Compliance, Financial Crime… at Goldman Sachs · Richardson

FCC’s Risk Assessment and Controls team is seeking a vice president with prior banking/financial industry experience. The individual will help to manage FCC’s regulatory change management program, including identifying relevant regulatory developments on an ongoing basis, assessing their impact to the Goldman Sachs financial crime program, and working with stakeholders across the organization to design and coordinate implementation of required program changes, including revisions to relevant policies and procedures. The individual will also assist in managing the design and execution of the FCC global risk assessment program, coordinating with stakeholders across the firm to gather and analyze data, prepare related materials, and report results to firm management and other stakeholders. The role also includes serving in an advisory capacity to other groups within FCC, coordinating controls-related activities.

Global Compliance

Our division prevents, detects and mitigates compliance, regulatory and reputational risk across the firm and helps to strengthen the firm’s culture of compliance. Compliance accomplishes these through the firm’s enterprise-wide compliance risk management program. As an independent control function and part of the firm’s second line of defense, Compliance assesses the firm’s compliance, regulatory and reputational risk; monitors for compliance with new or amended laws, rules and regulations; designs and implements controls, policies, procedures and training; conducts independent testing; investigates, surveils and monitors for compliance risks and breaches; and leads the firm’s responses to regulatory examinations, audits and inquiries. You'll be part of a team with members from a wide range of academic and professional backgrounds, such as law, accounting, sales, and trading. We look for those who possess sound judgment, curiosity, and are able to adapt to a changing regulatory landscape.

FINANCIAL CRIME COMPLIANCE (FCC)

Within Global Compliance, FCC coordinates Goldman Sachs’ enterprise-wide anti-money laundering (BSA/AML), sanctions, anti-bribery compliance, and forensics surveillance efforts. The FCC team, which is comprised of professionals with extensive law enforcement, regulatory, legal, compliance, forensic consulting, operations, and business experience, administers an array of surveillances, due diligence and other control processes designed to identify potential money laundering, terrorist financing, bribery, securities fraud, and other violations of the law.

Job Summary & Responsibilities

FCC’s Risk Assessment and Controls team is seeking a vice president with prior banking/financial industry experience. The individual will help to manage FCC’s regulatory change management program, including identifying relevant regulatory developments on an ongoing basis, assessing their impact to the Goldman Sachs financial crime program, and working with stakeholders across the organization to design and coordinate implementation of required program changes, including revisions to relevant policies and procedures. The individual will also assist in managing the design and execution of the FCC global risk assessment program, coordinating with stakeholders across the firm to gather and analyze data, prepare related materials, and report results to firm management and other stakeholders. The role also includes serving in an advisory capacity to other groups within FCC, coordinating controls-related activities.

The ideal candidate would have experience in financial crime compliance, strong analytical, communication and writing skills, and the ability to collaborate with others and manage projects and processes, as well as to prioritize and balance a heavy workload. In this role, the individual would be expected to quickly gain an understanding of the firm's businesses in conjunction with the rules and regulations under which the firm operates.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong academic record with Bachelor’s degree or equivalent required
• Prior investment banking/financial services industry experience and knowledge of securities industry and products
• Prior compliance experience and a technical understanding of applicable AML, sanctions and bribery and corruption regulations
• Experience of using data analytics tools and knowledge of structured query language preferred
• Ability to work both independently and in team-oriented workflows
• Ability to manage expectations of key stakeholders
• Strong analytical and risk assessment skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to prioritize workflows and ensure deadlines are met
• Ability to forge strong relationships with colleagues and clients
• Proactive, self-motivated, detail-oriented and well-organized
• Compliance or legal-related experience in financial services preferred

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