Operations

For every trade agreed, new product launched, market entered, and transaction completed, Operations enables business to flow.

What We Do

Operations is at the core of Goldman Sachs. For every trade agreed, every new product launched or market entered, every transaction completed, it is Operations that enables business to flow.

Operations is integrated within our businesses and delivers banking, sales and trading, and asset management capabilities to all our clients. We work to protect the accuracy and efficiency at every step of the trade. For example, if a company wants to buy a block of stock, Operations first ensures that the stock and payment are ready to be traded. Next, we make sure that the trade is settled properly and on time. And finally, Operations confirms that each trade is reported accurately to the buyer, the seller, the firm and the regulators. Along the way, Operations looks for anything that could expose our clients or the firm to financial loss, penalty or other risks. Operations does this for every transaction all around the world. Operations also aids in the design of the technology, the information flows and the processes that make it all work. We constantly monitor these systems and reengineer them to keep everything running as efficiently as possible.

 

How We're Organized

Apply Your Skills to One of Our Operations Functions

Operations professionals are embedded in the function that they support.

Embedded Operations

Asset and Wealth Management

Asset Management Operations
We provide customized service to our clients and enable our business to grow the Asset Management franchise across traditional and alternative products. Our teams execute within a front to back operating model, delivering support across the client, product, and investment lifecycle. We also conduct risk oversight, provide change management, business intelligence, and market solutions for the division.

Wealth Management Operations
We conduct service, delivery, and processing functions for the Ultra-High Net Worth, High Net Worth, and Mass Affluent businesses. And we provide front-to-back operational support across the trade and client lifecycle.

Global Banking and Markets

FICC and Equities Operations
We provide client onboarding support, post-trade transaction services, and post-trade portfolio services for FICC and Equities. Client Experience Operations manages key client relationships to enhance the client experience front to back. We support the FICC and Equities businesses to develop and deliver new products, services, and markets.

Investment Banking Operations
We provide full lifecycle deal support across the Financing, Lending, and Advisory businesses. The Investment Banking Operations team is comprised of subject matter experts in onboarding, deal origination, structuring, execution, and servicing in addition to adherence to market and regulatory policies and standards. The Information Services Group manages and sources market data and research to facilitate deal solicitation, client service, and ongoing market analysis.

Corporate Treasury

Corporate Treasury Operations
We provide payment processing, liquidity, cash management, and bank relationship management services for our institutional, retail, and corporate clients as well as firmwide flows.

Platform Solutions

Transaction Banking Operations
We provide end to end support for the cash management needs of our corporate and institutional clients. We enable Transaction Banking to expand its products and global footprint. Our teams execute within a front to back operating model covering the key functions of client implementation, onboarding, and servicing. In addition to managing risk, we deliver change using business intelligence and solutions used across Operations.

Who We Look For

Operations recruits highly motivated individuals who can help the firm and its clients facilitate business. Professionals in Operations come from various academic and professional backgrounds and display the following personal qualities and attributes:

  • Communication and interpersonal skills
  • Intellectual curiosity, passion and self-motivation
  • Strong sense of teamwork
  • Leadership
  • Sense of risk management
  • Design, creativity and problem solving skills
  • Integrity, ethical standards and sound judgment
  • Commitment to excellence

We Invest in Our People

Learning

We created Goldman Sachs University to help our people grow professionally – starting with their orientation and integration into the firm and continuing with ongoing development over the course of their careers.

Development

From ongoing feedback to diverse talent programs, we’re committed to empowering our people to drive their own development and expand their horizons.

Apprenticeship

We emphasize an apprenticeship culture in which our junior team members learn by working closely with seasoned professionals. We believe this is critical to developing the next generation of Goldman Sachs leaders.