Asset & Wealth Management - Business Risk & Controls - Associate - Richardson

Senior Risk Professional We are looking for a senior risk professional to support our business and drive a robust risk culture within the UK Savings business. Key Responsibilities Strategic Risk Oversight: Report to the Head of UK Business Controls to support the Business Risk and Controls team, ensuring a robust business risk management framework that incorporates Risk and Control Self-Assessment (RCSA), control assurance, business resilience, business continuity, and incident management. Policy Compliance: Ensure strict adherence to established policies, procedures, and authority levels across multiple cross-functional teams and processes. Regulatory & Operational Strategy: Develop and execute strategies to manage Regulatory and Operational Risk, collaborating with 2nd and 3rd line teams to identify risks and manage issues in alignment with firm-wide policies. Operational Resilience: Lead adherence to firmwide policies and standards on Operational resilience including Business continuity and Important Business Service obligations and activities. Event Management and remediation: Support ongoing adherence to issues and events management policies and standards. Working with the business to ensure timely reporting, logging and escalation of operational events and issues. Risk Assessment: Complete ongoing risk assessments, analyzing existing, new, and emerging risks to estimate their impact on the team and the wider business. Global Collaboration: Partner with global Risk teams to ensure alignment in approach, leverage best practices. Reporting & Dashboards: Deliver monthly Risk and Compliance dashboards and control testing reports to senior management. Risk and Controls Frameworks: Strong knowledge in maintaining enterprise process inventories and operationalizing the firm's risk and control framework to ensure end-to-end governance, traceability, and control effectiveness. Requirements Product Expertise: In-depth product and regulatory knowledge across Banking and Savings within a retail banking environment. 1LoD Experience: Proven experience in risk management, specifically operating within the First Line of Defense. Analytical & Technical Acumen: Excellent business analytical skills with a high degree of attention to detail. Ability to understand complex digital business architecture and leverage technology for risk solutions. Communication & Influence: Strong negotiation skills and the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Agility: Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving, start-up environment within a global institution. Basic Qualifications Approximately 5+ years of professional experience within a risk or control function (e.g., Compliance, Audit, or 1LoD Risk). In-depth understanding of Operational Risk within a regulated financial environment. Comprehensive knowledge of the UK financial services regulatory landscape, including management and legal requirements. Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, or a related field preferred. Preferred Qualifications Direct experience in Risk Management within a retail banking or digital consumer finance environment. Experience leading teams in a matrixed, global organization. Equal Opportunity Employer The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 2023. All rights reserved. Goldman Sachs is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. #J-18808-Ljbffr