VP, Global Marketing Operations & Growth

Goldman Sachs; New York (NY); On-site; USD 130,000 - 290,000; Full time

Job summary

Goldman Sachs is seeking a Vice President, Head of Marketing Operations, to lead the operational engine powering Global Marketing from New York. You will scale the function, align cross-border teams, and partner with MarTech, AI, engineering, and finance to maximize commercial value.

As a senior operational leader, you will oversee budgets, vendor governance, and strategic programs, while mentoring a high-performance team and driving a culture of accountability and execution across the marketing

Qualifications

• 12+ years of progressive experience in marketing operations, business operations, strategy consulting, or operational transformation within financial services, tech, or highly regulated enterprise environments.
• Bachelor’s Degree (BA/BS); advanced degree (MBA or relevant Master’s) optional.
• Proven track record of leading, managing, and developing multidisciplinary teams in matrixed organizations.
• Direct experience managing large-scale operational budgets, financial forecasting, agency procurement, and resource deployment.
• Deep hands-on and strategic understanding of enterprise MarTech stacks, workflow automation engines, and AI/machine-learning implementations in marketing.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills; demonstrated ability to influence C-suite executives and coordinate senior stakeholders across business, engineering, and control functions.
• Experience producing high-level, strategic deliverables for stakeholder updates

Responsibilities

• Operationalize a best-in-class marketing operations function across the global enterprise to continuously improve the efficiency and efficacy of the marketing discipline in support of the firm’s commercial growth objectives.
• Direct the global marketing budget strategy, financial planning, and capital deployment in partnership with Corporate Finance to optimize resource allocation and ensure discipline across agency, platform, and vendor spend.
• Oversee the global marketing vendor and agency ecosystem strategy, establishing centralized sourcing, contract negotiation, and performance governance frameworks to maximize partner ROI.
• Partner with MarTech and the AI team on technology and tooling strategy for Global Marketing, managing the enterprise MarTech ecosystem to ensure scalable infrastructure, seamless interoperability, and high organizational adoption; serve as operating partner to AI team leading artificial intelligence and workflow automation, piloting and operationalizing emerging tools to streamline campaign delivery, content operations, and functional throughput.
• Lead, mentor, and scale the Global Marketing Operations team, cultivating a collaborative, high-performance culture grounded in accountability, talent development, and operational rigor
• Drive marketing-wide culture and executive communications, leading the strategy and execution for Global Town Halls, leadership offsites, quarterly business reviews, and steering committee briefings.
• Partner with Engineering, Legal, and Compliance to maintain proactive operational risk management and ensure all marketing technologies and workflows adhere to firmwide regulatory standards.

Skills

Marketing Ops

Budget management

Stakeholder comms

Leadership

Education

BA/BS

MBA optional

Tools

MarTech stacks

Workflow automation

AI/ML in marketing

Job description

Goldman Sachs is seeking a Vice President, Head of Marketing Operations, to lead the operational engine powering Global Marketing from New York. You will scale the function, align cross-border teams, and partner with MarTech, AI, engineering, and finance to maximize commercial value.

As a senior operational leader, you will oversee budgets, vendor governance, and strategic programs, while mentoring a high-performance team and driving a culture of accountability and execution across the marketing