Global Banking & Markets Operations-New York-Associate-Equities Execution Client Operations

Candidate Experience Site - Lateral; New York (NY); On-site; USD 80,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Goldman Sachs is seeking an Associate for Equities Execution Client Operations in New York. The role focuses on post-trade client service, settlements, and risk management for institutional clients.

You will manage client relationships, settle trades, and address inquiries with a strong emphasis on risk controls and operational excellence. The position requires delivering precise, timely service in a high-volume environment, with opportunities to improve processes and influence client outcomes.

Qualifications

• Present complex information clearly in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong attention to detail with prudent risk awareness.
• Pursuit of process improvements and efficiency.
• Strong interpersonal and team collaboration.
• Ability to manage small projects and drive change.

Responsibilities

• Settle client trades with external brokers and resolve trade-related issues.
• Manage an exclusive book of clients or market and provide top-notch service across the trade life cycle.
• Investigate client queries and daily issues for solutions.
• Identify and elevate exceptions in internal books and records.
• Analyze and improve processes to reduce risk and eliminate repetitive effort.
• Influence client behavior to achieve better operational outcomes.

Skills

Presenting complex info

Attention to detail

Process improvement

Interpersonal skills

Influence others

Job description

Global Banking & Markets Operations-New York-Associate-Equities Execution Client Operations

New York, NY, United States

Job Description

At Goldman Sachs, we connect people, capital and ideas to help solve problems for our clients. We are a leading global financial services firm providing investment banking, securities and investment management services to a substantial and diversified client base that includes corporations, financial institutions, governments and individuals. For us, it’s all about bringing together people who are curious, collaborative and have the drive to make things possible for our clients and communities.

YOUR IMPACT

Your role with Equities Execution Client Operations provides opportunities to provide excellent post-trade client service to our institutional client base. Through business development, processing trades, settlements, managing risk and handling client inquiries, you are directly engaged in servicing the critical capital needs of many of the world’s largest global institutional investors.

OUR IMPACT

Operations is a dynamic, multi-faceted area that partners with all parts of the firm to deliver banking, sales and trading, and asset management capabilities to clients around the world. In addition, Operations provides essential risk management and control to preserve and enhance the firm’s assets and its reputation. For every trade agreed, every new product launched or market entered, every transaction completed, it is Operations that develops the processes and controls that makes business flow.

Equities Execution Client Ops is primarily responsible for booking and settling of trades and accuracy of books and records of our firm’s Equities clients. Our success is derived from a combination of process efficiency and adherence to Controls and risk management principles. We excel at finding commercial solutions that meet our clients’ needs without compromising risk and control.

HOW YOU WILL FULFILL YOUR POTENTIAL

• Work directly with clients and external brokers to settle client trades and resolve any trade-related issues
• You will have a book of clients or market that you cover exclusively. You’ll be responsible for developing those relationships and providing top notch service across the trade life cycle.
• Tap into your investigative skills to find answers to client queries and solutions for issues that arise daily
• Investigate exceptions in our internal books and records to identify resolution, and elevate issues as they arise
• Analyze and improve processes and procedures with an eye for reducing risk and eliminating repetitive effort
• Help influence client behavior to achieve superior operational and client service outcomes

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE WE’RE LOOKING FOR – BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Must be comfortable presenting complex information in a structured and concise manner, and be able to work in a fast paced environment with multiple processing deadlines throughout the day
• Razor-sharp attention to detail paired with prudent risk aversion and control-forward thinking
• Constant drive to implement process improvement and challenge inefficiencies
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work well with a team
• Ability to manage smaller projects and initiatives, influence others, and implement change in a consensus driven environment

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.

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.

Salary Range
The expected base salary for this New York, NY, United States-based position is $80000-$140000. 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 .

Job Info

• Job Identification 188549
• Job Category Associate
• Posting Date 11/06/2026, 06:08 PM
• Locations New York, NY, United States

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.

Benefits at Goldman Sachs

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