Engineering Level 2 Associate Chief Operating Officer

Engineering-L2-Bengaluru-Associate-COO

The Bengaluru Engineering Management and Strategy (EMS) role is a critical part of the regional management team in Bengaluru and Engineering Division in India reporting to the lead of EMS/ Engineering leadership in India.

 

This role encompasses co-leading Engineering initiatives in India with EMS lead/regional leadership, especially in the area of talent management such as recruiting, people development, retention, branding with external and internal events, and cross divisional initiatives including risk and resiliency, automation, and skill development. The role also includes several process-oriented activities such as budgeting, business continuity planning, capacity/seating management, vendor engagement and others, as well as, governance/controls towards managing the growing the organization.

 

Ideal candidate will demonstrate the ability to establish global and regional relationships, bring strong vendor relationships and build the best-in-class diverse teams that are culture carriers of Goldman Sachs. The candidate will also demonstrate a strong inclination to consistent processes and manages risk and reputation of the firm with foresight, and also run senior governance fora to frame strategies and drive decisions for the office.

 

Some examples of daily activities include:

• Work closely with EMS Lead/ India Engineering leadership and the regional management team to define and communicate the identity of the office and vision for Goldman Sachs Engineering in India
• Collaborate with HCM and hiring managers to support talent management initiatives and accelerate Engineering recruitment
• Establish close connect with external ecosystem of industry forums, academic institutions, Engineering firms, startups, and vendor partners
• Support the execution of strategic priorities as defined by the India Engineering leadership team, acting as an extension and trusted proxy to ensure consistency of cascading messages, as well as conformance with policies and expectations of all staff in the region
• Serve as a central point of communication, coordination and information flow for the India Engineering leadership team to ensure consistency across numerous routine and ad hoc administrative tasks
• Facilitate leadership and regional Engineering forums and meetings, including planning and managing agendas as well as content and follow-ups
• Develop creative, compelling presentations and internal posts to articulate the Engineering strategy and other leadership messages

  Job Summary & Responsibilities:

• Program/Project Management – Plan, conceptualize, and execute key programs/projects for India Engineering especially the University and academia related programs working with the EMS lead and Engineering leadership
• Regional Initiatives - Generate ideas and work on initiatives and events, with marketing and communication team members and other key stakeholders to make Goldman Sachs Engineering division a differentiator among other peers and global Technology companies
• Firmwide initiatives - Drive automation and skill development initiatives to create training content, partner with divisions to insert automation training to all divisional training programs and establish process to track training stats and impact
• Organizational Awareness – Cultivate relationships across the Engineering and other key stakeholders in India and globally
• Talent Management - Partner with Human Capital Management as central point of contact for Engineering staff related initiatives, including recruiting, training and other career development initiatives
• Risk Management - Anticipates risks, understands the regulatory and compliance obligations for staff and coordinates manages contingency plans and procedures to prevent staff and business disruptions when incidents occur
• Incident Management - Understands business continuity plans, emergency management scenarios and is able to make sound decisions quickly while in stressful situations

  Breadth of skills required:

• Strategic Thinking and Planning - Communicates a strategic vision and drives execution while considering demands and expectations of regional and divisional leadership
• Planning and Execution skills - Demonstrates an ability to set objectives and organize work appropriately to meet and exceed goals. Is also comfortable identifying and generating opportunities to drive additional value for the organization
• Critical and Analytical Thinking - Ability to demonstrate sound judgement and exercise a thoughtful approach to decision making
• Influencing and Negotiation: Presents compelling ideas, internally and externally and communicates with authority and integrity
• 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 recommendations
• Communication Skills - Communicates what is relevant and important in a clear and concise manner and shares information/new ideas with others
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Functional Expertise - Keeps up-to-date with emerging business, economic, market, technological and regional trends
• Branding Awareness – Drives external and internal awareness of regional projects and events to drive awareness of Engineering

  Basic Qualifications

• Experience in implementing strategy for technology areas in global firms
• Excellent influencing skills at all levels and the ability to develop and maintain good relationships with senior leadership, colleagues and clients
• Excellent analytical skills and ability to ask probing questions and deliver concise feedback
• Self-motivated with an ability to work on one’s own with a strong sense of ownership and accountability
• Strong process and project management skills with the ability to improve process efficiency and effectiveness
• Ability to handle multiple, time-sensitive projects while focusing on the quality of work delivered
• Highly proactive person who can work with little direction on complex and  sensitive assignments
• Able to apply knowledge and experience in decision-making to arrive at creative and commercial solutions for the business
• Fast learner, ability to navigate the organization to get up to speed quickly on key topics
• Strong program management skills, illustrated through multiple types of projects
• Expertise in MS Office tools: MS PowerPoint, MS Excel and MS Word

  Preferred Qualifications

• Well versed with the global technology landscape and the changing trends in technology
• Experience working in business continuity planning or similar emergency scenario planning and reaction management
• Experience with Enterprise Resource Management, Project Planning, Expense Management applications