Vice President, Compliance, FCC - Government Sanctions

Goldman Sachs

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Salt Lake City, UT
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16 days ago
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TL;DR · Vice President, Compliance, FCC - Government Sanctions

Compliance, FCC - Government Sanctions, Vice President serves within the Global Compliance division to lead strategic optimization initiatives for global sanctions screening, surveillance, and oversight programs. This role focuses on enhancing the effectiveness, scalability, and efficiency of sanctions controls through automation, workflow redesign, data analytics, and false positive reduction strategies. The successful candidate will manage complex cross-functional projects involving Engineering, Operations, and Data & Analytics to translate regulatory requirements into sustainable technology solutions. Key responsibilities include developing project plans, coordinating user acceptance testing, and managing change management activities. Required expertise includes sanctions compliance, financial crime compliance, transaction screening, and experience with machine learning or data analytics within a risk management environment. The role addresses the critical business problem of maintaining robust sanctions risk coverage while migrating manual workflows into scalable technology solutions and automated systems.

What you'll do

  • Lead cross-functional initiatives to optimize global sanctions screening, surveillance, and oversight programs.
  • Translate regulatory requirements into scalable operational and technology solutions for sanctions risk management.
  • Drive automation initiatives to reduce manual processes while maintaining effective sanctions risk coverage.
  • Implement advanced technologies like machine learning and data analytics within compliance workflows.
  • Manage the full project lifecycle including requirement gathering, user acceptance testing, and change management.
  • Develop and present executive-level reports and governance materials for senior management.
  • Build partnerships with Engineering, Operations, and business units to drive consensus on strategic priorities.
  • Identify and execute opportunities to reduce false positives in sanctions screening systems.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.
  • Significant experience in sanctions compliance, financial crime compliance, and transaction screening.
  • Demonstrated experience leading large-scale projects, technology implementations, or transformation initiatives.
  • Strong understanding of screening systems, sanctions controls, alert management, and operational risk.
  • 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 skills to translate complex data into actionable recommendations for senior stakeholders.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills for cross-functional leadership and stakeholder management.

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