GLOBAL COMPLIANCE
Our division prevents, detects and mitigates compliance, regulatory and reputational risk across the firm and helps to strengthen the firm’s culture of compliance. Compliance accomplishes these through the firm’s enterprise-wide compliance risk management program. As an independent control function and part of the firm’s second line of defense, Compliance assesses the firm’s compliance, regulatory and reputational risk; monitors for compliance with new or amended laws, rules and regulations; designs and implements controls, policies, procedures and training; conducts independent testing; investigates, surveils and monitors for compliance risks and breaches; and leads the firm’s responses to regulatory examinations, audits and inquiries. You'll be part of a team with members from a wide range of academic and professional backgrounds, such as law, accounting, sales, and trading. We look for those who possess sound judgment, curiosity, and are able to adapt to a changing regulatory landscape.
JOB SUMMARY AND RESPONSIBILITIES
As an integral part of the Singapore Private Wealth Management (PWM) Compliance team and the broader Asia PWM Compliance team, you will work in a highly collaborative and dynamic environment with Private Wealth Management professionals, global PWM Compliance counterparts, other Compliance team members and other Goldman Sachs departments, including Legal and Internal Audit, Operations, Engineering and Human Capital Management to address an array of business, legal and regulatory matters encountered by the Private Wealth Management business across the Asia region, in addition to driving forward strategic business initiatives and projects.
You will be working closely and providing on-going advice to the PWM business and PWM Management; assist them in analyzing compliance issues applicable to the business, reviewing business opportunities from a compliance perspective and addressing regulatory inquiries and handling client issues, and help drive forward strategic business initiatives and projects. In addition to the above, responsibilities may include:
- Refining compliance program, controls and surveillance tools which enables compliance to conduct in depth reviews
- Ensuring that appropriate policies and procedures are in place for PWM; drive completion of updates and the creation of new policies in response to regulatory drivers, external factors and business changes; develop, implement and provide training on relevant policies and procedures in compliance with relevant regulations and firm policies/initiatives to the PWM business
- Reviewing marketing materials that are used to pitch PWM products and services to clients
- Testing and monitoring controls, surveillances and procedures to assess effectiveness in ensuring adherence to laws, regulations and firm policies and procedures.
SKILLS & EXPERIENCE WE'RE LOOKING FOR
- University degree holder/relevant professional or industry qualification
- 3-5 years relevant experience
- Knowledge of the regulatory framework for the private wealth business and products (including derivatives and structured products)
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to exercise sound and balanced judgement
- Attentive to detail and capable of multi-tasking in a fast-paced environment, have a positive, hands-on, “can do” attitude
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively in a team-oriented setting, prioritize projects to meet tight deadlines. Highly motivated self-starter with an ability to work independently
- Strong communication skills
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