Engineering Division - Dallas - Vice President, Risk Governance - 10427762

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Dallas, TX, USA
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Senior level
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The Role
Lead risk governance for an engineering division: identify, analyze, and monitor operational and emerging risks; establish governance forums and oversight; assess inherent and residual risks via RCSA; define thematic issues and remediation plans; execute control assurance and share risk best practices across teams to improve risk and control frameworks.
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Job Duties: Vice President, Risk Governance with Goldman Sachs Services LLC in Dallas, Texas. Responsible for identifying, analyzing, and monitoring areas of risk as it pertains to business processes and controls. Responsible for determining, negotiating and agreeing on firm/business quality procedures, standards and specifications. Assess business requirements and ensuring that these are met; acting as a catalyst for change and improvement in performance and quality; monitoring performance. Ensure appropriate oversight for the risk profile of the aligned segment. Establish effective supervisory structures, appropriate segment governance forums, including divisional operational risk and resilience councils (“ORRCs”). Attend regular risk meetings to review exceptions across business units, ask probing questions to establish potential market, client, and other risks that may be contained within aligned workflows. Identify risks within the operational risk profile of the segment, including emerging risks. Share risk best practice across teams and functions, as well as with other business lines where processes exist or there is exposure to similar risks, thereby ensuring effective controls are in place to mitigate those risks. Assess Inherent Risks (IRs) and Residual Risks (RRs) to ensure Risk and Control Self-Assessment (RCSA) risk and control review accurately reflects the current risk environment and quality of operational controls. Define thematic RCSA issues to help structure remediation plans regarding significant open risks or control deficiencies and aid with execution of Control Assurance requirements for in-scope controls. Socialize lessons learned to improve our risk and control framework.

Job Requirements: Master’s degree (U.S. or foreign equivalent) in Finance, Financial Engineering, Mathematics or related field and three (3) years of experience in the job offered or a related risk governance role OR Bachelor’s degree (U.S. or foreign equivalent) in Finance, Financial Engineering, Mathematics or related field and five (5) years of experience in the job offered or a related risk governance role. Prior experience must include three (3) years of experience (with a Master’s degree) OR five (5) years of experience (with a Bachelor’s degree) with: performing statistically driven analysis using various data analytical techniques to identify trends and propose process enhancements; creating, developing, and enhancing probabilistic and deterministic financial models; leveraging knowledge of regulatory capital regimes, including the Basel and CCAR framework, to calculate and optimize return on equity; running scenario analyses, including stressed loss calculations, used in various efforts to minimize a segment’s exposure to market dislocations and economic shocks, and preparing associated summary presentations for management; visualizing complex data analyses from raw data in risk management reports, using visualization tools such as Tableau, and communicating results to a wide variety of audiences; leveraging analytics and automation experience to propose effective and efficient methods to enhance testing and sampling strategies to ensure the most effective risk detection and analyses; and developing processes and tools to identify and monitor data accuracy.

©The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 2026. 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, veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Skills Required

  • Master's degree in Finance, Financial Engineering, Mathematics or related field with 3 years' related experience OR Bachelor's degree in same fields with 5 years' related experience
  • Experience performing statistically driven analysis using data analytical techniques to identify trends and propose process enhancements
  • Experience creating, developing, and enhancing probabilistic and deterministic financial models
  • Knowledge of regulatory capital regimes, including the Basel and CCAR framework, to calculate and optimize return on equity
  • Experience running scenario analyses including stressed loss calculations and preparing summary presentations for management
  • Experience visualizing complex data analyses using visualization tools such as Tableau and communicating results to varied audiences
  • Experience leveraging analytics and automation to enhance testing and sampling strategies for risk detection and analyses
  • Experience developing processes and tools to identify and monitor data accuracy

Goldman Sachs Compensation & Benefits Highlights

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  • Healthcare Strength Coverage includes medical, dental, vision, disability, life and accident insurance, with multiple plan options and most premiums subsidized; coverage often starts on day one. Wellness resources, on-site health centers in some locations, and EAP access reinforce the depth of health support.
  • Parental & Family Support Family care includes on-site childcare in some offices, expectant parent resources, and transitional programs for returning parents. Feedback suggests parental leave is very generous, with reports of around 20 weeks paid leave and stipends for adoption, surrogacy, and fertility-related services.
  • Retirement Support The firm provides a 401(k) plan with employer matching contributions and broad financial education to help employees plan for retirement. Resources also support saving for education and preparing for unexpected events.

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