Global Banking and Markets (Public) FICC Compliance, Vice President, London

Goldman Sachs•London, England, UK

fulltime

Finance and Sales

5+ years

About the role

Job Description This is a VP level role within the Global Banking and Markets (Public) FICC Compliance Team, based on the trading floor in London. The role entails providing compliance coverage for our market leading GCEM (Global Currencies and Emerging Markets) business.

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.

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 advice with regard to relevant rules, regulations and internal policies that govern the business.
Provision of pro-active risk mitigation instructions on regulatory and policy matters, including individual transactions, new products and business initiatives.
Assisting with the interpretation and implementation of new rules / regulation.
Developing and delivering of both ad-hoc and annual face to face training.
Developing and deploying second line controls and assisting the first line with the development of their controls.
Reviewing new algorithms and other electronic-related business initiatives.
Review of complex and strategic marketing materials and committee memos.
Co-ordination with the broader Compliance teams and Financial Crime Compliance on initiatives and projects.
Co-ordinating 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 and venue operators and coordination of responses to ad-hoc exchange and regulatory enquiries.
Contributing to the Global Compliance programme of work, including assisting on exercises such as the Compliance Risk Assessment.

Skills And Experiences We Are Looking For

Vice President level.
Minimum 5 years Markets 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, Solicitor or Bar exams, an advantage
Excellent practical understanding of FICC asset classes (both Cash and Derivatives), ideally including FX, Rates, Credit and Emerging Markets (FICC) 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 UK, EU and US regulations (MIFID II, MAR, Benchmark Regulation, EMIR, CSDR, CFTC, SEC)
Ability to enrich and thrive in an international and diverse, inclusive environment

About Goldman Sachs At Goldman Sachs, we commit our people, capital and ideas to help our clients, shareholders and the communities we serve to grow. Founded in 1869, we are a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm. Headquartered in New York, we maintain offices around the world.

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