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Global Markets Compliance, Vice President / Executive Director, London

Employer
Goldman Sachs
Location
London, United Kingdom
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
May 12, 2021

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Job Function
Compliance/Regulatory
Industry Sector
Finance - General
Employment Type
Full Time
Education
Bachelors
MORE ABOUT THIS JOB
This is a VP level role within the Global Markets Compliance Team, based on the trading floor in London. Role entails providing compliance coverage across market leading Credit, Mortgages, Structured Finance and Commodities business units.

WHO WE ARE
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm that provides a wide range of financial services to a substantial and diversified client base that includes corporations, financial institutions, governments and individuals. Founded in 1869, the firm is headquartered in New York and maintains offices in all major financial centres around the world.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND QUALIFICATIONS
OUR IMPACT

The Compliance division prevents, detects and mitigates compliance, regulatory and reputational risk across the firm and helps to strengthen the firm's culture of compliance.

As an independent control function and part of the firm's second line of defence, 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.

Requirements of the role
  • Trading floor based role providing real-time compliance counsel to the Credit, Mortgages, Structured Financing and Commodities business units, with regards to relevant rules, regulations and internal policies that govern the Global Markets business.
  • Provision of pro-active risk mitigation instructions on regulatory and policy matters including individual transactions, new products and business initiatives.
  • Assistance with the interpretation and implementation of new rules/regulation.
  • Development and delivery of both ad-hoc and annual face to face training.
  • Development and deployment of second line controls and assisting the first line with the development of their controls.
  • Review of new algorithms and other electronic related business initiatives
  • Review of complex and strategic marketing materials and committee memos
  • Co-ordination with the broader Global Markets Compliance Team as well as Central/Federation and Financial Crime Compliance on initiatives and projects.
  • Co-ordination with broader firm departments, such as Controllers, Operations, Internal Audit and Legal.
  • Participation in Compliance, regulatory and internal investigations and audits, including utilising firm systems to conduct forensic reviews.
  • Liaising with local regulators and Exchange/venue operators and coordination of responses to ad-hoc regulatory enquiries.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES WE ARE LOOKING FOR
  • Vice President level
  • Minimum of 5 years of compliance experience, ideally gained by working on a trading floor for a Tier 1 house or others with sophisticated market making / hedging business units and/or complex financing capabilities
  • Degree level or equivalent (not essential if has relevant working experience)
  • Professional qualifications such as CISI Diploma, CFA, Legal exams, an advantage
  • Excellent practical understanding of FICC asset classes (both Cash and Derivatives), ideally including Credit and/or Commodities (including those with ICE/CME/LME/ OFGEM experience).
  • Pro-active, self-motivated, assertive and well organized
  • Ability to work independently and yet remain a strong team player
  • Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously and work to tight deadlines
  • Excellent communication skills both written and oral
  • Languages an advantage (particularly French and/or German)
  • Proactive approach to problem solving
  • Deep interest in compliance / financial markets and a willingness to continually learn
  • Excellent understanding of EU and US regulations (MIFID II, MAR, Benchmarks, EMIR, CSDR, CFTC, SEC), knowledge of REMIT/ LBMA Precious Metals Code an advantage.
  • Ability to enrich and thrive in an international and diverse, inclusive environment

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