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 social and sustainability agendas.

Our Executive Office is a group of diverse teams that shapes corporate strategy, culture, and brand. Whether communicating with employees, managing our brand, or articulating our strategy to investors and analysts, our work directly impacts how the firm is viewed by a variety of crucial stakeholders. You'll be part of a team of excellent communicators who are comfortable working in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment. 

The Office of Corporate Engagement 

The Goldman Sachs Office of Corporate Engagement coordinates the global philanthropic efforts of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (Goldman Sachs), including strategic partnerships, charitable giving, and employee volunteerism.

Corporate Engagement is comprised of the Goldman Sachs Foundation, Goldman Sachs Gives, 10,000 Women, 10,000 Small Businesses, and Community TeamWorks (CTW).

10,000 Small Businesses (10KSB) is a $750 million initiative to unlock the growth and job-creation potential of small businesses across the United States through greater access to business education, support services and financial capital. It is based on the broadly held view of leading experts that a combination of education, capital and support services best addresses the barriers to growth for small businesses.

Responsibilities include serving as a program officer for five or more markets/regions and managing associated grants, managing strategic partnerships and consultants to advance program goals, and leading thought leadership initiatives inclusive of research and program events.

Principal Responsibilities

• Serve as a 10,000 Small Businesses Program Officer across specific program locations
• Develop and manage relationships with community colleges, local partners, and local stakeholders, including as part of the program’s Investment in Rural Communities expansion
• Work with Babson College to provide oversight of local and statewide programs
• Work with the community college and Initiative for a Competitive Inner City to oversee the application and selection process
• Oversee, manage, and execute grants for assigned program locations
• Manage engagement of GS employees in local programming
• Track monitoring and evaluation across local programs
• Oversee maintenance of 10KSB work plans, budgets, calendar and other organizational spreadsheets and documents
• Coordinate with 10,000 Small Businesses Voices team across alumni engagement initiatives and alumni communication
• Facilitate development and implementation of local alumni programming
• Represent the firm and program at events and conferences across the United States; serve as an “ambassador” of the firm and program 
• Lead, develop, support and execute national thought leadership events and stakeholder engagement opportunities across local markets
• Project manage cross-program operating tools such as Salesforce, digital alumni hub, and the grants management process
• Coordinate with Babson College, internal brand and media teams and consultants to analyze program impact data and publish reports that highlight program impact and elevate alumni stories   
• Functionally, serve as a point of contact for internal and external partnerships related to program innovations, particularly with respect to:
• Ensuring buy-in and effective collaboration with internal and external stakeholders
• Effectively communicating program to potential new local partners
• Helping to implement and track success of programming in new markets and training new local partners in the program’s process
• Managing and executing working groups on various special projects that include GS colleagues and 10KSB partners
• Develop and share 10KSB best practices that can be applied across sites and to the national program
• Create presentations, talking points, briefing materials, and strategy documents for various meetings and events, ensuring incorporation of group feedback and quick turnaround of final product

Basic Qualifications

• At least 7-8 years’ experience in operations and business management
• Highest degree of integrity, professionalism, diplomacy and discretion
• Proven tactical execution experience including strategy development, operations, and budget analysis
• Ability to quickly learn and apply grants management best practices
• Proven project management skills, with excellent organizational and multi-tasking skills, and complete attention to detail
• Experience managing partnerships and relationships across multiple organizations and geographies
• Team player, and skilled at managing internal and external teams and junior staff on a given project
• Keen problem solver with exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills in person, on phone, and by email and voicemail
• Flexible and willing to work extended hours and travel when required
• Self-motivated with ability to work independently as well as in team
• Proficiency with PowerPoint, Excel and Word for presentations and data analysis

Preferred Qualifications

• Proven experience managing high-level relationships, across all sectors