Asset & Wealth Management - Project Management - Associate

Goldman Sachs; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 50,000 - GBP 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global investment banking firm located in Birmingham is seeking an Associate in Project Management to drive software testing governance, manage the EMEA Audit Roadmap, and provide critical technical support for regulatory issues. The ideal candidate will have strong technical knowledge, excellent communication skills, and a proactive mindset, contributing to the firm's commitment to operational excellence and efficiency. This role includes a wide range of benefits and opportunities for personal and professional growth.

Benefits

Healthcare & Medical Insurance

Competitive Vacation Policies

Financial Wellness & Retirement Support

On-site Fitness Centers

Child Care & Family Care Services

Qualifications

• Strong foundational understanding and practical experience with core Technology Concepts and SDLC.
• Proven experience as a Technical Support Analyst or Test Manager, preferably in Financial Services.
• Knowledge and hands-on experience in implementing software testing best practices.

Responsibilities

• Drive consistency in software testing practices across teams.
• Manage the EMEA Audit Roadmap from an engineering perspective.
• Provide robust support for audit requests with a focus on efficiency.

Skills

Core Technology Concepts

System Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

Technical Support Experience

Software Testing Best Practices

Communication Skills

Proactive Mindset

Analytical Thinking

Job description

Opportunity Overview sitemap_outline CORPORATE TITLE Associate language OFFICE LOCATION(S) Birmingham assignment JOB FUNCTION Project Management account_balance DIVISION Asset & Wealth Management

Key Responsibilities:

• Testing Governance:
  • Drive consistency and enhance efficiency in software testing practices across diverse cross-functional teams.
  • Lead and contribute to a cross-functional Testing Centre of Excellence (CoE), defining and implementing common standards and best practices for software testing within the EMEA Wealth Management business.
  • Coordinate effectively with global technical and non-technical stakeholders to ensure testing environments are consistently available and optimised for EMEA-specific use cases.
• Manage the EMEA Audit Roadmap from an engineering perspective, including identifying, assessing, and managing the engineering impact and resource requirements for audit initiatives.
• Provide robust support for audit requests, such as data provision, with a strategic focus on driving long-term efficiency and scalability in response mechanisms.
• Define, track, and regularly report key audit metrics to senior leadership, ensuring transparent communication of status and progress.
• Regulatory Technical Support & Resolution:
  • Offer critical technical support to Control Teams, facilitating the effective management and resolution of regulatory-impacting technical issues.
  • Collaborate closely with Engineering leadership to agree upon optimal solution designs, secure necessary resources, and ensure timely delivery of high-priority regulatory items.
  • Cultivate deep functional knowledge of complex problem domains and technical areas, consistently demonstrating intellectual curiosity and a commitment to continuous learning.

Required Qualifications:

• Strong foundational understanding and practical experience with core Technology Concepts and System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) principles.
• Proven professional experience as a Technical Support Analyst, Technical Business Analyst, or Test Manager, with a preference for experience within the Financial Services Industry (or equivalent relevant experience from consultancy or software houses).
• Demonstrated knowledge and hands‑on experience in implementing software testing best practices and developing comprehensive governance artefacts.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with a proven ability to articulate key messages and effectively elevate issues,
• A proactive and action‑oriented mindset, coupled with the confidence and awareness to collaboratively challenge existing processes and drive organisational change.
• High degree of curiosity and energy, demonstrating a keen desire to master complex technical and business domains and actively drive initiatives forward.
• A deep sense of ownership and accountability, committed to enhancing the firm's capabilities and contributing to its success in a commercially congruent manner.

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.

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Healthcare & Medical Insurance

We offer a wide range of health and welfare programs that vary depending on office location. These generally include medical, dental, short-term disability, long-term disability, life, accidental death, labor accident and business travel accident insurance.

We offer competitive vacation policies based on employee level and office location. We promote time off from work to recharge by providing generous vacation entitlements and a minimum of three weeks expected vacation usage each year.

Financial Wellness & Retirement

We assist employees in saving and planning for retirement, offer financial support for higher education, and provide a number of benefits to help employees prepare for the unexpected. We offer live financial education and content on a variety of topics to address the spectrum of employees’ priorities.

Health Services

We offer a medical advocacy service for employees and family members facing critical health situations, and counseling and referral services through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP). We provide Global Medical, Security and Travel Assistance and a Workplace Ergonomics Program. We also offer state-of-the-art on-site health centers in certain offices.

Fitness

To encourage employees to live a healthy and active lifestyle, some of our offices feature on-site fitness centers. For eligible employees we typically reimburse fees paid for a fitness club membership or activity (up to a pre‑approved amount).

Child Care & Family Care

We offer on-site child care centers that provide full-time and emergency back-up care, as well as mother and baby rooms and homework rooms. In every office, we provide advice and counseling services, expectant parent resources and transitional programs for parents returning from parental leave. Adoption, surrogacy, egg donation and egg retrieval stipends are also available.

Benefits at Goldman Sachs

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