Asset & Wealth Management – Regulatory Management – Regulatory Solutions – Associate - Birmingham

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm in Birmingham seeks an Associate in Regulatory Management to manage the regulatory strategy and roadmap. The role involves analyzing regulatory policies, collaborating across teams, and developing strategic solutions. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree and 2+ years in management consulting or a related field, with strong analytical, project management, and communication skills. Familiarity with asset management products is essential. The firm promotes diversity and offers opportunities for personal and professional growth.

Benefits

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Training and development opportunities

Wellness and personal finance offerings

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in management consulting or related field in financial services.
• Experience in new regulation assessments and implementations.
• Experience owning the regulatory strategy and roadmap.

Responsibilities

• Build a deep understanding of regulatory policies impacting the business.
• Simplify complex regulatory challenges through collaboration.
• Drive engagement on regulatory change matters across divisions.

Skills

Management consulting experience

Understanding of asset management products

Strategic mindset

Strong communication skills

Analytical and problem-solving skills

Project Management experience

Proficiency in MS Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

MS Office

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

Asset & Wealth Management – Regulatory Management – Regulatory Solutions – Associate - Birmingham

Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom

Job Description

YOUR IMPACT

The Asset & Wealth Management Strategic Transformation Office is a recently established entity tasked with overseeing comprehensive large‑scale transformations. Our primary objectives are to enhance scalability, drive revenue growth, improve client experience, and elevate controls to optimise our operating platform. This group comprises four critical functions: (1) Product Management & Design, (2) Change Management, (3) Regulatory Management, and (4) Monitoring & Testing.

The AWM Regulatory Management team manages the regulatory strategy and roadmap for the AWM business globally. As the key business partner for regulatory matters, the team is responsible for: 1) Regulatory Solutions – assessing the impact of regulations on business activities; and 2) Regulatory Controls – ensuring a robust control framework is in place to evidence compliance.

Regulatory Solutions represent the views of the business on regulatory change governance forums and act as co‑sponsors of new regulations. The team performs detailed assessments on new regulations, identifies the impact on existing AWM capabilities, and supports the design of appropriate solutions to deliver regulatory requirements. The team also advises on current live and upcoming regulatory considerations during the launch of new products, funds, or trading activity.

HOW YOU WILL FULFILL YOUR POTENTIAL

• Build a deep understanding of the Asset and Wealth Management business through analysing the applicability and impact of regulatory policies and rules to each business area (new regulations and new business activities)
• Simplify complex problems (regulatory challenges) by collaborating with the team, key stakeholders and regulatory experts within the firm
• Exert influence and impact to drive business engagement and lead strategic cross‑divisional discussions on regulatory change matters
• Deploy appropriate methodologies and governance tools to drive the timely delivery of analysis and agreed solution approach (operational and technology driven)
• Build strong senior stakeholder relationships required for complex analysis across multiple businesses

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE WE’RE LOOKING FOR

• Bachelor’s degree and 2+ years of experience in management consulting or a related field in financial services with active involvement in new regulation assessments and implementations
• Understanding of asset management products (closed/open funds, traditional and alternative products) and the wider asset management operating model and ecosystems
• Experience owning the regulatory strategy, roadmap, analysis and interpretation of new regulations for the business as part of a regulatory function
• Strategic mindset with strong analytical, problem‑solving and critical‑thinking skills to provide creative and innovative solutions
• Project Management experience, including definition of business case and scope, articulation of issues, challenges, risks, dependencies and solutions
• Strong communication and relationship‑building skills
• Proven track record of supporting the design and execution of solutions for complex problems
• Experience in regulatory product and platform management is preferable
• Ability to multi‑task and advance multiple projects simultaneously
• Proficiency in MS Office, PowerPoint and Excel, with an ability to learn new tools quickly

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.

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 training and development opportunities and firmwide networks to benefits, wellness and personal finance offerings and mindfulness programmes. Learn more about our culture, benefits and people at GS.com/careers.

We’re committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with special needs or disabilities during our recruiting process. Learn more: https://www.goldmansachs.com/careers/footer/disability-statement.html

Goldman Sachs is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Job Info

• Job Identification 155966
• Job Category Associate
• Posting Date 11/24/2025, 11:02 AM
• Locations Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom