Compliance-Salt Lake City-Analyst- Markets Surveillance

Goldman Sachs•Salt Lake, UT

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Markets Surveillance Compliance (“MSC”) team sits within the Global Compliance Department and plays a critical role in safeguarding market integrity. Using advanced surveillance technology and analytical rigor, the team identifies potential market manipulation, insider trading, information barrier breaches, and other conduct risks across global business lines. This Salt Lake City opportunity offers the chance to conduct meaningful investigations into trading activity, respond to internal escalations and regulatory inquiries, and help shape the surveillance frameworks that support next-generation trade monitoring.

Requirements

Experience/working knowledge of different financial products e.g. equities, fixed-income securities, equity options, and other derivatives such as CDS and CFDs
Advanced MS Excel and PowerPoint skills (Pivot tables, VLookup, experience with large data sets, proficient in data manipulation and presentation)
Experience in driving efficiencies using AI

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated curiosity and sound judgment in identifying risks and proposing thoughtful solutions
Proficiency with Bloomberg, Reuters, and other market data tools and aptitude for research
Strong interest in capital markets, market structure, current events, and financial news
Ability to develop clear, concise narratives that explain trading strategies and investigative findings
Strong communication skills with the ability to present analysis, articulate recommendations, and defend conclusions clearly and professionally
Team player with a great attitude and work ethic
Ability to multi-task across several different assignments/projects
Interest in working on a global team dealing with global businesses
FINRA SIE preferred

Responsibilities

Conduct investigations into trading alerts to identify potential market manipulation and other suspicious trading patterns
Analyze market-moving events, develop market context, and assess trading activity against that backdrop to form and support well-reasoned recommendations
Investigate trading-related issues escalated by business units, including Global Markets & Banking and Asset and Wealth Management
Partner with Business, Business Aligned Compliance, Engineering, and Technology teams to develop, review, and test new and existing automated surveillance models
Coordinate globally with the Anti-Money Laundering Group (“AML”) on trading-related investigations and potential escalations, including matters that may lead to Suspicious Activity Reports (SAR)
Lead or support ad hoc investigative projects involving market abuse scenarios such as spoofing, layering, wash trading, cross trading, and front-running
Participate in and, where appropriate, lead working groups focused on strengthening controls and enhancing the quality of the trade surveillance program
Contribute to periodic risk assessments by identifying emerging surveillance and conduct risks