Asset & Wealth Management, Regulatory Management, Regulatory Solutions, Associate, Birmingham B[...]

Goldman Sachs Bank AG; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Associate in Birmingham to join their Asset & Wealth Management Strategic Transformation Office. This role involves overseeing large-scale transformations and enhancing the regulatory strategy for the business. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in management consulting or financial services, with a focus on regulatory assessments. You'll work closely with senior stakeholders to drive business engagement and deliver innovative solutions to complex regulatory challenges. Join a dynamic team committed to excellence and make a significant impact in the financial services sector.

Benefits

Diversity and Inclusion Programs

Training and Development Opportunities

Wellness Programs

Mindfulness Programs

Qualifications

• 2+ years in management consulting or financial services with regulatory assessments.
• Understanding of asset management products and operating models.

Responsibilities

• Analyze regulatory policies and their impact on business areas.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to simplify regulatory challenges.

Skills

Management Consulting

Regulatory Strategy

Analytical Skills

Project Management

Communication Skills

Problem Solving

Relationship Building

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

MS Office

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

Asset & Wealth Management, Regulatory Management, Regulatory Solutions, Associate, Birmingham location_on Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom

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 optimize our operating platform. This group comprises of four critical functions, including (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 is responsible for performing detailed assessments on new regulations, identifying the impact on existing AWM capabilities and supporting the design of appropriate solutions to deliver regulatory requirements. The team also supports the launch of new products, funds or trading activity by advising on current live and new upcoming regulatory considerations.

HOW YOU WILL FULFILL YOUR POTENTIAL

• Build a deep understanding of the Asset and Wealth Management business through analyzing 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 that will be required when performing complex analysis across multiple businesses

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE WE’RE LOOKING FOR

• Bachelor’s degree and 2+ years of experience in management consulting or related fieldin financial serviceswith active involvement in new regulation assessments and implementations
• Understanding of asset management products (closed/open funds, traditional and alternatives products),and the wider asset management operating model and ecosystems
• Experience working as part of business or regulatory function owning the regulatory strategy, roadmap, analysis and interpretation of new regulations for the business
• 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 Reg product and platform management is preferable
• Multi-task and can manage 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 our training and development opportunities and firmwide networks to benefits, wellness and personal finance offerings and mindfulness programs. 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