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") coordinates Goldman Sachs' enterprise-wide anti-money laundering (AML), economic sanctions and anti-bribery compliance efforts. The combined FCC team, which is composed of professionals with extensive law enforcement, regulatory, legal, compliance, forensic consulting, operations and business experience, administers an array of surveillances, due diligence, investigative expertise and other control processes designed to identify potential money laundering, terrorist financing, bribery, fraud and other violations of law.
YOUR IMPACT
FCC is seeking to build out its Digital Assets team which will focus on managing compliance, regulatory and reputational risk within the Firm’s Digital Assets business. The team serves as a key, control-side point of contact for FCC-related issues involving Digital Assets, and works with other FCC personnel in providing a range of advisory, diligence and investigative work product to manage risks.
Additionally, the team collaborates with stakeholders across the Firm to understand respective businesses in the digital assets space and leverage Compliance assets and colleagues to manage any nascent or existing risks. It leverages its understanding of various digital assets technologies and associated partners, identifies industry standards for risk management of digital assets activities, and identifies enhancements to existing controls that impact digital assets personnel and activities.
Specifically, this role will also support, develop, and advise on the Firm's Digital Asset compliance program, working closely with compliance, legal, operations, technology, and business personnel to enhance firmwide financial crime-related infrastructure. The role will also field ad hoc escalations to advise firm personnel on AML related matters and conduct enhanced due diligence on individuals and entities intersecting with Digital Assets to identify potential legal, financial crime or reputational risk. The role will. The role may also be required to engage with senior Firm personnel and/or clients to articulate legal and regulatory obligations and negotiate adherence to firmwide policies and procedures.
The ideal candidate possesses strong analytical skills, substantive experience with respect to risk management and AML compliance and familiarity with digital assets broadly.
Basic Qualifications
- 5+ years of banking related experience;
- Strong oral and written communication skills;
- Driven, organized, and energetic;
- Analytical; capable of identifying and distilling relevant information quickly;
- Interest in digital assets, cryptocurrencies, blockchain technology, etc;
- Works well under pressure, effectively prioritizes and is able to multi-task;
- Works cooperatively and courteously with others;
- Strong executive presence; capable of interacting with senior leaders;
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Alteryx:
- Extensive knowledge of BSA/AML, economic sanctions, or anti-bribery compliance
Preferred Qualifications
- Familiarity with the investment banking industry and/or Goldman Sachs businesses
- Familiarity with the digital assets industry
- Prior experience reviewing data to identity risk-relevant information;
- Clear thinker capable of turning complex topics into concise and compelling narratives
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