Executive Office, Pine Street, Executive Coaching, Vice President, London
Opportunity Overview
CORPORATE TITLE: Vice President
OFFICE LOCATION(S): London
JOB FUNCTION: Executive Coaching
DIVISION: Executive Office Division
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.
Pine Street, a group within the firm’s Executive Office, develops and advises partners and select managing directors to lead the firm’s people and businesses and to advance the firm’s culture.
In pursuit of this mission, Pine Street aims to be a world-class leadership development organization that enhances the reputation of Goldman Sachs as an institution committed to leadership excellence. Pine Street’s core pillars of activity include succession planning, executive coaching & advisory, and leadership development programs, in addition to select advisory and programming for clients of the firm.
Role Overview
Our Pine Street team is looking for a Vice President, leadership coach and advisor, reporting to the head of leadership advisory and succession planning. Role is based in London 5-days a week in-office.
Primary Responsibilities
- Collaborate with Pine Street colleagues to shape the firm’s overall leadership development strategy
- Conduct executive leadership assessments and provide insights to the firm regarding senior talent
- Coach senior leaders on leadership transitions, leadership integration and overall leadership development
- Teach and facilitate leadership development courses, workshops and small-group interventions
- Serve as a core team member of a variety of initiatives and projects e.g., design practical leadership solutions offered to a cohort of leaders
- Build relationships across the senior leadership community and other functions e.g. Human Capital Management to serve as a point of contact and trusted advisor
Qualifications, Experiences, and Attributes
- Master’s Degree or PhD preferred (organizational psychology or similar)
- Demonstrated experience developing top leaders in admired companies through assessment, development programs, coaching or compelling experiences
- Group facilitation and consultative skills
- Ability to coach senior leaders, teach and speak on leadership topics
- Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills; strong project management skills
- Excellent relationship-building skills and demonstrated client service focus
- Ability to function well as part of a team in a fast-paced environment that demands creativity, energy and excellence
- Strong commercial orientation and good understanding of the firm’s business
- A curious, candid, and optimistic orientation
Preferred Qualifications
- Minimum of 10 years of working experience in the field of leadership development
- Minimum of 10 years of experience as an executive coach within an organization or as an external coach
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