Risk, Credit Risk-Corporates, Vice President, Salt Lake City

Risk, Credit Risk-Corporates, Vice PresidentDivisional OverviewThe Risk Division is a team of specialists charged with managing the firm’s credit, market, liquidity, and operational risk. Whether assessing the creditworthiness of the firm’s counterparties, monitoring market risks associated with trading activities, or offering analytical and regulatory compliance support, our work contributes directly to the firm’s success. The division is ideal for collaborative individuals who have strong ethics and attention to detail. Credit Risk (CR) is responsible for managing the firm’s credit exposure to its trading and lending counterparties. Leveraging its extensive expertise in financial, credit and risk analysis, CR ensures that credit exposure to our counterparts is managed within the firm’s risk appetite. Staffed with more than 300 professionals, CR operates through 11 different offices around the world and credit professionals work closely with many areas of the firm. Given this structure, CR professionals gain diverse financial experience and a broad perspective on how the entire firm functions. The interaction with numerous departments and the range of projects that ensue allow for a challenging, varied and multi-dimensional work environment.ResponsibilitiesAssess the credit and financial strength of the firm's corporate borrowers and counterparts by performing fundamental credit analysis of counterparties using both quantitative and qualitative factorsReview and approve loan transactions, determine appetite and regulatory ratings, monitor credit trends in the portfolio, perform distressed analysis and estimate potential impairmentsAnalyze the credit implications on corporate clients of various financial transactions including debt, equity and hybrid offerings, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and share repurchasesCoordinate with Investment Banking/Financing group, Sales & Trading, Legal, Operations and Compliance departments to approve derivatives business and ensure appropriate documentation, limits and risk mitigants to protect against a counterpart default and minimize potential lossesAnalyze the risks inherent in the products GS transacts, including lending, trading and derivative productsPerform sector analysis regularly in order to assess portfolio concentration or trendsMonitor, manage and report exposures at a counterpart, product and portfolio levelBasic QualificationsMinimum of [6] years of credit risk management experience, with a background in corporate credit riskSignificant experience in investment banking products including loan products and derivativesDemonstrable track record of independent decision making and the ability to steer client and business negotiationsStrong familiarity with regulatory rating requirements and application of such guidanceStrong documentation (loan and/or derivatives), analytical, presentational and communication skills requiredPosting Date: 2026-09-22