, Quorum, and third-party advocacy platforms.

Requirements

• Strong understanding of the key public policy issues, processes, and challenges facing Goldman Sachs and small business community.
• Have demonstrated experience working in advocacy, government affairs, political campaigns, congressional offices, or related roles.Experience covering policy is a plus.
• The successful candidate is a highly-motivated individual who proactively takes ownership of their portfolios and works effectively in both independent and team settings.
• Possess high-energy, and be a strategic thinker with exceptional interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.
• Highly proficient in Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, Quorum, and Salesforce.
• Office-based in DC, with occasional travel required.
• An undergraduate degree is required.

Salary Range

The expected base salary for this Washington, DC, 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 .