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.  

OUR IMPACT

The role we are recruiting for is in the Regulatory Affairs team of the Compliance function based in Warsaw providing coverage for Goldman Sachs Bank Europe SE (GSBE) and its European branches. This role will support the Chief Compliance Officer in maintaining the Compliance program for the activity of GSBE and support with the core Compliance function tasks as required by MaComp and MaRisk. This covers a broad spectrum of responsibilities which comprise but are not limited to the below.

YOUR IMPACT 

Controls

Conduct key Compliance controls in line with BaFin requirements (in particular MaComp, MaRisk) and other selective regulatory frameworks e.g. Italy Law 231 / Spain Corporate Defence ProgrammeParticipate in firmwide working groups / implement new global standards (e.g. Monitoring and Testing, Issue management, policies and procedures) to uplift the RCC Compliance programmeAssist in the identification and performance of new controls to mitigate Compliance risksAssist in the identification and implementation of efficiencies in the RCC Compliance Programme including streamlining and harmonising controls across multiple offices, and extending the scope of controls to cover offices with no physical compliance presenceMaintain close working relationships and collaboration with RCC team members and other Compliance stakeholders across locations, to:  promote consistent standards of interpretation, application, reporting/ escalation and documentation; andprevent gaps, duplications or information loss across the compliance programme and teamsSupport with the Annual Compliance Risk Assessment and Annual Compliance report

Regulatory & Stakeholder Engagement

Notifications to the regulator(s)Facilitate regulatory inquiriesSupport the team in regulatory exams and audits

MI and Management reporting

Support regular and ad hoc reporting to governance forumsCoordinate on the governance documentation of GSBESupport Project management and Board reportingAssist in the development of additional / enhanced KRI’s and KPI’s for reporting on Compliance risks and programme effectiveness

QUALIFICATIONS / EXPERIENCE 

University degree – first professional compliance/ financial services experience desirableBasic knowledge of the European regulatory environment for the Compliance function (e.g. ESMA GL, EBA GL, MaComp, MaRisk etc.)Good interpersonal skills and effective written/oral communication skills.Strong analytical and problem solving skills with the ability to exercise sound and balanced judgmentExcellent organisational skillsAttention to detailGerman language skills are preferred 
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