Location
London

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
Our division is responsible for safeguarding the firm against regulatory and reputational risks, reinforcing a strong culture of compliance through a robust, enterprise-wide 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 adherence to 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 will join a team with diverse academic and professional backgrounds, including law, accounting, sales, and trading. We seek individuals with sound judgment, curiosity, and adaptability to a changing regulatory landscape.

The Digital Assets team is a multi-disciplinary group within Global Banking & Markets - Public, focused on defining and executing Goldman Sachs’ distributed ledger technology (DLT) and blockchain efforts firmwide, including cryptocurrency-related products, digital money, and tokenized real-world assets (RWAs). This role supports regional Compliance coverage in EMEA for the Firm’s Digital Assets business and plays an integral part in shaping and executing the firm’s Compliance strategy for digital assets and the emerging regulatory and risk environment.

This position sits at the intersection of digital asset product advisory, DLT and tokenisation governance, and emerging risk oversight, supporting both traditional Compliance coverage and novel on-chain activity. The Digital Assets Compliance Team drives the firm’s compliance approach with business, regulatory and compliance-related matters in an evolving regulatory space.

Responsibilities include acting as a key Compliance contact for Digital Assets in EMEA, collaborating with cross-functional teams to assess on-chain, counterparty, and transaction-related risks, and designing effective controls and monitoring. You will advise on all stages of the digital asset and DLT product lifecycle—including design, governance, control implementation, and ongoing supervision—with a focus on tokenised capital markets and digital money solutions. You will design and manage risk and compliance controls for new products and technologies, monitor and advise on applicable UK, EU and global regulatory developments impacting digital assets, and translate complex jurisdiction-specific changes into actionable compliance frameworks for the EMEA region.

Additional duties include coordinating cross-border regulatory responses with Americas and APAC teams, supporting responses to regulatory exams, audits, and remediation efforts as the escalation point for significant Digital Asset Compliance issues, and understanding cross-business and cross-regional risks to provide creative compliance solutions while developing firmwide networks.

The role also involves coordinating firmwide Compliance approaches to Goldman Sachs’ blockchain and cryptocurrency efforts across various commercial areas, including capital markets activity using blockchain technology on GS DAP®, crypto-linked trading products and content, blockchain technology for collateral mobility, digital money solutions across transactions, and managing a portfolio of strategic investments in blockchain infrastructure companies.

Experience
- Senior Analyst or Associate level experience
- Minimum of 2 years’ professional experience in a relevant field
- Prior experience within a core Compliance function at a Tier-1 Bank or Broker-Dealer is highly desirable
- Technical understanding of blockchain technology, tokenization, smart contracts, and on-chain mechanics is desirable
- Experience in the Digital Assets industry is preferred
- Familiarity with relevant regulatory frameworks including UK (FCA, PRA, BoE), European (MiCA, TATF), and global (GENIUS Act, Clarity Act, SEC, CFTC) regulations
- Strong analytical and interpersonal skills with proven ability to understand complex workflows, communicate effectively with senior stakeholders, build relationships across global teams, and constructively challenge and improve the control environment
- Strong project and time management skills with the ability to prioritize multiple initiatives simultaneously

About you
- Demonstrates sound judgment and curiosity
- Adaptable to a changing regulatory landscape
- Proactive, driven, eager to learn, and a strong team player

Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree required; degrees in Law (LL.B, LL.M), Finance, Economics, or Technology are strongly preferred
- Relevant professional certifications or qualifications (e.g., CAMS, ICA, CISI) are a strong plus