What are the responsibilities and job description for the Finance Planning & Analysis - Data Analysis, Associate - Dallas, TX position at Goldman Sachs?
ABOUT GOLDMAN SACHS :
Who we are
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is a leading global financial services firm providing investment banking, securities 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, Hong Kong and other major financial centers around the world.
Founded in 1869, Goldman Sachs has long sustained a commitment to hiring and training outstanding leaders. Our business principles are rooted in integrity, a commitment to excellence, innovation and teamwork. These values enable us to execute successfully a business strategy that is focused on extraordinary client service and superior long-term financial performance for our shareholders.
We conduct our business in increasingly complex markets. Our people must continually find new ways to provide access to capital, manage risk and provide investment opportunities for our clients to enable them to realize their goals. We judge ourselves on our ability to help clients anticipate and respond to changing market conditions and to create opportunities that merit the trust they place in us.
More About this Job
Finance Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Division partners with firm and divisional leadership to understand and manage risks and create solutions through quantitative analysis, projecting and forecasting. We are responsible for firmwide business planning and transformation initiatives. The business planning function collaborates with groups across the firm to develop and manage the firms forward looking strategic and financial plans, including the firms P&L and financial resources.
Our team collaborates with each of the firms revenue divisions, Controllers, Corporate Treasury, and Risk, among other groups at the firm, to develop products that enables firmwide strategic planning. As a Data Product Manager, you will help build products that transform financial workflows and build intelligent reporting to drive commercial benefits to the firm. You will explore a world of opportunity to impact one or more aspects of financial planning, budgeting, revenue & expense management and reporting, while working as part of an agile scrum team. Professionals in the FP&A division have an analytical mindset, exhibit intellectual curiosity and are from diverse academic backgrounds.
Primary Responsibilities
We are looking for an associate to join the FP&A Data Product Management team in Dallas. FP&A Data Product Management Team, like other Product Management Team efforts at GS, embodies the product mentality to the way we build our products, and ensure that we focus on our clients and their needs to build the right product.
The position involves building products that support the financial and strategic planning process, working in tandem with other FP&A professionals and across divisions. The role requires a combination of the following competencies : a strong foundation in financial services, product management, and background in BI, experience managing an entire product's lifecycle, from conception to launch and familiarity with JIRA. We expect a successful candidate to be self-led, entrepreneurial, and capable of managing the delivery and adoption of key products.
RESPONSIBILITIES AND QUALIFICATIONS
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelors or advanced degree
- 3 years of experience in product management, finance, or similar role
- Experience with BI tool kits (Qlick and Tableau)
- Demonstrated ability to communicate complex problems and roadmaps to stakeholders
- Demonstrated success collaborating with design and engineering peers to lead a product development team
- Experience in performing product demos to user and eliciting feedback
- Comfortable with Agile processes, with an emphasis on writing high-quality acceptance criteria and eliciting requirements
- Ability to engage with and influence stakeholders outside their direct control
- Self-directed team player, ability to drive high performance and work independently or in a team-oriented and fast paced environment
- Data management skills
- Budget and planning knowledge
- Results-oriented work ethic based upon responsibility, enthusiasm, and pride in work
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
