Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
Risk, Market Risk, Vice President, Dallas
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Dallas, Texas, United States, 75215
Job Description
Vice President - Market Risk
The Risk Division is responsible for independent review of market, credit, operational, model, and liquidity risk throughout the firm as well as enterprise-wide stress testing.
Market Risk is a department within the Risk Division that facilitates effective deployment of risk appetite, prudent risk management, and regulatory compliance for the firm’s market risks. The group acts as a key stakeholder in ensuring that the firm’s business plans are within its market risk appetite and engages directly with businesses on the review and challenge of risk management actions. The group also plays a key role in keeping the Board of Directors apprised of the firm’s market risk profile. This is achieved by using a suite of risk measures, proactive application of expert judgement, and limit setting. Activities are centered on risk management and analysis, transparency and escalation of risk, supervision, and overall process improvement.
Key Responsibilities
Ongoing review of risk measures (VaR, greeks, stress tests) and interaction with 1st line risk takers
Evaluate and challenge risk‑taking behavior and influence outcomes through portfolio and transaction level risk analysis taking into consideration risk appetite
Collaboration with Risk Engineering colleagues on the development of new risk measures / stress tests and improvements to existing measures
Proactive identification of emerging risks (e.g., portfolio concentrations, unhedged risks, illiquidity pockets)
Risk appetite sizing, limit and threshold setting
Connect events (e.g., macroeconomic data releases, political elections) to potential vulnerabilities
Dissemination of information and education of stakeholders through effective and timely communication and collaboration
Communication with senior management and regulators
Work collaboratively across functions to deliver on regulatory obligations
Qualifications
7+ years of experience in market risk or portfolio management in key asset classes such as Private Equity, Private Credit, Commercial Real Estate, Mortgages, or similar role with transferable skills
Familiarity with Asset Management and Investment Committee activities, highly desirable
Strong academic record with Bachelor's degree, equivalent or above in Finance, Mathematics or a related quantitative/analytical discipline preferred
Deep understanding of financial products including their risk/reward tradeoffs
Understanding of risk management concepts and metrics
Excel, Bloomberg, Refinitiv Eikon, ability to pick up in‑house systems
Ability to code beneficial
Proven problem‑solving ability and control mindset
Able to analyze and challenge risk‑taking activities while engaging effectively with first line of defense
Desire and ability to collaborate with people from different departments and levels of seniority
Proficiency in communicating complex information and concepts in layperson terms directly with senior management and other relevant stakeholders (both written and verbal)
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.
We believe who you are makes you better at what you do. We’re committed to fostering and advancing diversity and inclusion in our own workplace and beyond by ensuring every individual within our firm has a number of opportunities to grow professionally and personally, from our training and development opportunities and firm‑wide networks to benefits, wellness and personal finance offerings and mindfulness programs. Learn more about our culture, benefits, and people at GS.com/careers.
Job Info
Job Identification 132730
Job Category Vice President
Posting Date 12/09/2025, 09:04 PM
Locations Dallas, Texas, United States
Healthcare & Medical Services We believe who you are makes you better at what you do. We’re committed to fostering and advancing diversity and inclusion in our own workplace and beyond by ensuring every individual within our firm has a number of opportunities to grow professionally and personally.
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 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 & Support 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 Read more about the full suite of class‑leading benefits our firm has to offer.
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Goldman Sachs is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veterans status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
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The Risk Division is responsible for independent review of market, credit, operational, model, and liquidity risk throughout the firm as well as enterprise-wide stress testing.
Market Risk is a department within the Risk Division that facilitates effective deployment of risk appetite, prudent risk management, and regulatory compliance for the firm’s market risks. The group acts as a key stakeholder in ensuring that the firm’s business plans are within its market risk appetite and engages directly with businesses on the review and challenge of risk management actions. The group also plays a key role in keeping the Board of Directors apprised of the firm’s market risk profile. This is achieved by using a suite of risk measures, proactive application of expert judgement, and limit setting. Activities are centered on risk management and analysis, transparency and escalation of risk, supervision, and overall process improvement.
Key Responsibilities
Ongoing review of risk measures (VaR, greeks, stress tests) and interaction with 1st line risk takers
Evaluate and challenge risk‑taking behavior and influence outcomes through portfolio and transaction level risk analysis taking into consideration risk appetite
Collaboration with Risk Engineering colleagues on the development of new risk measures / stress tests and improvements to existing measures
Proactive identification of emerging risks (e.g., portfolio concentrations, unhedged risks, illiquidity pockets)
Risk appetite sizing, limit and threshold setting
Connect events (e.g., macroeconomic data releases, political elections) to potential vulnerabilities
Dissemination of information and education of stakeholders through effective and timely communication and collaboration
Communication with senior management and regulators
Work collaboratively across functions to deliver on regulatory obligations
Qualifications
7+ years of experience in market risk or portfolio management in key asset classes such as Private Equity, Private Credit, Commercial Real Estate, Mortgages, or similar role with transferable skills
Familiarity with Asset Management and Investment Committee activities, highly desirable
Strong academic record with Bachelor's degree, equivalent or above in Finance, Mathematics or a related quantitative/analytical discipline preferred
Deep understanding of financial products including their risk/reward tradeoffs
Understanding of risk management concepts and metrics
Excel, Bloomberg, Refinitiv Eikon, ability to pick up in‑house systems
Ability to code beneficial
Proven problem‑solving ability and control mindset
Able to analyze and challenge risk‑taking activities while engaging effectively with first line of defense
Desire and ability to collaborate with people from different departments and levels of seniority
Proficiency in communicating complex information and concepts in layperson terms directly with senior management and other relevant stakeholders (both written and verbal)
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.
We believe who you are makes you better at what you do. We’re committed to fostering and advancing diversity and inclusion in our own workplace and beyond by ensuring every individual within our firm has a number of opportunities to grow professionally and personally, from our training and development opportunities and firm‑wide networks to benefits, wellness and personal finance offerings and mindfulness programs. Learn more about our culture, benefits, and people at GS.com/careers.
Job Info
Job Identification 132730
Job Category Vice President
Posting Date 12/09/2025, 09:04 PM
Locations Dallas, Texas, United States
Healthcare & Medical Services We believe who you are makes you better at what you do. We’re committed to fostering and advancing diversity and inclusion in our own workplace and beyond by ensuring every individual within our firm has a number of opportunities to grow professionally and personally.
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 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 & Support 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 Read more about the full suite of class‑leading benefits our firm has to offer.
Learn More
Goldman Sachs is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veterans status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
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