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Compliance - Financial Crime Controls - Associate - London

Goldman Sachs

Goldman Sachs

Accounting & Finance, Compliance / Regulatory
London, UK
Posted on Apr 11, 2026

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is a leading global financial services firm providing investment banking, securities and investment management firm. Goldman Sachs provides a wide range of services worldwide to a substantial and diversified client base that includes corporations, financial institutions, governments and high net worth individuals. Founded in 1869, the firm is headquartered in New York and maintains offices in London, Frankfurt, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Singapore and other major financial centers around the world.

Job Summary & Responsibilities

Global Compliance 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.

Financial Crime Compliance ("FCC") is part of the firm's Global Compliance Division and is responsible for coordinating the firmwide anti-financial crime program. The team designs, develops, implements and oversees a wide range of systems and controls designed to prevent and detect money laundering, terrorist financing, government sanctions violations, fraud, corruption and other misconduct. Within FCC, the Conduct and Insider Threat (“C&I”) team is responsible for the firm’s whistleblowing framework (Business Integrity Program), Insider Threat Framework, and compliance Conduct Risk.

The successful candidate will engage in the FCC C&I program across EMEA, promoting the highest standards of employee conduct and business integrity.

Principal Responsibilities

  • Promoting the firm’s Core Values, Business Principles, and Code of Business Conduct and Ethics
  • Championing and managing the firm’s Business Integrity (Whistleblower) Program
  • Investigating suspected breaches of firm or employee misconduct
  • Conduct forensic reviews to identify breaches of firm or employee misconduct
  • Implementing robust preventative and detective controls, policies and procedures, and training to support the firm’s Insider Threat Framework and Conduct Risk Framework
  • Provide insightful conduct metrics and management information

Experience/Skill Requirements

  • Experience investigating complex and sensitive matters with utmost discretion
  • Detail-oriented, well organised and able to work autonomously
  • Collaborates within team environment and raises questions or concerns where appropriate
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Exceptional interpersonal skills and stakeholder management
  • Fluency in English mandatory. Proficiency in a second language is desirable

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
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