Jackie

I’m in the Technology division of Goldman Sachs. Specifically, I co-manage the Banking Desktop group. We are responsible for developing the software used by investment bankers in the execution of their deals.

What I like about our environment is that you can create your own opportunities. Recently a colleague of mine had an idea to create a product that would greatly improve the productivity of our bankers. Although the project wasn’t planned for at the beginning of the year, the compelling business justification made us reallocate our resources to make it happen.

People don’t think of technologists as creative people, but here at Goldman Sachs the best technologists are the most creative. We have to understand our business problems inside and out and then, as a team, come up with solutions. On the whole, Goldman Sachs is very team based, and my department is no exception. But there are people who work best alone and we try to accommodate that. We realize that one size doesn’t fit all.