Marketing Operations Specialist, Associate

Global Banking & Markets, Public, Integrated Marketing, Operations Specialist, Associate - New York

Opportunity Overview

CORPORATE TITLEAssociate

OFFICE LOCATION(S)New York

JOB FUNCTIONMarketing

DIVISIONGlobal Banking & Markets

SALARY RANGE USD 150,000 - 225,000

Your Impact

We are seeking a highly organized and proactive Marketing Operations Specialist to serve as the operational engine behind our Global Banking & Markets FICC & Equities marketing team. This individual will work across a variety of projects and gain experience in cross-functional stakeholder management, budget tracking, event logistics, and workflow standardization.

Global Banking & Markets

Global Banking & Markets comprises our two market-leading franchises, Investment Banking and FICC and Equities.

Our Investment Banking business is built on a culture of enduring partnerships and a commitment to delivering exceptional execution, idea generation and client service. We have earned our position as the leader in global M&A and Financing by consistently mobilizing the power of Goldman Sachs in service of our clients, successfully executing the world’s most complex and consequential transactions. We work with corporations, pension funds, financial sponsors, sovereign wealth funds and governments. The expertise and judgment of our team, backed by an unparalleled global network of relationships, allows us to unlock opportunities for growth and transformation to deliver superior outcomes for the clients we serve.

Our FICC and Equities business brings the comprehensive reach and diverse capabilities of a global firm to bear for the world’s leading asset managers, hedge funds, banks and brokerages, pensions, endowments and foundations, and corporations and governments. Operating at the center of global financial markets, we combine out-of-consensus market insights, relentless proactivity, and a commitment to deliver unmatched execution with superior products and solutions built to drive performance and withstand volatility.

About Goldman Sachs Marketing

Led by the firm’s first Chief Marketing Officer, the marketing function at Goldman Sachs comprises a global team of growth marketers, delivering value for the brand and the business. The organization consists of a number of COE functions in areas such as Brand, Media, and Marketing Strategy, as well as marketing leads for each of our revenue divisions. Together, this team collaborates to bring a unified, scalable, and consistent approach to marketing the brand and our business offerings. Our mission is to be a demonstrable force multiplier for the businesses we serve.

Within Global Marketing sits the Global Banking & Markets marketing team, responsible for end-to-end marketing strategies and programs for the entirety of the division. Within FICC & Equities, the team works across the firm’s businesses, leading integrated marketing strategies across messaging, brand, content, social, paid media, client engagement, digital marketing, and marketing analytics.

Role Summary

The Marketing Operations Specialist drives the operational efficiency, project management, and logistical coordination of our marketing initiatives. Serving as a key cross-functional collaborator, you will oversee the critical day-to-day business functions that keep our programs running smoothly including budget tracking, procurement administration, contract management, and event logistics support. Beyond executing daily operations, you will proactively identify process bottlenecks, design smarter workflows, and build the infrastructure needed to scale our efforts. The ideal candidate is an exceptionally organized problem-solver with a proven track record of managing competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Position Summary

• Track project timelines, status and deliverable calendars across concurrent programs, proactively flagging risks, dependencies, and approval bottlenecks to keep work on schedule.

• Track marketing budgets in collaboration with business marketers, monitoring committed, actual, and forecast spend across email, events, and sales collateral programs.

• Project manage scoping and contracting in partnership with business marketers, Sourcing, and Legal, shepherding Schedule of Works (SOWs), renewals, and amendments through to execution.

• Own procurement and payment administration end to end, including sourcing requests, purchase orders, invoices, and supporting paperwork, chasing outstanding payments and maintaining accurate tracking.

• Coordinate event operations and logistics, including shipping, swag, storage and inventory, registration, and on-site materials for in-person and virtual events.

• Streamline and optimize processes and workflows, documenting them as Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and templates and training the team on their use.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years of experience in marketing operations or project management, ideally supporting multiple business lines in a matrixed environment.

• Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent workstreams against competing deadlines, with exceptional organization, attention to detail, and follow-through.

• Proficiency with work management and tracking tools such as Monday.com, Smartsheet or equivalents, and Excel.

• Experience scoping work with internal stakeholders and shepherding contracts through Sourcing and Legal, including SOWs, renewals, and amendments.

• Working knowledge of corporate procurement and accounts payable processes, including purchase orders, invoicing, vendor onboarding, and contract paperwork.

• Experience coordinating event logistics, including shipping, inventory and storage, registration platforms, and on-site materials for in-person and virtual events.

• Track record of identifying process inefficiencies and implementing practical improvements, including writing SOPs, templates, and process documentation.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to deliver clear status updates and escalate risks with context and recommended options.

• Experience partnering effectively with Finance, business line marketers and other cross-functional stakeholders

• Salary Range

• The expected base salary for this New York, NY, United States-based position is 150000-225000. 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.

• We Offer Best-In-Class Benefits

• Healthcare & Medical Insurance

• We offer a wide range of health and welfare programs that vary depending on office location. These generally include medical, dental, short-term disability, long-term disability, life, accidental death, labor accident and business travel accident insurance.

• Holiday & Vacation Policies

• 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 Services

• 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 & Family Care

• 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