Wealth Management Compliance Officer - London - Vice President

Goldman Sachs Global Compliance is dedicated to protecting the reputation of the firm, managing risk and helping to advance the business of the firm. From global financial centers to important developing markets, Global Compliance professionals interpret and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and determine how the firm can appropriately pursue global market opportunities. Global Compliance is organized broadly into divisional compliance groups and centralized compliance groups.

Goldman Sachs Private Wealth Management (PWM) specializes in creating comprehensive wealth management plans for high net worth individuals and families, as well as select institutions, including foundations and endowments. As part of PWM Compliance, your role will be focused on preventing, detecting and mitigating compliance, regulatory and reputational risk across the firm and help 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 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.

Our Impact

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.

Functional Responsibilities

• Provide advice on how to conduct the firm’s business in a manner that complies with the comprehensive array of rules, regulations and policies applicable to our business.
• Identify compliance risk associated with business processes and practices including review and potential enhancements of existing controls.
• Review and approval of marketing materials prepared for distribution to clients.
• Perform thematic forensic reviews.
• Review of errors and customer complaints.
• Support internal and external audit preparation work.
• Provide training on applicable compliance requirements.
• Identify, review and implementation of new regulations by partnering with Legal, Business Personnel, Compliance Officers and other stakeholders.
• Participation in various global and region specific strategic projects to provide comprehensive compliance inputs and drive compliance owned deliverables.
• As needed, support development and analysis of existing and new policies, standards and processes to ensure compliance with applicable regulations and requirements.
• Advise, challenge and influence stakeholder teams as required in relation to regulations, policies and reputational risk.

Skills & Experience We’re Looking For

• Minimum of 6 years of experience as a compliance officer, in a risk management role, ideally with a nexus to Private Wealth.
• Bachelor's degree or higher in Law, Economics, Finance or Master’s degree or MBA a plus, but not required.
• Detailed Knowledge of UK regulatory environment and FCA rules.
• Any knowledge of other European or international regulatory regimes an advantage.
• Inquisitive and proactive in identifying risks and proposing solutions.
• Good interpersonal skills and excellent written/oral communication skills.
• Ability to work with a variety of senior and junior people, and build smooth working relationships.
• Highest attention to detail.
• Good team player – one who is able to prioritize in a fast moving, constantly changing environment.
• Entrepreneurial inclination – ability to work alone and act as project manager.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills with the ability to exercise sound and balanced judgment.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously and work under tight deadlines.

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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, from our training and development opportunities and firmwide networks to benefits, wellness and personal finance offerings and mindfulness programs.

We’re committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with special needs or disabilities during our recruiting process.