WHO WE ARE 

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm that provides a wide range of financial services to a substantial and diversified client base that includes corporations, financial institutions, governments and individuals. Founded in 1869, the firm is headquartered in New York and maintains offices in all major financial centres around the world.

OUR IMPACT 

The France Compliance team is part of the Global Compliance department, which 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. 

Within the France Compliance team, this role is to provide support to the Head of FICC Compliance within Goldman Sachs Bank Europe including but not limited to providing real time regulatory interpretation and advice, policies and training on regulatory matters to Europe -based FICC business within Global Banking and Markets – Public. 

Key responsibilities of the role:

Providing real-time compliance advice to the FICC business units, with regards to European relevant rules, regulations and internal policies that govern the business.Provide support with the interpretation and implementation of new rules/regulation - assessing regulatory risks, regulatory changes and potential impact to EU FICC business units.Adhering to the Global Compliance Framework, including with respect to risk assessments and designing/implementing appropriate controls.Provision of pro-active risk mitigation instructions on regulatory and policy matters including individual transactions, new products and business initiatives.Assistance with the interpretation and implementation of new rules/regulation - assessing regulatory risks, regulatory changes and potential impact.Development and deployment of second line controls and assisting the first line with the development of their controls.Review of new algorithms and other electronic related business initiatives initiatives to ensure adherence with EU and German specific requirements.Reviewing of policy/conduct violation escalationsReview of marketing materials and new activities committee memos.Working with Legal, Controllers, Internal Audit, Technology, Operations (Client onboarding) and other areas within Compliance (including the broader Global Banking and Markets – Public team) or the business divisions to ensure prompt and coordinated resolution of compliance matters.Assisting with the coordination of responses to ad-hoc regulatory, exchanges and audit enquiries including utilising firm systems to conduct forensic reviews.Collaborating with other Compliance areas and the business to produce responses to information requests ahead of regulatory audits/reviews/reports/questionnaires.Assisting with the review and escalation of  Suspicious Transactions.Developing and delivering training sessions on Compliance matters, including on EU and French regulatory requirements.Updating Compliance-related Policies and Procedures in accordance with applicable European and French regulations and Group requirements.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS

Minimum of 5 years of compliance experience, ideally gained by working for a top tier house or others with sophisticated market making/hedging business units and/or complex financing capabilities.Degree level or equivalent (not essential if has relevant working experience).Fluent in French and in English.Professional qualifications such as CISI Diploma, CFA, AMF certification are an advantage.Excellent practical understanding of FICC asset classes.Pro-active, self-motivated, assertive and well-organized.Ability to work independently and yet remain a strong team player.Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously and work to tight deadlines.Excellent communication skills both written and oral.Ability to communicate effectively and drive practical outcomes.Proactive approach to problem solving. Deep interest in compliance/financial markets and a willingness to continually learn.Excellent understanding of ACPR/AMF and European regulations and willingness to keep abreast of business and regulatory changes.Excellent understanding of EU Regulations (MiFID II, MAR, Benchmarks, EMIR, CSDR). French Regulations (AMF General Rule Book, French monetary and Financial Code) as well as US regulations (Dodd-Frank Act and other major CFTC and SEC driven regulations).Ability to enrich and thrive in an international and diverse, inclusive environment.Analytical mind, inquisitive and detail oriented.Good understanding of risk analysis processes.Ability to make sound decisions, including escalation when appropriate, in regard of regulatory risks.Ability to build strong working relationships with colleagues in all divisions across the region and co-ordinate with the global and regional Compliance team.  ABOUT GOLDMAN SACHS
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