VP, Global Proxy Voting & Governance Implementation

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 125,000 - 290,000; Full time

Job summary

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. in New York, NY, United States seeks a senior governance and proxy voting leader within Asset & Wealth Management.

You will drive stewardship strategy, coordinate regional voting decisions, and engage with portfolio managers and investee companies to assess governance risks and opportunities. You will lead cross-regional collaboration, develop annual engagement roadmaps, and ensure policy updates and disclosures meet regulatory requirements, delivering strategic

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience executing proxy voting and engagement research within the asset management business.
• Strong communication, interpersonal skills, and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage a diverse team and partner with portfolio managers.

Responsibilities

• Design and manage internal working groups and co-chair moderation meetings.
• Maintain a centralized repository for all proxy-related information.
• Coordinate approvals and decision-making across the EMEA, Americas, and APAC regions to ensure global alignment.
• Act as the primary liaison between regional teams and the Head of Stewardship.
• Review and approve proxy voting decisions in Americas region and coordinate voting decisions across regions to ensure global consistency.
• Engage with the management of investee companies on corporate strategy and governance throughout the year, both independently and with portfolio managers;
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to propose the annual engagement roadmap for the team;
• Coordinate and strategize with Portfolio Managers to evaluate investee companies for material risks and opportunities;
• Tracking meetings and documenting meeting discussions to identify areas of success and opportunities
• Coordinate the annual update of regional Proxy Voting Policies by drafting updates and obtaining necessary approvals from investment teams.
• Manage the Proxy Voting Council by preparing all necessary materials.
• Draft approved public policy changes, ensuring policy changes are published on the website and internal document repositories.
• Prepare materials for annual mutual fund board meetings.
• Maintain comprehensive desk procedures to ensure regulatory and internal compliance.
• Gather global proxy voting and engagement statistics for biweekly, quarterly, and annual stewardship reports.
• Lead the coordination and drafting of the annual Proxy Season Review, managing the framework, division of sections, and the internal approval process.
• Ensure the accuracy of quarterly proxy vote disclosures and sign off on final reports before public release.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for third-party proxy service providers to ensure policy alignment.
• Work closely with the technology team to build out platform capabilities (such as Fluent) that increase efficiency and automate voting processes.
• Serve as the point person to direct and resolve any technical issues related to proxy voting technology platforms.
• Serve as a key subject matter expert for proxy voting and corporate governance, representing the firm in appropriate forums and industry working groups
• Provide a strategic voice by authoring internal briefings and content regarding emerging governance and proxy voting trends
• Develop voting related research insights to provide insight to investment teams

Skills

Proxy voting

Engagement research

Shareholder engagement

Stewardship strategies

Governance knowledge

Job description

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. in New York, NY, United States seeks a senior governance and proxy voting leader within Asset & Wealth Management.

You will drive stewardship strategy, coordinate regional voting decisions, and engage with portfolio managers and investee companies to assess governance risks and opportunities. You will lead cross-regional collaboration, develop annual engagement roadmaps, and ensure policy updates and disclosures meet regulatory requirements, delivering strategic