Operational Risk Programs Associate: Governance & Delivery

Socket.dev; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Goldman Sachs seeks an Associate in Operational Risk Programs Governance to assist design, implement, and maintain the governance framework while coordinating cross-functional projects across risk teams.

The role bridges governance oversight with hands-on project delivery, ensuring risk policies and standards are executed in line with enterprise risk appetite. Strong organizational and communication skills are essential, with proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of prior work experience in operational risk, program management, non-financial risk, compliance, internal audit, controls, financial services, or a related field
• Strong organizational skills, with the ability to manage timelines, track action items, follow up with stakeholders, and maintain accurate program materials
• Working understanding of risk, controls, issues, audit findings, remediation, or governance processes
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to prepare clear updates, summarize key points, and communicate follow-ups effectively
• Ability to organize information, identify themes, and eliminate delays, risks, or dependencies appropriately
• Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint
• Team player with a positive attitude, strong work ethic, attention to detail, and willingness to learn

Responsibilities

• Support operational risk program activities by helping coordinate timelines, deliverables, stakeholder inputs, and follow-up actions across teams
• Assist with risk and issue reviews by gathering information, organizing materials, documenting updates, and tracking open items through completion
• Help maintain clear program reporting, including status updates, meeting materials, action logs, issue summaries, remediation progress, and key themes for leadership review
• Partner with Risk, business, compliance, audit, and technology stakeholders to coordinate program execution, validate updates, and support timely resolution of open items
• Support operational risk processes by helping document risks, controls, issues, decisions, and follow-up actions in a clear and organized way
• Identify themes, risks, dependencies, or delays that may require additional stakeholder follow-up or escalation
• Support updates to procedures, program materials, and governance documents to help drive consistent execution across teams

Skills

Organizational skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

Team player

Attention to detail

Willingness to learn

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Goldman Sachs seeks an Associate in Operational Risk Programs Governance to assist design, implement, and maintain the governance framework while coordinating cross-functional projects across risk teams.

The role bridges governance oversight with hands-on project delivery, ensuring risk policies and standards are executed in line with enterprise risk appetite. Strong organizational and communication skills are essential, with proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint.