October 21, 2024

Goldman Sachs

Frankfurt am Main

Executive Office, Cross Divisional Strategic Execution, Vice President, Frankfurt

The Executive Office (EO) plays an integral role in setting and advancing Goldman Sachs’ strategy and in supporting and enhancing the firm’s distinctive culture. Our goal is to provide our people, clients, shareholders and the broader public with information about the breadth of our global efforts, highlight our focus on delivering sustainable, long-term returns for our shareholders, and demonstrate our commitment to making an impact on the communities where we live and work and on society more broadly.
Team Summary
The Cross Divisional Strategic Execution (XDIV) team within the EO, has a mission is to deliver impactful revenue, control, regulatory and efficiency projects requiring cross-divisional management for the firm.
XDIV is a dedicated execution team within the Executive Office. Using established methods of effective program delivery, functional and technical expertise, and stakeholder management skills, XDIV provides senior management with execution capabilities to deliver their most complex initiatives. XDIV is uniquely positioned to be the glue that binds diverse divisions, functions, requirements, and stakeholders together.
Role Summary/Responsibilities
We are seeking a Project Manager / Business Analyst with excellent analytical, communication and co-ordination skills to support needs across the Divisions. Roles will include:

Manage the execution of high priority, strategic initiatives for our EMEA business by leveraging best-in-class project management skills and strong knowledge of Banking processes
Meeting with Business users to identify, define & document requirements
Preparing business workflow diagrams, use cases, requirement specifications, logical data model, business test scenarios, status reports, etc.
Supporting the project team during the entire development lifecycle by clarifying business requirements, testing applications and reports, and ensuring that the technical solutions meet business requirements
Contributing to the analysis and decision-making of strategic objectives of specific projects
The candidate will expect to acquire detailed knowledge of multiple areas within the firm
Set agenda for requirements working sessions and meetings, running steering groups and other project governance meetings
Communicate updates, statuses and timelines to stakeholders, escalate items that are unresolved or at risk
Prioritize analysis based on risks and demonstrate ability to work with incomplete information

Qualifications

Highly motivated individual with the ability to work autonomously as well as in a team and collaboration oriented environment
Must demonstrate considerable energy, focus, drive and a sense of urgency
Excellent attention to detail
Excellent critical thinking and problem solving skills
Excellent verbal and written communication skills to effectively articulate business cases and drive consensus with senior management
Ability to coordinate activities with multiple interdependencies
Bachelor's degree or international equivalent
6+ years of experience as a Project Manager and Business Analyst within the financial services industry
Understanding of Investment Banking Business and Financial concepts, products and services
Understanding of the Technology Concepts and System Development Life Cycle fundamentals
Experience in developing test plans, strategies and conducting User Acceptance Testing
Understanding and experience of project management from initiation to implementation (risks, issue management, etc.)
The ability to critically examine current processes to propose and develop functional improvements
German language skills not required