The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc

Compliance, FCC - Government Sanctions, Vice President, Salt Lake City

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc • $150K — $180K *
Salt Lake City, UT 84118In-Person
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5 - 7 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
  • Significant experience in sanctions compliance and related controls.
  • Background in leading large-scale projects and technology implementations.
  • Strong understanding of screening systems and operational risk.
  • Proven ability to manage multiple workstreams in a fast-paced environment.
  • Experience in drafting business requirements and executive presentations.
  • Strong analytical skills to translate data into actionable insights.

Responsibilities

  • Lead complex strategic initiatives across Compliance and other departments.
  • Develop project plans, governance materials, and success metrics.
  • Coordinate user acceptance testing and stakeholder communications.
  • Track project progress and manage risks to ensure delivery.
  • Prepare executive updates for senior management.
  • Drive screening effectiveness initiatives and partner on automation solutions.
  • Identify opportunities to enhance sanctions controls through scalable technology.

Benefits

  • Collaborative work environment across diverse teams.
  • Opportunity to influence decision-making and strategic priorities.
  • Mentorship opportunities and contributions to continuous improvement culture.
Full Job Description
Job Description

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.

Role Overview

The Government Sanctions Group (GSG) is seeking a Vice President to lead strategic optimization initiatives supporting the firm's global sanctions screening, surveillance, and oversight programs. This role combines deep sanctions compliance knowledge with strong project management, process improvement, and technology implementation experience.

The successful candidate will be responsible for identifying and executing opportunities to enhance the effectiveness, scalability, and efficiency of sanctions controls through automation, workflow redesign, data analytics, false positive reduction strategies, and collaboration with Engineering, Operations, and business stakeholders. The role requires an individual who can translate regulatory and sanctions risk requirements into sustainable operational and technology solutions while managing complex initiatives from concept through implementation.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Program and Project Management
  • Lead complex cross-functional initiatives involving Compliance, Engineering, Operations, Data & Analytics, Corporate Treasury, and other stakeholders.
  • Develop project plans, business requirements, governance materials, milestones, success metrics, and implementation strategies.
  • Coordinate user acceptance testing (UAT), change management activities, implementation readiness reviews, and stakeholder communications.
  • Track project progress, risks, dependencies, and issue resolution to ensure successful delivery of strategic initiatives.
  • Prepare executive-level updates and governance reporting for senior management.


Screening Optimization and Automation
  • Drive initiatives focused on screening effectiveness.
  • Partner with technology teams to develop automation solutions that reduce manual processes while maintaining effective sanctions risk coverage.
  • Support implementation of machine learning, analytics, and other advanced technologies within sanctions screening and other control-related workflows.
  • Identify opportunities to migrate manual workflows into scalable technology solutions and user interfaces.
  • Contribute to the development of long-term optimization strategies for sanctions screening and surveillance programs.


Stakeholder Management and Leadership
  • Build strong partnerships across Compliance, Engineering, Operations, and business units.
  • Influence decision-making across multiple stakeholder groups and drive consensus on strategic priorities.
  • Present recommendations and project outcomes to senior management and governance forums.
  • Mentor junior team members and contribute to the development of an innovative, continuous-improvement culture.


Required Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.
  • Significant experience in sanctions compliance, financial crime compliance, transaction screening, customer/reference data screening, and/or related control functions.
  • Demonstrated experience leading large-scale projects, technology implementations, or transformation initiatives.
  • Strong understanding of screening systems, sanctions controls, alert management processes, and operational risk considerations.
  • Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent workstreams in a fast-paced environment.
  • Experience drafting business requirements, process documentation, governance materials, and executive presentations.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate complex data into actionable recommendations.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills with experience presenting to senior stakeholders.


Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience with sanctions screening platforms, workflow tools, case management systems, or compliance technology solutions.
  • Experience leading automation, machine learning, or data analytics initiatives within a compliance or risk management environment.
  • Familiarity with regulatory expectations related to sanctions compliance and screening effectiveness.
  • Experience partnering with engineering and product teams to deliver technology solutions.
  • Project Management Professional (PMP), Agile, Lean, Six Sigma, or similar certifications are a plus.
  • Experience working in global financial services, banking, securities, or asset management organizations.


Key Competencies
  • Sanctions expertise
  • Program and project management
  • Strategic execution
  • Process optimization
  • Technology transformation
  • Data-driven decision making
  • Stakeholder management
  • Risk assessment
  • Executive communication
  • Cross-functional leadership

About The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. provides investment banking, securities, and investment management services, as well as financial services to corporations, financial institutions, governments, and high-net-worth individuals worldwide. Its Investment Banking segment offers financial advisory services, including advisory assignments concerning mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, corporate defense, risk management, and restructurings and spin-offs; and underwriting services comprising public offerings and private placements of a range of securities, loans, and other financial instruments, and derivative transactions. The company’s Institutional Client Services segment provides client execution services, such as fixed income, currency, and commodities client execution related to making markets in interest rate products, credit products, mortgages, currencies, and commodities; and equities related to making markets in equity products, as well as executes and clears institutional client transactions on stock, options, and futures exchanges. This segment also engages in the securities services business providing financing, securities lending, and other brokerage services to institutional clients, including hedge funds, mutual funds, pension funds, and foundations. Its Investing and Lending segment originates longer-term loans; and invests in debt securities, loans, public and private equity securities, real estate, consolidated investment entities, distressed assets, currencies, commodities, and power generation facilities. The company’s investment management segment provides investment products and services, as well as offers wealth advisory services, including portfolio management and financial counseling, and brokerage and other transaction services.

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Learn more about The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc
Size
45,100 employees
Market Cap
$115.8 billion
Industry
Finance & Insurance
Net Income
$9.4 billion
Founded
1869
5 Year Trend
+11.3%
Revenue
$53.4 billion
NASDAQ
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