Corporate Planning & Management, Data Owner & Migration Lead - Vendor Contracting, Associate, B[...]

The Corporate Planning & Management (CPM) Division unifies Finance & Planning, Spend Management, Operational Risk and Resilience, and CPM Engineering teams to deliver business planning and analytics, expense management, third party risk management, and governance strategies across the firm. CPM has 5 operating pillars.

• Finance & Planning: Supports the execution of the firm’s strategic objectives through the management of the planning process, firmwide reporting and analytics, and insights into the firm’s business plans and budgets.
• Product Finance: Responsible for the overall governance and proactive management of the firm’s non-compensation expenses.
• Spend Management: Encompasses the functions responsible for managing all aspects of the firm's spend with third parties - advising commercial agreements and driving operating efficiency.
• Operational Risk & Resilience: Drives firmwide Operational Risk programs along with second line teams and implements required changes within CPM.
• CPM Engineering: Provides engineering solutions that enable the firm to manage third-party spend, data and automation, plan budgets, forecast financial scenarios, allocate expenses, and support corporate decision-making in line with the firm’s strategic objectives.

Professionals in CPM have an analytical mindset, exhibit intellectual curiosity, and are from diverse academic backgrounds. This role sits within the Spend Management pillar, within Product Enablement & Transformation. The Product Strategy & Enablement team is a global team that enables Goldman Sachs to manage our vendor contracts and third-party risk actively and effectively, deliver supply chain effectiveness, travel & expense processing, and enable Source-to-Pay activity through the platforms we maintain within our architecture.

This role, positioned within the Contracting Pillar, will serve as a Data Owner and Migration Lead for our CLM and Orchestration platforms. It requires regular collaboration with various functions across the firm, independent work capability, and interaction with senior professionals. The ideal candidate will combine expertise in data governance, migration methodologies, and will possess a deep understanding of contract data structures to support business objectives and optimize vendor contract processes.

Job Responsibilities:

• Define and own the data governance strategy for vendor contracts within the CLM platform.
• Act as the primary custodian of all contract-related data, ensuring its accuracy, consistency, and compliance with organizational and regulatory standards.
• Work closely with business stakeholders to identify critical data fields and establish rules for data standardization and validation.
• Collaborate with legal, procurement, and IT teams to ensure data aligns with organizational policies and contract management goals.
• Develop and execute a comprehensive data migration strategy for gathering, structuring & transitioning vendor contracts to the CLM platform.
• Lead the assessment of legacy systems to identify and map data for extraction, transformation, and loading into the new platform.
• Coordinate with internal teams and external vendors to ensure a seamless migration process with minimal disruptions.
• Define and implement data cleansing processes to remove duplicates, correct inconsistencies, and prepare data for migration.
• Perform detailed validation and reconciliation to ensure the accuracy of migrated data and monitor and troubleshoot migration-related issues, ensuring they are resolved promptly.
• Constantly grow your knowledge and experience, staying close to industry trends and emerging technologies.
• Prioritize flexibility and a ‘how can we make this work’ approach to the most difficult problems to solve.
• Communicate progress and relevant updates to project drivers, relevant functions and maintain key documentation of approvals where required.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Data Science, Business Administration, or related field or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of experience in data governance, migration, or data management, preferably within CLM platforms or contract management systems.
• Proven experience in leading data migration projects, including ETL processes and legacy system decommissioning.
• Strong knowledge of the Legal Contracts and the Contract process, ideally within Vendor Contracting.
• Familiarity with leading CLM platforms and enterprise systems preferably in the Vendor Contracting field.
• Expertise in data modeling, mapping, and transformation techniques.
• Strong knowledge of contract data structures and vendor management processes.
• Proficiency in data management tools (e.g., SQL, Excel, ETL tools).
• Experience with data validation and testing methodologies.
• Familiarity with reporting tools and analytics platforms (e.g., Power BI, Tableau).
• Knowledge of data privacy and compliance regulations (e.g., GDPR, CCPA).
• Strong project management skills with experience in migration planning and execution.
• Detail-oriented with a focus on data quality and integrity.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work with diverse teams.
• Ability to work across hierarchies and geographies, with a flexible working style.
• Highly motivated with the ability to multi-task and remain organized in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience in the Financial Services industry will be beneficial but not required.
• Proactive, enthusiastic, and team-oriented approach.

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. 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.