Asset & Wealth Management Operations - WM Ops Rolling Review

WEALTH MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS

Across Wealth Management, Goldman Sachs helps empower clients and customers around the world to reach their financial goals. Our advisor-led wealth management businesses provide financial planning, investment management, banking and comprehensive advice to a wide range of clients, including ultra-high net worth and high net worth individuals, as well as family offices, foundations and endowments, and corporations and their employees. Our consumer business provides digital solutions for customers to better spend, borrow, invest, and save. Across Wealth Management, our growth is driven by a relentless focus on our people, our clients and customers, and leading-edge technology, data and design.

BUSINESS OVERVIEW

Private Wealth Management (PWM) secures, develops and manages relationships with high net worth individuals, their families, family offices and foundations. PWM assists clients with building and preserving their financial wealth by creating and implementing long-term asset allocation within the context of each client s particular risk tolerance, and by providing access to innovative investment ideas and opportunities. PWM professionals develop customized investment strategies and offer a full array of wealth management products and services, including private banking and trust company services.

YOUR IMPACT

Are you interested in being the first line of defense against money laundering Our Client Due Diligence team is looking for a professional to play a key role in safeguarding the Firm s reputation. By verifying the identity of our high-net-worth individuals and families our team helps prevent identity theft, financial fraud, money laundering and terrorist financing.

Operations is a dynamic, multi-faceted division that partners with all parts of the firm to deliver banking, sales and trading and asset management capabilities to clients around the world. In addition, Operations provides essential risk management and control to preserve and enhance the firm s assets and its reputation. For every trade agreed, every new product launched or market entered, every transaction completed, it is Operations that develops the processes and controls that makes business flow.

Client Due Diligence maintains a responsibility with an ever increasing level of attention and impact to the Private Wealth Business. You will obtain a comprehensive knowledge of our business and the risks that it faces.This Anti-Money Laundering function forms an integral part of our business by working to identify solutions that balance the business, client and regulatory needs

HOW YOU WILL FULFILL YOUR POTENTIAL

• Demonstrate the ability to constantly apply sound business judgment in order to identify unusual or suspicious documentation or activity.
• Develop a profound understanding of Client Identification Program (CIP) policies involving country specific requirements and translate this knowledge to day-to-day responsibilities.
• Satisfy the responsibility for completing detailed reviews of documentation for new and existing clients, including legal agreements and organizational documents.
• Engage in opportunities to review processes, analyze information, make decisions and recommendations and implement and monitor procedures.
• Becoming commercially aware and understand the nature of the business you are involved in while at the same time ensuring all Goldman Sachs CIP standards are constantly being met.
• Displaying a strong ability to influence the PWM Business by serving as a liaison between Anti-Money Laundering Compliance and Sales teams.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE WE ARE LOOKING FOR

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelors degree required
• 4+ years of work experience in Operations or related field
• 4+ years of work experience in Finance or related field
• Proficiency using the Microsoft Office Suite in particular Excel, PowerPoint and Microsoft Word

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Candidate must be proactive, enthusiastic and team oriented
• Ability to prioritize and make decisions in a fast-paced environment
• Accuracy and attention to detail and strong organizational skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong analytical skills
• Good understanding of the financial industry
• In-depth knowledge of legal documentation preferred (e.g., trust agreements, partnership agreements and corporate resolutions)
• Paralegal experience a plus, but not required
• Compliance and/or regulatory experience a plus, not required
• Series 7 and/or 63 a plus, not required