Risk, Operational Risk, Associate, Dallas

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Goldman Sachs in Dallas seeks an Associate in Operational Risk to identify, monitor and analyze risks arising from data management practices across the firm. You will work with governance, data quality controls and regulatory considerations.

You will develop metrics, advise on risk appetite, and collaborate with senior managers to strengthen the risk framework and drive data governance improvements across the organization.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, CS, Accounting, Law, or related field with 1 year of related experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, Computer Science, Accounting, Law, or related field with 3 years of related experience.
• Regulatory Compliance and Governance experience in risk management.

Responsibilities

• Identify, monitor, and analyze operational risks from data management practices.
• Develop evidence-based recommendations to improve data management operations and reduce risk.
• Develop, monitor and report metrics to measure adherence to data governance standards.
• Propose risk appetite/tolerance and monitor risk-taking trends with bespoke metrics.
• Monitor key control inventory and ensure alignment with standards.
• Conduct scenario analysis with stakeholders to quantify exposure.
• Contribute to risk profile assessments and report to senior management.
• Remain current on regulatory changes affecting data governance.
• Advance operational risk methods and framework within the firm.
• Identify and drive initiatives to improve risk management activities.

Skills

Regulatory Compliance

Corporate Governance

Risk Management

Financial Products

Operational Analysis

Stakeholder Communication

Education

Master’s degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, Computer Science, Accounting, Law, or related field

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, Computer Science, Accounting, Law, or related field

Job description

Risk, Operational Risk, Associate, Dallas

Job Description

JOB TITLE: Associate, Operational Risk

Number of direct reports: None

JOB DUTIES

• Identify, monitor, and analyze operational risks arising from data management practices such as prioritization of critical data, cataloguing of data lineage, data sourcing contracts, data governance standards, data quality controls and data quality monitoring
• Develop evidence-based challenges and recommendations to improve data management operations and reduce operational risk
• Develop, monitor and report metrics to measure adherence to data management standards, such as ownership, authoritative data sourcing and data quality controls
• Propose qualitative and quantitative operational risk appetite/tolerance and monitor risk‑taking trends through bespoke metrics.
• Monitor the key control inventory for critical data, challenging the absent or non‑compliant controls and ensure alignment with defined standards
• Conduct scenario analysis by working with stakeholders to develop plausible tail risk scenarios used in quantifying specific businesses exposure to potential risk
• Contribute to divisional and functional risk profile assessments by highlighting risk issues and trends to senior divisional managers and senior Operational Risk management team
• Conduct quarterly triggered assessments to ensure the divisional risk and control self‑assessment outcomes are consistent, credible, and underpinned by appropriate evidence
• Remain current on business drivers, regulatory and industry changes impacting the firm’s data governance activities and obligations
• Contribute to the advancement of operational risk methods and practices and the operational risk management framework
• Identify and drive initiatives that improve the risk management activities at the firm

MINIMUM EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS/DEGREE AND FIELD:

Master’s degree (U.S. or foreign equivalent) in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, Computer Science, Accounting, Law, or a related field and one (1) of experience in the job offered or in a related role.

OR

Bachelor’s degree (U.S. or foreign equivalent) in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, Computer Science, Accounting, Law, or a related field and three (3) years of experience in the job offered or in a related role.

SPECIAL SKILLS AND/OR LICENSES REQUIRED TO PERFORM THE JOB

Prior experience must include two (2) years with Master’s degree or four (4) years in the following:

• Regulatory Compliance and Business Law
• Corporate Governance and Risk Management
• Finance and Financial Products
• Operational Process Analysis
• Management and Stakeholder Communication

Job Info

• Job Identification 121099
• Job Category Associate
• Posting Date 07/29/2026, 05:02 PM
• Locations Dallas, TX, United States

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