Operations - Senior Analyst - Data Analytics

Key Skills

HTML, JavaScript, Java Programming, JQuery, AngularJS, Python Programming, MongoDB, C++, SQL, Data Lake

Job Description

WHO WE ARE

Goldman Sachs is a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm that provides a wide range of services worldwide to a substantial and diversified client base that includes corporations, financial institutions, governments and high net-worth individuals. Founded in 1869, it is one of the oldest and largest investment banking firms in the world. The firm is headquartered in New York and maintains offices in London, Bangalore, Frankfurt, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Singapore and other major financial centers around the world. We are committed to growing our distinctive culture and upholding our core values, which always place our client's interests first. These values are reflected in our Business Principles, which emphasize integrity, commitment to excellence, innovation and teamwork.

OUR IMPACT

Operations is a dynamic, multi-faceted division that partners with all areas of the firm to deliver banking, sales and trading and asset management capabilities to clients around the globe. Alongside this integral service delivery role, Operations provides essential risk management and control, preserving and enhancing the firm’s assets and its reputation. Behind every trade executed, every new product launched, every market entered, and every transaction completed is an Operations team that develops the foundational processes and controls that make our business flow.

YOUR IMPACT

A successful candidate would be a key contributor of the Innovation Centre of Excellence in Singapore. Through delivering low-code Business Intelligence and Automation solutions with commercial and client experience impacts, they will utilize their skills in machine learning, statistics, data science, process re-engineering, and/or programming to help leverage big data analytics to solve impactful business questions. The role includes collaborating with other groups and divisions regionally and globally working cross-function and cross-business.

CAREER DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY

This role provides a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of Operations and Engineering, helping Operations transition to its future state, thus having a significant impact on the operating model for Global Markets Operations. Through this, the role will provide exposure to senior stakeholders, offering excellent opportunities for career development.

JOB SUMMARY AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Prepare to gain a comprehensive understanding of the trade lifecycle by interacting with the business, middle office, and engineering teams in order to work toward a shared goal
• Leverage your innovative skills to identify ways to continually improve current processes
• Mitigate risk for the firm and our clients by securely delivering data to stakeholders
• Partner with engineering teams to develop scalable business processes to support our clients
• Perpetuate the firm’s tradition of excellence in the quality of our work, interactions, and services
• Design, develop and test BI/Automation use-cases using tools and techniques such as Alteryx, Tableau, SQL, Data Warehouse, Instabase, RPA, Workflow, etc
• Provide support for priority BU strategic initiatives, including analysis, business requirements, stakeholder management and communications
• Support all phases of major initiative development from concept through tangible deliverables
• Interact comfortably with stakeholders and other constituents at all levels in Operations and Engineering

DESIRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

Communications

• Demonstrate interpersonal skills and an ability to develop relationships with stakeholders
• Articulate issues clearly and communicate effectively with all levels of the organization
• Understand complex situations and communicate with senior leadership ‘in the moment,’ offering opinions and solutions
• Listen well and be receptive to others' ideas and suggestions, encouraging open and collaborative dialogue among team members

Functional & Technical Expertise

• Invest time in learning about the markets and products as well as the wider Equity and Fixed Income businesses
• Create and maintain ETL processes using a vast array of tools
• Daily Use of various Business Intelligence tools (Tableau, Alteryx, MS-BI Stack, Qlik, Elastic Search, etc)
• Regular use of various Business Intelligence standard languages (SQL, R, C#, Java, Python, VBA, etc)
• Exhibit ability to multi-task and prioritize to deliver accurate and timely work in a time pressured environment
• Possess superior organization skills with regards to project updates and delivery

Innovation

• Clearly articulate business issues and propose practical solutions
• Contribute to the execution of team deliverables and organization’s strategy
• Proven track record of taking initiative and implementing innovative solutions
• Develop good working knowledge of available technology capabilities and how and where to deploy them
• Enhance the control environment through business intelligence-related initiatives to increase scalability, adapt to regulatory changes and deliver creative solutions to clients
• Understanding of Business Process Re-Engineering and how to apply to current workflows and procedures

Client Focus

• Identify client needs and appropriately work to understand the foundations of great client experience, while leveraging available internal tools to provide the best service possible
• Establish, cultivate and leverage relationships to identify and execute on process enhancements

Risk Management

• Pay strong attention to detail and develop awareness of reputational risk and accountability
• Articulate operational and risk impacts related to a specific task or procedure
• Apply root cause analysis to identify opportunities for process improvements or work prioritization

Management, Leadership & Culture

• Play an active role in GS citizenship activities
• Respond to and action ongoing feedback on a timely basis
• Share Ideas on how the Target Operating Model can be efficiently implemented and executed upon
• Maintain awareness of and act in accordance with team goals and firm policies
• Proven experience with developing and managing a deliverable; strong project management skills a plus

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS / EXPERIENCE

• Graduate or Undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Math, or Engineering
• Understands the broker dealer environment and the key associated market risks
• Prior experience in a global market or another securities-related function
• Analytical, self-motivated, detail-oriented with strong problem solving skills able to lead teams on technical and functional delivery
• Experience exploring Business Intelligence Database Infrastructure (SQL Server, MongoDB, Data Lake)
• Experience in any of Business Objects and Data Visualization such as Tableau
• Development skills with one or more programming languages, such as: Java, C+
• Web App Development (HTML, JavaScript, Angular, jQuery, etc)
• Experience with using multi-dimensional data modeling/data warehousing for data analytics and reporting
• Experience in prescriptive analytics using tools such as Alteryx