Compliance, Global Banking & Markets Private Compliance, M&A Advisory, Vice President/Associate[...]

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.; City Of London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global investment banking firm is seeking a Vice President in London for its Global Banking & Markets Private Compliance team. The role involves compliance oversight and advice on M&A advisory transactions across EMEA. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree and at least 5 years of relevant experience, particularly in compliance or legal roles. The position demands strong analytical skills, proficiency in regulatory matters, and the ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits

Competitive vacation policies

On-site fitness centers

Child care centers

Financial wellness support

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant experience in compliance, legal, or financial roles.
• Understanding of MiFID II and MAR applicable to investment banking.
• Strong interest in financial markets and investment banking.

Responsibilities

• Provide advice and compliance oversight to Investment Banking personnel.
• Develop and implement compliance policies and best practices.
• Assist in regulatory inquiries and investigations.

Skills

Compliance knowledge

Regulatory understanding (MiFID II, MAR)

Analytical problem-solving

Team collaboration

Interpersonal communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Compliance, Global Banking & Markets Private Compliance, M&A Advisory, Vice President/Associate, London

Job Description

Global Banking & Markets Private Compliance supports the Investment Banking business by providing advice and guidance on regulatory, legal and compliance matters. Investment Banking (“IB”) includes M&A, financial advisory and financing transactions, including equity and debt capital markets, structured finance, credit finance and corporate derivatives. We currently have an opportunity available for a Vice President in London, to cover the IB M&A Advisory business in EMEA.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Providing advice and compliance oversight to IB personnel on transactions, new business initiatives and significant business changes affecting the firm, as well as compliance, regulatory and reputational issues
• Developing and implementing policies, procedures, and best practice standards within IB
• Keeping up to date with relevant regulatory/rule changes
• Creating and implementing new controls and surveillances to mitigate risks to the firm by analysing the transactional processes used in IB, as well as the activities and actions of individual bankers
• Assisting other compliance teams in monitoring IB activities to help ensure adherence to applicable laws, regulations and firm policies and procedures, including developing and executing surveillance and other forensic compliance programs
• Creating and implementing live and online compliance training programs to educate bankers on applicable compliance requirements, legal issues, and regulatory changes
• Assisting in responding to regulatory inquiries and investigations

SKILLS / EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of relevant experience, including in compliance, legal, accounting or business (e.g. other finance, regulatory or legal roles) or similar relevant experience in the financial sector
• Understanding of MiFID II and MAR, including practical experience of their applicability to investment banking transactions and practices
• Demonstrated interest in financial markets and investment banking
• A highly motivated self‑starter, who learns quickly and works well under pressure
• A critical thinker with strong analytical, problem solving and organizational skills
• Able to effectively summarize, communicate and defend positions
• A proactive team player, who enjoys working collaboratively across teams and disciplines
• Possess effective interpersonal and communication skills; the candidate should be outgoing, communicative, persuasive, and courteous
  

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

Locations

• Locations London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom

Healthcare & Medical Services

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

We offer competitive vacation policies based on employee level and office location. We promote time off from work to recharge by providing generous vacation entitlements and a minimum of three weeks expected vacation usage each year.

Financial Wellness & Retirement

We assist employees in saving and planning for retirement, offer financial support for higher education, and provide a number of benefits to help employees prepare for the unexpected. We offer live financial education and content on a variety of topics to address the spectrum of employees’ priorities.

Health

We offer a medical advocacy service for employees and family members facing critical health situations, and counseling and referral services through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP). We provide Global Medical, Security and Travel Assistance and a Workplace Ergonomics Program. We also offer state-of-the-art on-site health centers in certain offices.

Fitness

To encourage employees to live a healthy and active lifestyle, some of our offices feature on-site fitness centers. For eligible employees we typically reimburse fees paid for a fitness club membership or activity (up to a pre-approved amount).

Benefits at Goldman Sachs

We offer on-site child care centers that provide full-time and emergency back-up care, as well as mother and baby rooms and homework rooms. In every office, we provide advice and counseling services, expectant parent resources and transitional programs for parents returning from parental leave. Adoption, surrogacy, egg donation and egg retrieval stipends are also available.

Read more about the full suite of class‑leading benefits our firm has to offer.

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