Project Management

Goldman Sachs; City of London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A global investment banking firm seeks a Vice President in Regulatory Management to oversee regulatory solutions and ensure compliance. The ideal candidate has over 5 years of experience in financial services and a strong academic background. Key responsibilities include analyzing regulatory impacts, collaborating with stakeholders, and managing multiple projects. This role is based in London, and the firm is committed to fostering diversity and inclusion.

Benefits

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Training and development opportunities

Wellness and personal finance offerings

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in financial services with an emphasis on regulation.
• Familiarity with asset management products and operating models.
• Ability to lead strategic discussions on regulatory changes.

Responsibilities

• Analyze regulatory policies impacting the Asset and Wealth Management business.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to address regulatory challenges.
• Build relationships with senior stakeholders for complex analysis.

Skills

Management consulting experience

Regulatory strategy ownership

Analytical problem-solving

Project management skills

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

MS Office

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

Asset Wealth Management -Strategic Transformation Office – Regulatory Management – Regulatory Solutions – Vice President – London location_on London, Greater London, 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 5+ years of experience in management consulting or related field in financial services with 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
• Demonstrated proficiency in 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
• Strong project management skills including definition of business case and scope, articulation of issues, challenges, risks, dependencies and solutions
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills with ability to influence all levels of staff to drive change
• Proven track record of owning, designing and executing 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

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.