Asset and Wealth Management, Operations - Regulatory Reporting, Portfolio Level, Executive Dire[...]

Goldman Sachs Bank AG; Singapore; On-site; SGD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A global investment banking firm in Singapore seeks a Regulatory Middle Office Operations professional to lead transaction reporting and drive automation initiatives. The ideal candidate will have over 7 years of experience in financial services with extensive knowledge in regulatory reporting. This role emphasizes stakeholder management, regulatory engagement, and mentoring teams. Competitive benefits including comprehensive healthcare and generous vacation policies are offered, fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace.

Benefits

Healthcare & Medical Insurance

Competitive vacation policies

On-site fitness centers

Qualifications

• Minimum of 7 years experience in regulatory reporting or operations, preferably in Asset Management.
• Ability to challenge the status quo and drive automation.
• Strong organizational skills to manage competing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Ownership of transaction reporting regulatory regimes for the APAC region.
• Drive automation and process transformation.
• Engage with internal and external stakeholders regarding regulatory changes.
• Mentor and develop colleagues in the team.

Skills

7+ years in financial services

OTC Derivatives Transaction Reporting

Regulatory Engagement

Stakeholder Management

Process Automation

Mentorship and Development

Job description

OPERATIONS

The Operations division is a dynamic, multi-faceted organization that partners with all parts of the firm to provide banking, securities, and asset management services to clients around the world. In addition, Operations provides essential risk management and controls to preserve and enhance the firm's assets and its reputation. For every new product launched and every trade executed, it is Operations that develops and manages the processes and controls that enable business flow.

YOUR IMPACT

We’re looking for a professional individual who wants to apply their understanding of financial markets and be at the heart of regulatory reform.With the continued high rate of change in the regulatory reporting space, Regulatory Operations professionals have the platform to significantly impact their environment and the wider business.

OUR IMPACT

REGULATORY MIDDLE OFFICE OPERATIONS

The GSAM Regulatory Middle Office (RMO) team is responsible for overseeing GSAM’s regulatory reporting and providing subject matter expertise within various regulatory reform initiatives and external audits. The team serves as the regulatory interface for internal and external business partners including Regulators, Auditors, Fund Administrators, Custodians, Controllers, Legal, Compliance, Trading Desks, Client Relationship Management, Technology, and other Operational teams. The RMO team provides oversight and governance over regulatory filings and along with assessing potential impacts from business change events.

HOW YOU WILL FULFILL YOUR POTENTIAL

RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:

• Holistic ownership and strategic direction for transaction reporting regulatory regimes and external audit reporting requirements from a GSAM Operations perspective, with a specific focus on the APAC region (e.g., Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC)). This includes the team's day-to-day activities to ensure timely and accurate reporting.
• Driving Automation & Process Transformation:Champion and lead initiatives to transform existing manual regulatory reporting processes into highly automated, efficient, and risk-free workflows. This involves identifying opportunities for leveraging technology, including AI and process automation tools, to enhance reporting accuracy, reduce operational risk, and improve scalability.
• Regulatory Engagement:Serve as the primary subject matter expert for regulatory reporting, filing, exception management, and auditing within APAC. Proactively engage with internal Legal and Compliance teams, as well as external regulators and industry peers (e.g., MAS, ASIC), to interpret evolving regulations, discuss industry changes, gain insights, and share best practices.
• Stakeholder Management:Cultivate strong relationships with key stakeholders across Operations, Engineering, Legal, Compliance, and the Business. Effectively manage senior conversations, elevate open risks with clear remediation plans, and provide assurance to leadership teams regarding the robustness and compliance of regulatory reporting processes.
• Innovation:Play an instrumental role in the implementation of large-scale, transformative initiatives across the team. Review business and functional specifications to determine potential impacts on existing regulatory obligations. Analyze front-to-back system infrastructure to understand data flows, booking models, and logic required for data capture, working closely with Engineering teams to implement and test enhancements to regulatory reporting capabilities.
• Leadership: Mentor and develop colleagues, fostering a deep understanding of complex workflows and processes, and promoting a culture of continuous improvement and innovation within the team.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE WE ARE LOOKING FOR

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• A minimum of 7+ years’ experience in financial services, with a significant portion in regulatory reporting or operations, preferably within Asset Management
• Extensive OTC Derivatives Transaction Reporting experience to MAS or ASIC, with a deep understanding of the regulatory landscape in APAC
• Demonstrated ability to challenge the status quo, identify inefficiencies, and successfully drive automation and process re-engineering initiatives to create more robust and less manual regulatory reporting processes
• Ability to understand complex workflows, analyze front-to-back data flows, and meticulously identify and resolve issues, paired with meticulous attention to detail
• Ability to clearly articulate complex issues and ideas, provide timely escalation, and effectively influence stakeholders at a senior level
• Proven ability to build and maintain strong relationships with key internal and external stakeholders, including, industry peers and vendors, fostering collaboration and knowledge sharing
• Demonstrated experience in leading, mentoring, and developing high-performing teams, fostering a collaborative and results-oriented environment
• Self-motivated and proactive team player, who takes holistic ownership and accountability of projects, possesses strong organizational skills, and can effectively manage competing priorities within tight deadlines
• Ability to work well at fast pace and dynamic team environment

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Understanding of financial markets and the regulatory landscape, specifically its impact on the Asset Management Industry in APAC
• Understanding of risk (financial, operational, reputational, and regulatory) with experience in identifying and mitigating risks within reporting processes
• Practical knowledge of financial products, e.g., equities, fixed income, exchange-traded derivatives, OTC derivatives
• Knowledge about project management and business analysis methodologies
• Demonstrated interest and practical experience in data analysis, process automation, and Business Intelligence/Artificial Intelligence (BI/AI) tools relevant to regulatory reporting

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.

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

Healthcare & Medical Insurance

We offer a wide range of health and welfare programs that vary depending on office location. These generally include medical, dental, short-term disability, long-term disability, life, accidental death, labor accident and business travel accident insurance.

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 Services

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 provide 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).

Child Care & Family Care

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.

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