Goldman Sachs
Complex Client Due Diligence, Transaction Banking Financial Crimes Risk, Vice Pr
Goldman Sachs, Dallas, TX
HOW YOU WILL FULFILL YOUR POTENTIALAs part of our global team, you will support the efforts of the team in managing financial crime and compliance risks for TxB. As part of a broader book of work dedicated to ensuring a comprehensive risk management framework for TxB, your key activities will include performing complex diligence at the inception of a client relationship, managing ongoing engagement with clients to address identified transactional anomalies and other actionable events, reviewing the client portfolio to identify key changes in risk profiles, as well as managing other effective controls to mitigate financial crime and compliance risk. You will have the opportunity to serve as a subject matter experts for financial crimes risk-related topics through participation in cross-departmental initiatives, and engagement with the 2nd and 3rd lines of defense. We are looking for someone who takes initiative and ownership of their work, enjoys working collaboratively in a dynamic and fast-paced environment, and excels at leading work projects and processes with agency. If that’s you, we would like to hear from you!Ensure that business activities, customers, transactions and third-party relationships are appropriately assessed and monitored for financial crime risks, particularly conduct diligence on prospective clients and partners with heightened financial crime and/or compliance risk factorsContribute to the team’s program execution initiatives to provide best-in-class financial crime risk management to the organization, through program framework maintenance and enhancement, navigating an evolving business modelCoordinate and lead diligence calls and continuously engage with clients throughout the client relationshipBuild and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders in sales, product, client service and across 2LOD (second line) partnersExposure to product risk and understanding of AML relating to Fintech companies and cross border paymentsEnsure reviews are completed in a timely manner through strong organization and project management skillsCollate feedback from internal and external stakeholders to draft memos for internal review/signoffPerform reviews and transactional analysis for clients and partners with heightened financial crimes risk profilesMaintain knowledge of current regulatory/compliance expectations, industry trends and emerging threats/risksManage multiple tasks and use sound judgment when prioritizingEstablish trusted partnerships with peers, functional leads, and executive level stakeholdersUpdate and maintain documentation for team processes and best practicesMust be independent and comfortable in a collaborative, dynamic, fast-paced, sometimes ambiguous, and often multi-directional work environmentBASIC QUALIFICATIONS7+ years of relevant professional AML, financial crimes, compliance, or risk experience gained in a first or second line of defense roleStrong program and project management skills; proven ability to work independently and manage multiple projects simultaneouslyTeam oriented; strong interpersonal and communication skillsExcellent written skills Attention to details is criticalAbility to demonstrate thought leadershipEnergetic, self-directed, and self-motivatedPREFERRED QUALIFICATIONSStrong client and partnership risk, financial crime, legal and/or compliance experienceCAMS or equivalent certifications a plusPrior Transaction Banking/Commercial Banking/Payments experiencePosting Date: 2024-04-26