Engineering-L2-Dallas-Analyst-Product Management ID- 9528

Job Description

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.

The Engineering COO Office’s Portfolio, Strategy, and Management (PSM) Pillar partners with engineering teams across the firm to drive strategic execution of engineering priorities. Our team is responsible for designing and implementing governance mechanisms (i.e., Working Backwards), technology solutions, and best practices that will support the firm’s engineering strategic themes to further enhance clients' experience and the firm’s operational efficiency.

About The Job

As a Product Manager, you will work cross-functionally to guide the PSM suite of products from conception through launch, growth, rearchitecture, and maturity by connecting the technical and business worlds to meet our customers at their needs. You will work backwards from the client to break down complex problems into steps that drive product development and release adopting the principals of growth from MVP. You will be responsible for execution of technical programs, including end-to-end ownership of cross-functional projects, and tasked with employing every phase in the program’s life cycle to deliver them in a successful and timely manner.

This role offers a high-profile opportunity to lead both products and projects which involve partnership with multiple businesses within the firm as well as engineering leadership.

Your Key Responsibilities Would Include

  • Making product decisions and achieving tactical goals while retaining strategic focus.
  • Soliciting stakeholder input and coordinating amongst multiple groups to inform requirements.
  • Driving consensus and influencing at all levels and across functions.
  • Building detailed program plans and roadmaps, and identifying, monitoring, and tracking key deliverables and progress.
  • Proactively identifying upcoming risks, issues, and bottlenecks and resolving issues that cross organizational boundaries.
  • Contributing to executive presentations and dashboards to ensure transparency.
  • Being a self-directed team player with the ability to drive high performance and work independently and in a team-oriented and fast-paced environment.
  • Managing multiple complex, time-sensitive projects with multiple senior stakeholders and competing priorities.
  • Being flexible to contribute to other activities within the group where necessary (e.g., project management training, developing communications).

Qualifications

A successful candidate will possess:

About Goldman Sachs

At Goldman Sachs, we commit our people, capital and ideas to help our clients, shareholders and the communities we serve to grow. Founded in 1869, we are a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm. Headquartered in New York, we maintain offices around the world.

We believe who you are makes you better at what you do. We're committed to fostering and advancing diversity and inclusion in our own workplace and beyond by ensuring every individual within our firm has a number of opportunities to grow professionally and personally, from our training and development opportunities and firmwide networks to benefits, wellness and personal finance offerings and mindfulness programs. Learn more about our culture, benefits, and people at GS.com/careers.

We’re committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with special needs or disabilities during our recruiting process. Learn more: \/footer/disability-statement.

© 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, veterans status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
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