Legal, Cyber & Artificial Intelligence Attorney , Vice President , New York/Dallas New York · · Vice President

Legal, Cyber & Artificial Intelligence Attorney , Vice President , New York/Dallas location_on New York, NY, United States

LEGAL

We work at the intersection of finance and law, providing counsel and advice that support activities across the firm. We handle litigation and arbitration, perform research and due diligence, aid in financing and legal filings, deal with contracts and intellectual property rights that show our commitment to clients, shareholders, and regulators. Whether you’re an experienced attorney or a quick learner with a strong interest in financial law coupled with critical thinking skills, our dynamic group might be right for you.

BUSINESS UNIT AND ROLE OVERVIEW

The role sits within the Technology Legal team and will be based in our US or EMEA offices.

This role will involve acting as a subject matter expert on legal and regulatory issues related to artificial intelligence (AI), including its procurement, development, governance, management, and integration into products and services at the firm. The role will also focus on the use of firm data in AI model training and applications, with particular emphasis on the EU AI Act, the General Data Protection Regulation and related global requirements. The successful candidate will work as part of a global Technology Legal team advising on AI, data protection, data governance, cybersecurity, sourcing and other technology law matters, and will provide support on cyber and data incident response as a secondary responsibility.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Advise the Engineering Division and business units across the firm on AI regulation and governance.
• Provide legal support and advise stakeholders on issues relating to the development of AI applications and models.
• Advise on emerging laws and regulations relating to AI, with a focus on AI use cases involving the processing of personal data. Familiarity with the EU AI Act and the General Data Protection Regulation is essential.
• Support attorneys across lines of business with the integration of AI into their products and services, including advising on enterprise and platform risk and appropriate mitigation.
• Collaborate with other legal subject matter experts in privacy, cybersecurity, sourcing and intellectual property in relation to specific strategic initiatives.

Provide legal advice to company affiliates globally on the full range of AI, data protection, privacy, data governance, cybersecurity and other technology law issues.

Support governance and control functions with managing AI risk and building firmwide systems to manage AI systems.

Support the Technology Legal team in responding to cyber, data and technology incidents, including assessing legal and regulatory obligations, coordinating with relevant stakeholders, and supporting notifications, communications and post-incident remediation.

SKILLS / EXPERIENCE

• Licensed and Barred Attorney

Minimum of 5 years of experience as a technology attorney in a law firm or in-house role, with substantive experience advising on AI, data protection and broader technology law matters.

Strong knowledge of legal and regulatory issues relevant to the use of AI technology in financial services, including the EU AI Act and requirements relating to cloud, outsourcing and third‑party risk management.

• Knowledge of global data protection regulations, including GDPR.

Experience advising on cyber or data incident response, including breach assessment and regulatory notification requirements.

• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and legal research skills.
• Proven ability to independently identify issues, analyze problems, and provide viable solutions.
• Excellent verbal, written, interpersonal, organizational, and negotiation skills.
• Ability to communicate and interact effectively with all levels of personnel and management.
• Ability to work accurately under pressure, handle deadlines, and manage multiple tasks in a high‑performance environment.
• Good leadership skills and demonstrated project management experience.
• Effective communicator and team player; experience preparing and conducting AI and data protection training.

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.

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Goldman Sachs is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veterans status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Salary Range

The expected base salary for this New York, New York, United States-based position is $170000-$270000. In addition, you may be eligible for a discretionary bonus if you are an active employee as of fiscal year-end.

Benefits

Goldman Sachs is committed to providing our people with valuable and competitive benefits and wellness offerings, as it is a core part of providing a strong overall employee experience. A summary of these offerings, which are generally available to active, non‑temporary, full‑time and part‑time US employees who work at least 20 hours per week, can be found here .

Healthcare & Medical Insurance

We offer a wide range of health and welfare programs that vary depending on office location. These generally include medical, dental, short‑term disability, long‑term disability, life, accidental death, labor accident and business travel accident insurance.

We offer competitive vacation policies based on employee level and office location. We promote time off from work to recharge by providing generous vacation entitlements and a minimum of three weeks expected vacation usage each year.

Financial Wellness & Retirement

We assist employees in saving and planning for retirement, offer financial support for higher education, and provide a number of benefits to help employees prepare for the unexpected. We offer live financial education and content on a variety of topics to address the spectrum of employees’ priorities.

Health Services

We offer a medical advocacy service for employees and family members facing critical health situations, and counseling and referral services through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP). We provide Global Medical, Security and Travel Assistance and a Workplace Ergonomics Program. We also offer state‑of‑the‑art on‑site health centers in certain offices.

Fitness

To encourage employees to live a healthy and active lifestyle, some of our offices feature on‑site fitness centers. For eligible employees we typically reimburse fees paid for a fitness club membership or activity (up to a pre‑approved amount).

Child Care & Family Care

We offer on‑site child care centers that provide full‑time and emergency back‑up care, as well as mother and baby rooms and homework rooms. In every office, we provide advice and counseling services, expectant parent resources and transitional programs for parents returning from parental leave. Adoption, surrogacy, egg donation and egg retrieval stipends are also available.

Benefits at Goldman Sachs

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