The Executive Office plays an integral role in setting and advancing Goldman Sachs’ corporate strategy, and in preserving the firm’s distinctive culture. We are responsible for safeguarding the firm’s relationship with alumni, clients, shareholders, policy makers, and the broader public, while ensuring that our own people remain informed about the firm’s evolving priorities. We also partner with the businesses to source high-impact opportunities in line with the firm’s social and sustainability agendas.

Senior Associate (or Junior VP) for Bank Board Management

Key responsibilities include:

• Key liaison on matters relating to the GS Bank USA (Bank) Board of Directors, working closely and cross-divisionally with Bank Management, Bank Legal, Bank Board Admin and the GS Group Office of Board Secretary to manage the Bank Board of directors, including as described below:
  • Participate in agenda-setting discussions with Bank Management and Bank Legal
  • Draft and own schedules, mailing checklists and related documents
  • Manage presenter communications and follow up regarding deadlines, templates, and vetting/approval touchpoints
  • Manage meeting and presenter logistics in connection with meetings
  • Work together with Special Events and Technology on logistics and execution of Board of Directors meetings
• Manage Board-related communications and communicating and managing Board deliverables, including with respect to weekly press briefing; ad hoc information sharing; new director orientation; regulatory meetings, in all cases working with Bank Management, Legal, Bank Board Admin as needed
• Manage scheduling of external director meetings with regulators, including prep sessions and debriefs
• Manage/own Board of Directors and Committee forward schedule; includes seeking input from relevant teams and negotiating consensus
• Participate in “global governance” initiatives with GS Group, GSI/B, GSBE and other entities as needed
• Assist in other Board/director matters as needed, including briefing material, talking points, material preparation, etc.
• Help to oversee and direct Bank Board Admin, including with respect to scheduling, execution of meetings, file organization, database tracking, director T&E, and other related matters
• Track and enforce deadlines for multiple stakeholders to ensure meeting deliverables are received timely
• Review presentation materials for grammatical errors, typos and formatting issues

Desired Experience / Skills:

• Strong project management skills
• Ability to manage multiple assignments and effectively prioritize tasks
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills, both written and verbal
• Highly organized, attention to detail and excellent follow-through
• Resourceful, self-starter, with strong analytical, critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills
• Able to take initiative on unstructured assignments
• Collaborative, team based individual

ABOUT GOLDMAN SACHS

At Goldman Sachs, we commit our people, capital and ideas to help our clients, shareholders and the communities we serve to grow. Founded in 1869, we are a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm. Headquartered in New York, we maintain offices around the world.

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.

We’re committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with special needs or disabilities during our recruiting process. Learn more: https://www.goldmansachs.com/careers/footer/disability-statement.html

© The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 2021. All rights reserved.

Goldman Sachs is an equal employment/affirmative action employer Female/Minority/Disability/Veteran/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity