Goldman Sachs Project Manager Vice President -Implementation 

United States, Utah, Salt Lake City 

306934261

This role will initially focus on a key regulatory program where you will lead workstreams and contribute to the delivery of a multi-year strategic initiative. By performing the role, the candidate will acquire detailed knowledge of multiple areas within the firm.

Responsibilities will include:

• Partnering with leadership / divisions to identify, define and document project objectives and requirements
• Working with and across businesses and CFO&E (Controllers, Finance, Operations & Engineering) teams to develop and execute project plans to achieve objectives; identifying key milestones and critical path
• Contributing to project and operating effectiveness by bringing a deep understanding of processes and systems used in Banking
• Structuring ambiguous problems and taking action to solve them without complete information
• Preparing materials for working groups and committees, project dashboards, operating model diagrams, requirement specifications, test plans, etc.
• Conducing detailed problem tracking, resolution and completion of all actions and issues by their deadlines
• Communicating updates, statuses and timelines to stakeholders, and escalating items at risk
• Delivering key results to senior management and addressing their queries
• Supporting teams with best practices, program-wide tools, dashboards and other enablers

Skills and Experience:

• Demonstrated ability to lead and manage multiple projects and meet competing deadlines – deep project management skills are a must
• Drive, motivation and resilience – ability to handle multiple tasks, taking initiative to improve his / her own performance, working intensely towards goals and persisting in the face of obstacles or setbacks
• Ability to build long-term relationships and consensus across divisions
• Collaborative and team-oriented, encourages other team members and acknowledges others' contributions
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Strong written and oral communication skills with confidence and ability to create, structure and present messages to senior audiences
• Strong analytical, quantitative, and MS Excel skills
• Excellent critical thinking and problem solving skills
• Ability to coordinate activities with multiple interdependencies across a number of GS internal teams. You will be key in connecting various functions or teams and sharing information
• Creativity and innovation, with an ability to critically examine current processes to propose and develop improvements
• Ideally a strong understanding of Investment Banking businesses, financial concepts, products and services