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HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

Our division recruits, develops and rewards the people of Goldman Sachs. Our teams advise, design and implement strategies, processes and technologies that help our people advance professionally, drive productivity and help the firm and our clients achieve superior results. We look for individuals with strong problem solving and analytical skills, innovative thinking and intellectual curiosity who want to make an impact on the success of the firms most valuable asset, our people.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND QUALIFICATIONS:

OUR IMPACT

Human Capital Management (HCM) at Goldman Sachs is charged with shaping our industry-leading people strategy and is in an exciting state of transformation to do so. Nearly every program, process and tool across the division is being redesigned and deployed to deliver a best-in-class experience for our leaders and employees. As part of our transformation, we are also moving to a leading practice operating model consisting of Business Partners providing strategic coaching to business leaders, Centers of Excellence setting strategy and developing programs for HCM value streams, and a customer-facing Service Delivery Organization delivering services across the hire-to-retire lifecycle to Goldman Sachs leaders and employees.

HOW YOU WILL FULFILL YOUR POTENTIAL

• Oversight of a team carrying out background checks on contingent workers and employees hired in the Americas.
• Work as part of the Firms Risk Management Community to ensure that Background Check
• Liaise closely with internal Employment Law Group and Compliance partners with regards to escalation of issues with individual background checks.
• Providing detailed ad-hoc reporting on status of background checks for variety of internal stakeholders, including responding to requests for data for internal and external audits.
• Participate in special projects as needed.
• Review of employment restrictions including Government entity escalations with internal stakeholders.
• Analysis of HCM/senior/high sensitivity candidates through BGC process.
• Final point of vetting for Pre-Employment Screening Decisions
• Conduct detailed analysis of candidate application versus resume submitted.
• Conduct detailed analysis of all components of background check including employment, education, social media, criminal, credit, and financial database searches.
• Adhere to guidelines regarding confidential and sensitive information.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE WERE LOOKING FOR

To be successful in performing this role, the candidate will need to demonstrate strength and experience in a majority of the following areas:

• 2-5 years experience of Pre-Employment Screening, as a Paralegal, or other Risk Management operational processes
• Analytical skills/experience
• High degree of discretion
• Excellent attention to detail
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills
• Ability to appropriately manage confidential information
• Proactive approach with regards to developing systems and processes
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office, especially Excel
• Ability to conduct Internet searches
• Ability to work within a team
• Languages would be an advantage, but not essential
• Flexibility and ability to manage several projects/priorities in a very fast-paced environment
• Interact with various levels of clients and manage expectations

COMPETENCIES

• Functional Expertise - Keeps up-to-date with emerging business, economic, and market trends
• Technical Skills - Demonstrates strong technical skills required for the role, pays attention to detail, takes initiative to broaden his/her knowledge and demonstrates appropriate financial/analytical skills
• Drive and Motivation - Successfully handles multiple tasks, takes initiative to improve his/her own performance, works intensely towards extremely challenging goals and persists in the face of obstacles or setbacks.
• Client and Business Focus - Effectively handles difficult requests, builds trusting, long-term relationships with clients, helps the client to identify/define needs and manages client/business expectations
• Teamwork Gives evidence of being a strong team player, collaborates with others within and across teams, encourages other team members to participate and contribute and acknowledges others' contributions
• Communication Skills - Communicates what is relevant and important in a clear and concise manner and shares information/new ideas with others
• Judgement and Problem solving - Thinks ahead, anticipates questions, plans for contingencies, finds alternative solutions and identifies clear objectives. Sees the big picture and effectively analyses complex issues
• Creativity/Innovation - Looks for new ways to improve current processes and develop creative solutions that are grounded in reality and have practical value
• Influencing Outcomes - Presents sound, persuasive rationale for ideas or opinions. Takes a position on issues and influences others' opinions and presents persuasive

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 firmwide networks to benefits, wellness and personal finance offerings and mindfulness programs. Learn more about our culture, benefits, and people at .

Were committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with special needs or disabilities during our recruiting process. Learn more:

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