VP, Tech Risk & Controls Governance

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.; Dallas, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. in Dallas seeks a Vice President in Tech Risk Practices and Controls Management to shape the control landscape across theEngineering division. You will serve as a trusted advisor to engineering leaders, aligning risk governance with technical design and regulatory requirements.

You will design and mature control frameworks, monitor regulatory changes, and drive audit readiness. Strong communication and leadership skills are essential to influence cross-functional teams

Qualifications

• 7+ years of relevant experience in technology risk management, cybersecurity, software engineering, cloud security, IT auditing, or a first/1.5-line risk and control function within financial services or a major technology company.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to present complex technical risks clearly to senior stakeholders, combined with a strong delivery focus in a fast-paced environment.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, or a related quantitative discipline.

Responsibilities

• Oversee risks and controls as part of first line of defense identifying weakness, recommending improvements, and educating the control program owners on risk posture across engineering products.
• Develop, implement, and enhance the control management framework, processes, standards, and guidelines to ensure robust, ongoing technology control management across all systems and infrastructures.
• Foster a culture of partnership, collaboration and transparency with control, process and risk owning teams, serving as a subject matter expert.
• Assess and review technology policies, standards, and control changes to ensure comprehensive risk management and regulatory and industry standard alignment.
• Review and evaluate technology control designs across engineering systems, applications, and infrastructure to ensure robust risk mitigation, and compliance with industry standards.
• Execute and maintain an integrated, risk-aligned technology control environment, ensuring all engineering systems, applications, and infrastructure controls are mapped directly to the firm's risk taxonomy and business objectives.
• Enforce regulatory responsiveness by continuously monitoring global regulatory developments and translating complex compliance mandates into concrete, actionable engineering control requirements.
• Drive continuous assessment readiness across the Engineering division, ensuring that all technology controls are documented, evidenced, and prepared for evaluation by auditors and assessments.
• Establish and manage sustainable operational oversight mechanisms, including KRIs, control metrics, and continuous monitoring to proactively manage technology risks.
• Translate complex control implementation and risk mitigation strategies into clear, non-technical business terms for senior leadership and stakeholders.

Skills

Policy development

Cloud security

Communication skills

Risk management

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, or related quantitative discipline

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. in Dallas seeks a Vice President in Tech Risk Practices and Controls Management to shape the control landscape across theEngineering division. You will serve as a trusted advisor to engineering leaders, aligning risk governance with technical design and regulatory requirements.

You will design and mature control frameworks, monitor regulatory changes, and drive audit readiness. Strong communication and leadership skills are essential to influence cross-functional teams