Operational Risk Programs Governance Associate

Goldman Sachs; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Goldman Sachs in the United States seeks an Associate to support the design, implementation, and maintenance of the operational risk governance framework in Salt Lake City or Dallas. The role bridges governance oversight with hands-on project delivery to ensure risk policies and initiatives are executed in line with enterprise risk appetite.

The successful candidate will coordinate cross‑functional activities, document risks and issues, prepare leadership updates, and help drive timely

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience in operational risk, program management, non‑financial risk, compliance, internal audit, controls, or related field.
• Strong organizational skills with ability to manage timelines and stakeholders.
• Working understanding of risk, controls, issues, audit findings, remediation, or governance processes.

Responsibilities

• Support operational risk program activities by coordinating timelines, deliverables, stakeholder inputs, and follow‑ups 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, and leadership summaries.
• Coordinate program execution with Risk, business, compliance, audit, and technology stakeholders to validate updates and drive timely resolution of open items.
• Document risks, controls, issues, decisions, and follow‑ups to support governance processes.
• Identify themes, risks, dependencies, or delays requiring escalation or stakeholder follow‑up.
• Update procedures and governance documents to drive consistent execution across teams.

Skills

Strong organizational skills

Excellent written and verbal comms

Risk, controls, issues knowledge

Team player with work ethic

Ability to manage timelines & follow‑u

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Goldman Sachs in the United States seeks an Associate to support the design, implementation, and maintenance of the operational risk governance framework in Salt Lake City or Dallas. The role bridges governance oversight with hands-on project delivery to ensure risk policies and initiatives are executed in line with enterprise risk appetite.

The successful candidate will coordinate cross‑functional activities, document risks and issues, prepare leadership updates, and help drive timely