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Human Capital Management, Executive Compensation, Vice President, New York City location_on New York, NY, United States

Our division recruits, develops and rewards the people of Goldman Sachs. Our teams advise, design and implement strategies, processes and technologies that help our people advance professionally, drive productivity and help the firm and our clients achieve superior results. We look for individuals with strong problem solving and analytical skills, innovative thinking and intellectual curiosity who want to make an impact on the success of the firm’s most valuable asset, our people.

The Executive Compensation team advises on the design, structure, and governance of executive compensation programs, including CEO and NEO pay. The team partners closely with the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, supporting materials, analyses, and key decision-making. They lead regulatory review, compliance, and responses to external inquiries related to compensation programs, while conducting competitor benchmarking and market analysis using public filings and disclosures. The team also collaborates with senior stakeholders and cross‑functional partners, including Controllers, Legal, Tax, Investor Relations, and HCM, to support firmwide initiatives.

• Prepare materials and analyses for the Compensation Committee and Board‑level discussions
• Conduct executive compensation benchmarking and review SEC filings, proxy statements, and market data
• Support design and modeling of executive compensation programs and incentive structures
• Develop compensation disclosures and regulatory reporting materials (e.g., proxy)
• Perform analytical work, including back‑testing and outlier analysis for regulatory and strategic insights
• Support regulatory processes and draft responses to inquiries and feedback
• Partner across HCM and business teams to improve processes and execution
• Deliver clear, data‑driven insights and presentations to senior stakeholders

• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
• Experience working with large datasets to develop clear insights
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast‑paced environment
• Strong stakeholder management and cross‑functional collaboration skills

• 8–12+ years of relevant experience in executive compensation, consulting, or related field

• Strong judgment and discretion in highly sensitive, Board‑level matters
• Ability to distill complex topics into clear, executive‑ready insights
• Proactive, solution‑oriented, and able to anticipate stakeholder needs
• Confident communicator with senior leadership and cross‑functional partners
• High standards of accuracy, ownership, and execution

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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.

The expected base salary for this New York, NY, United States‑based position is $100000-$250000. In addition, you may be eligible for a discretionary bonus if you are an active employee as of fiscal year‑end.

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 .

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.