VP, Transaction Banking Ops Enablement – Dallas

Goldman Sachs; Dallas (WV); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Goldman Sachs is seeking a Vice President for the Transaction Banking Operations Enablement team in Dallas. You will lead strategic readiness for product roadmaps, coordinate with Product, Engineering, Risk, Legal, and Compliance, and drive complex initiatives from strategy through execution.

You will champion AI tool use with governance and mentor a growing team. The role emphasizes delivering scalable readiness, executive communication, and controlled, efficient go‑live processes across the

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with at least 7 years of relevant professional experience in Operations, project or program management, business analysis, product implementation, client service, or a related financial services function
• Demonstrated experience leading complex, cross‑functional change initiatives, product or feature launches, operational implementations, or transformation programs from strategy through execution
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills, including the ability to influence senior partners, establish accountability, navigate competing priorities, and drive timely decisions without direct authority
• Advanced project and program management capability, with experience managing governance, milestones, dependencies, resources, risks, issues, and executive‑level reporting across multiple workstreams
• Ability to understand product strategy, business requirements, client journeys, operating models, and control considerations and translate them into scalable operational readiness plans
• Experience leading or overseeing user acceptance testing, including test strategy, scenario coverage, participant coordination, defect management, risk assessment, and readiness recommendations prior to launch
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and control mindset, with sound judgment and the ability to identify material risks, challenge constructively, and recommend practical solutions
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to synthesize complex information into clear executive updates, presentations, recommendations, and decision materials
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint and familiarity with project, collaboration, and reporting tools such as JIRA, Confluence, Power BI, and QuickSight
• Comfort and practical fluency using approved AI tools to support research, analysis, drafting, summarization, process improvement, and productivity, with appropriate attention to accuracy, confidentiality, governance, and human oversight

Responsibilities

• Lead operational readiness for Transaction Banking product roadmap deliverables, ensuring impacted Operations teams are prepared to support new products, features, enhancements, and client-facing capabilities before go-live
• Serve as a senior Operations partner to Product, Engineering, Risk, Legal, Compliance, and functional Operations leaders; define readiness strategy, assess operational impacts, resolve dependencies, and drive accountable execution
• Develop and apply a strong understanding of the end-to-end Transaction Banking client journey to anticipate impacts across teams, processes, controls, procedures, technology, and client support models
• Establish governance and lead complex readiness workstreams, including stakeholder engagement, milestone management, risk and issue escalation, communication planning, training, procedure updates, and post-launch stabilization
• Provide oversight and challenge for user acceptance testing by shaping operational test strategy, confirming appropriate participation and coverage, monitoring defects and risks, and informing readiness and go-live decisions
• Produce concise executive updates, recommendations, decision materials, and readiness reporting using tools such as JIRA, Confluence, Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI, and Amazon Quick
• Lead Operations Enablement programs that improve operational transparency, client experience, control effectiveness, and execution discipline across Transaction Banking Operations
• Champion the responsible adoption of approved AI and machine learning capabilities; identify high-value use cases, evaluate risks and controls, and partner with stakeholders to streamline manual workflows, strengthen decision‑making, and reduce operational bottlenecks
• Mentor junior team members, promote consistent standards, and help build a high‑performing, collaborative, and forward‑looking Operations Enablement function

Job description

Goldman Sachs is seeking a Vice President for the Transaction Banking Operations Enablement team in Dallas. You will lead strategic readiness for product roadmaps, coordinate with Product, Engineering, Risk, Legal, and Compliance, and drive complex initiatives from strategy through execution.

You will champion AI tool use with governance and mentor a growing team. The role emphasizes delivering scalable readiness, executive communication, and controlled, efficient go‑live processes across the