VP, Global Sanctions & Compliance Strategy

The Goldman Sachs Group; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

The Goldman Sachs Group seeks a Vice President within Global Compliance to lead strategic optimization initiatives across sanctions screening, surveillance, and oversight programs. This role demands deep sanctions knowledge, strong project management, and technology implementation experience to translate regulatory requirements into scalable operations.

The successful candidate will drive automation, workflow redesign, and analytics, partnering with Engineering, Operations and business

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.
• Significant experience in sanctions compliance, financial crime compliance, transaction screening, customer/reference data screening, and/or related control functions.
• Demonstrated experience leading large-scale projects, technology implementations, or transformation initiatives.
• Strong understanding of screening systems, sanctions controls, alert management processes, and operational risk considerations.
• Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent workstreams in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience drafting business requirements, process documentation, governance materials, and executive presentations.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate complex data into actionable recommendations.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with experience presenting to senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex cross-functional initiatives involving Compliance, Engineering, Operations, Data & Analytics, Corporate Treasury, and other stakeholders.
• Develop project plans, business requirements, governance materials, milestones, success metrics, and implementation strategies.
• Coordinate user acceptance testing (UAT), change management activities, implementation readiness reviews, and stakeholder communications.
• Track project progress, risks, dependencies, and issue resolution to ensure successful delivery of strategic initiatives.
• Prepare executive-level updates and governance reporting for senior management.

Skills

Sanctions expertise

Program management

Strategic execution

Process optimization

Technology transformation

Data-driven decision making

Stakeholder management

Executive communication

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Sanctions platforms

Workflow tools

Case management systems

Job description

The Goldman Sachs Group seeks a Vice President within Global Compliance to lead strategic optimization initiatives across sanctions screening, surveillance, and oversight programs. This role demands deep sanctions knowledge, strong project management, and technology implementation experience to translate regulatory requirements into scalable operations.

The successful candidate will drive automation, workflow redesign, and analytics, partnering with Engineering, Operations and business