Asset & Wealth Management, Monitoring & Testing, Analyst, Hyderabad

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is a leading global financial services firm providing investment banking, Global Markets and investment management services to a substantial and diversified client base that includes corporations, financial institutions, governments and high-net-worth individuals. The firm is headquartered in New York and maintains offices in London, Frankfurt, Tokyo, Bangalore, Hong Kong and other major financial centers around the world.

AWM Description

Bringing together traditional and alternative investments, we provide clients around the world with a dedicated partnership and focus on long-term performance. As the firm’s primary investment area, we provide investment and advisory services for some of the world’s leading pension plans, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, endowments, foundations, financial advisors and individuals, for which we oversee more than $2 trillion in assets under supervision. Working in a culture that values integrity and transparency, you will be part of a diverse team that is passionate about our craft, our clients, and building sustainable success.

YOUR IMPACT

We are looking for an Associate to serve as a member of the Monitoring & Testing function in Hyderabad, a critical role within the Asset & Wealth Management Strategic Transformation Office. By executing monitoring and testing processes and identifying potential risks and control weaknesses, this position contributes directly to the firm’s success by ensuring regulatory compliance, protecting client assets, and improving operational efficiency.

HOW YOU WILL FULFILL YOUR POTENTIAL

Risk & Control Hat

• Develop an in-depth knowledge of the risk and control profile across Asset & Wealth Management.
• Advise, challenge & inform the businesses on recommended ways to mitigate risk; reviews actions items to ensure that risk is being sufficiently addressed.
• Identify ways to share risk best practice across teams and functions, and with other business lines where like processes exist/there is exposure to similar risk.
• Partner with the business lines to understand the residual risks that exist after issues are resolved and engage across the front to back to apply lessons learned to improve our risk and control framework.

SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS

• Solid understanding of the Asset & Wealth Management franchise and experience within a risk management context are required.
• Exposure to qualitative and quantitative controls and data testing across financial products.
• Working knowledge of programming fundamentals including software development life cycle concepts.
• Proactive with strong analytical orientation, lateral thinking, organizational, influencing skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to navigate data sets, develop metrics and perform analysis.
• Excellent communication skills to clearly articulate issues and ideas with different levels across Asset & Wealth Management stakeholders.
• Innovative, including a keen eye for identifying areas of control enhancements and automation which have practical value.
• Ability to perform data analytics using metrics to identify trends and themes.
• Sound time management skills to be able to effectively prioritize and multi-task.
• A mentor / coach to the juniors in the team.
• Drive and motivation to improve personal performance, broaden knowledge, work intensely towards extremely challenging goals, and persist in the face of obstacles or setbacks.
• Good interpersonal and teamwork skills to collaborate as a global team and build strong relationships with key stakeholders across Divisions.
• Thinks ahead, anticipates questions, plans for contingencies, finds alternative solutions and identifies clear objectives.
• Keeps current with emerging business, economic and market trends.
• Track record of delivering and enhancing measurable, impactful business outcomes and product.
• CFA, FRM or equivalent professional certifications preferred.

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