Executive Office, Sustainable Finance Group (SFG), Associate - New York

The Executive Office plays an integral role in setting and advancing Goldman Sachs’ corporate strategy, and in preserving the firm’s distinctive culture. We are responsible for safeguarding the firm’s relationship with alumni, clients, shareholders, policy makers, and the broader public, while ensuring that our own people remain informed about the firm’s evolving priorities. We also partner with the businesses to source high-impact opportunities in line with the firm’s sustainability priorities.

Associate, Sustainable Finance Group (SFG)
Office: New York City

The Sustainable Finance Group (“SFG”) is tasked with developing Goldman Sachs’ expertise, extending its capabilities, and delivering those capabilities across the firm’s divisions and clients. SFG is responsible for helping the firm achieve its goal of $750B of sustainable finance by 2030 and, more broadly, working to make Goldman Sachs a leader in sustainable finance and prepare the firm to effectively manage risk and meet evolving and multi-faceted regulatory expectations. 

This position allows candidates to develop a strong understanding of sustainability and its relevance to various clients and other stakeholders. The candidate will work closely on SFG’s external engagement strategy and provide project management support across key workstreams including the execution of key SFG stakeholder and public engagements and supporting recognition of the firm’s sustainability work through reporting and external-facing events. Specific responsibilities may include:

• Manage external strategy planning including forward and historical engagement tracking and monitoring for key external events/convenings where SFG leadership participates


• Contribute to prep and logistics for SFG travel including semi-annual trips to Europe/Asia and frequent domestic trips 


• Contribute to planning and execution of key SFG external events including our presence at NYC Climate Week and COPs (annual climate and nature conferences)


• Support ongoing work related to our external partnerships, events and planning 


• Provide project management support and execution across various strategic workstreams including sustainability reporting 

Preferred Experience / Requirements / Qualifications / Critical Success Factors:

• Bachelor’s degree 


• Strong analytical, quantitative, and technical abilities


• Ability to analyze data, evaluate, form independent judgments and think creatively


• Strong verbal and written communication skills with demonstrated ability to command new content and ideas 


• Highly detail-oriented, ability to manage competing priorities, strong organizational skills, and ability to help drive deadlines


• Preferred experience across both client or external engagement and operational strategy / execution


• Interest in sustainability, climate strategy in a finance, or strategy


• Excellent judgment, initiative and discretion in making decisions; ability to think and operate strategically


• Stakeholder management skills, including the ability to work collaboratively in a team and proactively cultivate relationships with a diverse range of internal and external partners

Salary Range
The expected base salary for this New York, New York, United States-based position is $100000-$160000. In addition, you may be eligible for a discretionary bonus if you are an active employee as of fiscal year-end.

Benefits
Goldman Sachs is committed to providing our people with valuable and competitive benefits and wellness offerings, as it is a core part of providing a strong overall employee experience. A summary of these offerings, which are generally available to active, non-temporary, full-time and part-time US employees who work at least 20 hours per week, can be found here.