Compliance, Financial Crime Controls, TXB, Vice President, Birmingham

Job Description

OUR IMPACTThe Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is a leading global financial services firm providing investment banking, securities and investment management services to a substantial and diversified client base that includes corporations, financial institutions, governmentsand high-net-worth individuals. The firm is headquartered in New York and maintains offices in London, Frankfurt, Tokyo, Hong Kong and other major financial centres around the world. Financial Crime Compliance ("FCC") has primary responsibility for the execution of the firms enterprise-wide Anti-Money Laundering ("AML"), anti-bribery, and government sanctions compliance programs and, among other things, performs enhanced due diligenceand government sanctions screening, as well as surveillance and investigations designed to identify potential terrorist financing, money laundering, bribery, market abuse, or other suspicious activity. YOUR IMPACTFCC is seeking an individual to join its FCC Transaction Banking ("TxB") team to serve as the EMEA Head of Specialized Due Diligence Program ("SDDP") which includes conducting and overseeing FCC due diligence and periodic reviews of TxBs more complex and higherrisk client types (e.g., correspondent and other financial institution clients). S/he will be working with cross-divisional partners, including compliance, technology, operations, and business personnel through all aspects of developing the requisite FCC controlsand performing the necessary due diligence for SDDP clients, including but not limited to the following: Principal Responsibilities:

• Further enhance business and FCC-led due diligence processes for SDDP opportunities
• Lead the FCC oversight function of the EMEA SDDP clients including controls managed by the first line of defense.
• In coordination with FCC and other first and second line stakeholders, lead FCC due diligence for EMEA SDDP opportunities
• Enhance and execute ongoing oversight and monitoring of EMEA SDDP opportunities, in conjunction with FCC and other first and second line stakeholders
• Working with FCC and Engineering stakeholders to determine requisite control adjustments and builds
• Project and due diligence tracking and execution, including maintaining necessary documentation in support for regulatory and audit purposes

The successful candidate will have strong analytical skills, the ability to collaborate with others, manage workflows and multi-task. The team member is expected to quickly gain an understanding of the firms growing TxB businesses, and the rules and regulationsunder which the Bank operates. Preferred Qualifications:

• 7+ years of prior experience in an analytical or technical role in Financial Crimes Compliance, preferably in Global Transaction Banking, Corporate Cash Management, and/or Payments business of an international financial services organization
• Understanding of Financial Crime, AML and terrorist financing trends and typologies
• Ability to determine and communicate FCC requirements to business, Operations, and Engineering teams
• Excellent organization and project management skills - ability to execute and manage a project independently is extremely important
• Ability to effectively engage and work with relevant internal and external stakeholders (including partners and clients) is critical
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to adapt to new changes and new challenges
• Strong analytical and risk assessment skills
• Ability to prioritize workflows and ensure deadlines are met

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