Executive Office, Government Affairs, Associate, San Francisco/Los Angeles/Salt Lake City

About the Executive Office

The Office of Government and Regulatory Affairs

Responsibilities

• Work across verticals in the Office of Government and Regulatory Affairs, supporting the firm's legislative engagement, regulatory, and small business advocacy efforts, while managing day-to-day administrative workflows.
• Help to establish Goldman Sachs as a thought leader in the financial services and small business spaces by executing and promoting initiatives such as 10,000 Small Business Voices , which helps alumni of the firm’s 10,000 Small Businesse s program advocate for policy changes that positively impact their businesses and communities.
• Cultivate relationships with key internal and external stakeholders in the northeastern region of the U.S., including 10,000 Small Businesses alumni, congressional offices, consultants, and teams within Goldman Sachs.
• Collaborate across the executive office and external partners to deliver events, develop surveys, research, and newsletters that inform and amplify the firm’s small business and overall policy initiatives.
• Prepare briefing memos and brief senior executives and stakeholders for engagement with policymakers across legislative and regulatory bodies both in the U.S. and internationally
• Follow and analyze policy issues as they advance through governmental bodies and work with internal partners to determine the impact to the firm.
• Organize and drive strategy for managing data and impact metrics on behalf of the Office of Government and Regulatory Affairs, including in Salesforce, Excel, Quorum, and third-party advocacy platforms.

Requirements

• Strong understanding of the key public policy issues, processes, and challenges facing Goldman Sachs and small business community.
• Have demonstrated experience working in advocacy, government affairs, political campaigns, congressional offices, or related roles. Experience covering policy is a plus.
• The successful candidate is a highly-motivated individual who proactively takes ownership of their portfolios and works effectively in both independent and team settings.
• Possess high-energy, and be a strategic thinker with exceptional interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.
• Highly proficient in Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, Quorum, and Salesforce.
• An undergraduate degree is required.

Salary Range

• The expected base salary for this San Francisco/Los Angeles, CA, 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 .

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