Compliance-Business Unit Compliance-Vice President-Bengaluru/Hyderabad
Goldman Sachs · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Full-time · Executive · Posted 18 days ago
GLOBAL COMPLIANCE AT GOLDMAN SACHS
At Goldman Sachs, the mandate of Global Compliance is to prevent, detect and
mitigate compliance, regulatory, and reputational risk across the firm and help
to strengthen the firm’s culture of compliance. Compliance accomplishes this
mandate 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. Compliance provides advice on how to conduct the firm’s business
in a manner that complies with the vast array of rules, regulations and
regulatory expectations around the globe. Importantly, Compliance plays a key
role in reviewing and effectively challenging transactions presenting compliance
or reputational risks.
BUSINESS UNIT AND ROLE OVERVIEW
Compliance provides compliance coverage to the Operations, Engineering,
Controllers, Corporate Treasury, Corporate and Workplace Solutions, Executive
Office, Corporate Planning Management, Risk, Tax and Human Capital Management
divisions.
This includes:
* Conducting risk identification, measurement and assessment
* Monitoring for compliance with laws, rules, regulations and policies,
including the identification and investigation of conduct related issues
* Participating in firm responses to regulatory examinations, audits and
inquiries
* Performing surveillance and investigations of business activities of the
above-referenced divisions
* Testing the effectiveness of controls
* Writing policies and procedures
* Communicating regulatory requirements and firm policy expectations to educate
others both one-on-one and through compliance learning initiative
RESPONSIBILITIES AND QUALIFICATIONS
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
As part of the India - The Core Compliance team, you will provide compliance
support and coverage for the firm’s Engineering Division, Risk Division and
Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) team. You will also participate in
region-wide and global initiatives to enact the Global Compliance mandate and
Business Unit priorities. To fulfill this role and responsibilities, you will
need to:
* Advise, challenge, and influence the Engineering Division, Risk Division and
TPRM team regarding financial regulation implementation, firmwide and
divisional policies, and reputational risk
* Brief senior leadership on risks identified and ensure stakeholder
engagement
* Analyze and conduct ongoing reviews of regulations, rule trends and
enforcement actions to assess impact and identify potential gaps
* Partner with impacted groups to ensure the business can support new rules and
requirements
* Identify, investigate, and manage compliance issues involving the Engineering
Division, Risk Division and TPRM
* Coordinate with counterparts in other jurisdictions to ensure the firm is
meeting related regulatory requirements globally
* As needed, support development and analysis of related policies, standards,
and processes to ensure compliance with applicable regulations and
requirements
* Recommend and undertake compliance testing and forensic investigatory work
* Develop and deliver communications and training
* Coordinate with the broader Compliance team on specific initiatives and
projects
QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS
A strong candidate for The Core Compliance will satisfy the following criteria:
* At least 7-8 years of relevant work experience obtained as a compliance
officer, regulator or in a risk management role
* Bachelor’s degree or higher. A graduate degree in a related area (law, risk,
information security) is a plus
* Experience in reading and interpreting regulations, laws and statutes
* Understanding of the global regulatory environment as it relates to
technology and information security
* Experience interacting with regulators, or supporting regulatory audits or
inquiries is a plus
A strong candidate for The Core Compliance will possess the following skills:
* Clear, concise communications skills; able to communicate with impact at
senior levels
* Able and willing to challenge; comfortable with inter-personal conflict; able
to build strong professional rapport with stakeholders while maintaining
independence as a risk manager
* Work independently. Exercise sound judgment, ethics and integrity
* Fast learner; able to adapt to business and regulatory changes; interest to
challenge status quo and find new solutions
* Well organized with the ability to manage both longer term projects and
daily, often time-sensitive, escalations
* Proficient in using technology; able to analyze data sets and summarize
findings; comfortable learning new technologies, both as a user and to
identify risks
* Team-oriented and supportive of others’ success; comfortable representing a
team work product to stakeholders
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