The Core Engineering-L2-New York-Associate-Project Management

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

The Core AI Project team at Goldman Sachs in New York invites an Associate to lead day-to-day execution of enterprise AI initiatives, blending AI expertise with program management to deliver measurable business outcomes. You will collaborate across divisions, ensuring governance and alignment with senior leadership.

You should be AI-native, extremely organized, and capable of translating complex requirements into practical AI solutions, working closely with Goldman Sachs Engineering to deploy

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in CS, Math, Engineering or AI field.
• Exceptional communication and change management translating complex concepts.
• Experience designing educational curricula or corporate training programs.
• Strong analytical mindset translating datasets into actionable visuals.
• Proficiency with Agile and Scrum project management methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Synthesize AI initiatives and pilot outcomes into executive roadmaps.
• Facilitate governance sessions with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Identify and prioritize high-value AI use cases and automation opportunities.
• Design and oversee 8- to 12-week AI pilot programs with KPIs.
• Collaborate with GS Engineering teams to ensure deployment and scalability.
• Stay abreast of GenAI advancements and translate into strategies.

Skills

Communication

Change management

Curriculum design

Data storytelling

Agile / Scrum

Analytical thinking

AI knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in CS/Math/Engineering or AI field

Job description

The Core Engineering-L2-New York-Associate-Project Management

New York, NY, United States

Job Description

Join The Core AI Project team at Goldman Sachs and play a pivotal role in transforming the business through AI Enablement. You will get to work on one of the firm’s priorities, and enable teams to leverage AI solutions, to accelerate and transform business technology as well as enhancing the productivity of our people.

As a member of The Core AI Project team, you will be driving day-to-day execution of enterprise AI initiatives while maintaining visibility with senior leadership. This role combines technical AI expertise with detailed program management, delivering measurable business outcomes in a dynamic, rapidly evolving environment. The ideal candidate is AI-native, passionate about emerging technologies, extremely organized, and seeking meaningful impact in a startup-like setting.

This exciting opportunity will see you collaborating with key stakeholders from these divisions to improve our operational efficiency and productivity. The Core AI Project team operates horizontally across the Core divisions, with a mandate to strategically manage programming related to developer and non-developer productivity, as well as AI Initiative governance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Synthesize AI initiatives, pilot outcomes, and technological trends into high-impact executive presentations and strategic roadmaps, enabling senior leadership to make rapid, well-informed investment and scaling decisions.
• Facilitate regular governance sessions with key cross-functional stakeholders to review, align on, and initiatives and use cases.
• Partner with business units to identify, assess, and prioritize high-value AI use cases and workflow automation opportunities.
• Design, execute, and oversee structured AI pilot programs (e.g., 8-to-12-week proof-of-concepts) with clearly defined success metrics and KPIs.
• Collaborate with stakeholders from various divisions to identify and prioritize AI applications that can drive operational efficiency and process improvements.
• Work closely with Goldman Sachs Engineering teams to leverage their technical solutions and infrastructure, ensuring the successful deployment and scalability of AI applications.
• Stay abreast of the latest advancements in AI and GenAI technologies and proactively identify opportunities to incorporate these innovations into our AI strategies.

Qualifications, Experience, and Attributes:

• Bachelor's degree or higher in a quantitative subject such as Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, or a related field, or clear impact demonstrated in the field of Artificial Intelligence.
  • Exceptional communication and change management skills, with the ability to translate complex technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders.
  • Experience designing educational curricula or corporate training programs.
  • Possesses a strong analytical mindset with the ability to translate datasets into clear, actionable visual narratives.
  • Proficiency in project management methodologies (Agile, Scrum) and collaboration tools.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate complex business requirements into effective AI solutions.
• A proactive and innovative mindset, with a passion for staying at the forefront of AI and GenAI advancements and applying them to solve business challenges.

ABOUT GOLDMAN SACHS

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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.

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Salary Range

The expected base salary for this New York, NY, United States-based position is $85000-$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 availableto 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 179775
• Job Category Associate
• Posting Date 09/02/2026, 06:57 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.

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