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Job Summary: 

We are seeking a highly organized, strategic, and collaborative individual to join our organization, working on the Engineering Organizational Development team as part of the global Engineering Chief Operating Officer organization. This role will serve as a critical partner to senior Engineering leadership, driving strategic initiatives, enhancing operational efficiency, and facilitating cross-functional collaboration within the organization. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in optimizing business processes, delivering Engineering programs, supporting key decision-making, and ensuring the effective execution of divisional and regional priorities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Communication: Utilize the firm style guide to develop internal communications for key programs and regional events. 
• Project & Program Management: Facilitate and manage cross-functional efforts on a variety of strategic initiatives and special projects related to Engineering career development and learning (e.g. career framework and technical training programs), location strategy (e.g., seating expansion and office buildouts), and organizational growth (e.g., local leadership enablement, headcount planning, efficiency initiatives, and budget optimization)
• Strategic Partnership and Management: Collaborate closely with senior leaders to define, monitor, and advance strategic objectives and key business initiatives. 
• Operational Excellence: Identify opportunities for process optimization and efficiency gains, designing and implementing solutions to improve accuracy, effectiveness, and scalability.
• Reporting: Create and maintain organization or program reporting to effectively communicate progress on key initiatives in a clear and concise manner. 
• Business Planning & Analytics: Support annual business planning cycles, financial forecasting, and resource management, utilizing data to inform strategic decisions and track performance.
• Organizational Development: Partner with Human Capital Management and other relevant teams on talent management, organizational design, and workforce strategy initiatives.
• Problem Solving & Risk Mitigation: Proactively identify and address operational challenges, analyze potential risks, and propose effective solutions to maintain business continuity and drive progress.
• Coordination: Manage key business meetings and events for leadership and regional stakeholders. 

Basic Qualifications:

• Demonstrated experience in a strategic support, project management, or operational role within a fast-paced, complex environment.
• Proven ability to build strong relationships and influence stakeholders at all levels of an organization.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with a talent for clear, concise, and impactful messaging.
• Strong analytical acumen and problem-solving capabilities, comfortable navigating complex data and workflows.
• Highly organized, with excellent project management skills, attention to detail and follow-through  
• Results-oriented with ability to juggle multiple tasks and deadlines, while prioritizing according to urgency 
• Strong proficiency in standard business productivity software, including advanced experience in presentation and manipulating data using spreadsheet applications; ability to analyze data and draw conclusions. 
• Ability to analyze data and draw conclusions, developing presentations and reports for senior management with findings, providing recommendations forward.
• Demonstrated client service focus and ability to build relationships by supporting teams across the organization.
• Creative thinker and writer with strong problem-solving ability to transform abstract ideas into solutions.
• Adherence to full week in office policy 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree required: preferred degree in business, finance, communications, management, organizational development, human resources,  public relations, marketing, or consulting preferred.   
• 1-2 years of related work experience preferred but not required.
• Experience within the financial services or technology industry preferred but not required.
• Strong proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and AI Tooling. 
• A proactive, adaptable, and intellectually curious mindset, with a commitment to continuous improvement

WHAT WE DO

At Goldman Sachs, our Engineers don't just make things - we make things possible.  Change the world by connecting people and capital with ideas.  Solve the most challenging and pressing engineering problems for our clients.  Join our engineering teams that build massively scalable software and systems, architect low latency infrastructure solutions, proactively guard against cyber threats, and leverage machine learning alongside financial engineering to continuously turn data into action.  Create new businesses, transform finance, and explore a world of opportunity at the speed of markets. Engineering is at the critical center of our business, and our dynamic environment requires innovative strategic thinking and immediate, real solutions.  Want to push the limit of digital possibilities?  Start here

Your Impact 

If you are looking for a high-impact position to utilize your communication, management and strategy, attention to detail and problem-solving skills then our team is the ideal opportunity for you. You'll partner closely with Engineering senior leadership to solve complex organizational and business challenges to align Engineering with its rapidly changing environment and increase engagement with engineers internally and externally to attract and retain top talent. You will enjoy a role that rewards stakeholder engagement, strategic thinking, communication and influencing skills, and project management. You will bring relentless curiosity and passion for advancing human potential and accelerating organizational transformation.   

RESPONSIBILITIES AND QUALIFICATIONS 

Responsibilities | How You Will Fulfill Your Potential 

You will develop a broad understanding of the Engineering organization and the complexities and opportunities surrounding its ambitious business priorities. You will help Engineering leadership accelerate organizational transformation through the use of skilled communication. The value you create will be rooted in data-driven insights, proven problem-solving methodologies, and cross-team collaboration. You will also bring your prowess and experience with creating content and events to elevate our engineers and our Goldman Sachs Engineering organization. You will fulfill these responsibilities along with other strategic projects prioritized by the organization's c-suite leaders, including the global Engineering chief operating officer and the head of Salt Lake City Engineering.