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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 Summary
Digital Assets is a multi-disciplinary team within Global Banking & Markets - Public focused on defining and executing Goldman Sachs’ DLT and blockchain efforts Firmwide, including cryptocurrency-related products, digital money, tokenized real-world assets (RWAs).
We are seeking a highly motivated Compliance Officer to support regional Compliance coverage in Americas for the Firm’s Digital Assets business to play an integral part in defining and executing the firm’s Compliance strategy for Digital Assets and the emerging regulatory and risk environment. This role sits at the intersection of digital asset product advisory, distributed ledger technology (DLT) and tokenisation governance, and emerging risk oversight, supporting both traditional Compliance coverage and novel on-chain activity. The Digital Assets Compliance Team is responsible for driving the Firm’s compliance approach with business, regulatory and Compliance-related matters in an evolving regulatory space.
Responsibilities
- Act as the primary Compliance contact for Digital Assets in the Americas, working with cross-functional teams to assess on-chain, counterparty, and transaction-related risks, and design effective controls and monitoring.
- 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. Design and manage risk and compliance controls for new products and technologies.
- Monitor and advise on applicable U.S. and global regulatory developments impacting digital assets, translating complex, jurisdiction-specific changes into actionable compliance frameworks for the Americas region. Coordinate cross-border regulatory responses with EMEA & APAC teams.
- Lead responses to regulatory exams, audits, and remediation efforts as the escalation point for significant Digital Asset Compliance issues.
- Understand cross-business and cross-regional risks and impact, providing creative Compliance solutions as well as developing Firmwide networks.
Preferred Experience and Skills
- Vice-President (or equivalent) level experience.
- Bachelor’s degree required. Candidates with degrees in finance, technology, law, or a Juris Doctor (JD) are strongly preferred. Advanced regulatory certifications (e.g., CAMS, CRCM) are a plus.
- Minimum 8 years’ professional experience, including at least 5 years in a core Compliance function within a Tier-1 Bank or Broker-Dealer. This should be complemented with a proven track record in Digital Assets Compliance or related role, with strong technical understanding of blockchain, tokenisation, and on-chain activities, and demonstrated ability to design and manage risk and compliance controls for new products and technologies.
- Experience monitoring, interpreting, and implementing U.S. and global regulatory frameworks for Digital Assets, including translating complex, jurisdiction-specific developments into actionable Compliance frameworks and engaging with industry trade associations to shape policy.
- Proven experience in relevant frameworks including SEC and CFTC rulemaking, CLARITY Act, FINRA guidance, Federal Reserve and OCC prudential standards, cybersecurity or custody frameworks (OCC, NIST, ISO), and global frameworks (MiCA, FATF, IOSCO).
- Familiarity with industry-standard blockchain analytics and surveillance tools, with a strong understanding of on-chain data lineage and Compliance (Financial Crime or Market Abuse) typologies.
- 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.
- Proven project and time management skills, including the ability to prioritize multiple initiatives simultaneously as an effective risk manager.
ABOUT GOLDMAN SACHS
At Goldman Sachs, we commit our people, capital and ideas to help our clients, shareholders and the communities we serve to grow. Founded in 1869, we are a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm. Headquartered in New York, we maintain offices around the world.
We believe who you are makes you better at what you do. We're committed to fostering and advancing diversity and inclusion in our own workplace and beyond by ensuring every individual within our firm has a number of opportunities to grow professionally and personally, from our training and development opportunities and firmwide networks to benefits, wellness and personal finance offerings and mindfulness programs.
We’re committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with special needs or disabilities during our recruiting process. : https://www.goldmansachs.com/careers/footer/disability-statement.html
© The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 2023. All rights reserved. Goldman Sachs is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veterans status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
We Offer Best-In-Class Benefits
Healthcare & Medical Insurance
We offer a wide range of health and welfare programs that vary depending on office location. These generally include medical, dental, short-term disability, long-term disability, life, accidental death, labor accident and business travel accident insurance.
Holiday & Vacation Policies
We offer competitive vacation policies based on employee level and office location. We promote time off from work to recharge by providing generous vacation entitlements and a minimum of three weeks expected vacation usage each year.
Financial Wellness & Retirement
We assist employees in saving and planning for retirement, offer financial support for higher education, and provide a number of benefits to help employees prepare for the unexpected. We offer live financial education and content on a variety of topics to address the spectrum of employees’ priorities.
Health Services
We offer a medical advocacy service for employees and family members facing critical health situations, and counseling and referral services through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP). We provide Global Medical, Security and Travel Assistance and a Workplace Ergonomics Program. We also offer state-of-the-art on-site health centers in certain offices.
Fitness
To encourage employees to live a healthy and active lifestyle, some of our offices feature on-site fitness centers. For eligible employees we typically reimburse fees paid for a fitness club membership or activity (up to a pre-approved amount).
Child Care & Family Care
We offer on-site child care centers that provide full-time and emergency back-up care, as well as mother and baby rooms and homework rooms. In every office, we provide advice and counseling services, expectant parent resources and transitional programs for parents returning from parental leave. Adoption, surrogacy, egg donation and egg retrieval stipends are also available.
Benefits at Goldman Sachs
Read more about the full suite of class-leading benefits our firm has to offer.
Opportunity Overview
CORPORATE TITLE
Vice President
OFFICE LOCATION(S)
New York
JOB FUNCTION
Business Unit Compliance
DIVISION
Compliance Division
SALARY RANGE
USD 100,000 - 250,000
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 Summary
Digital Assets is a multi-disciplinary team within Global Banking & Markets - Public focused on defining and executing Goldman Sachs’ DLT and blockchain efforts Firmwide, including cryptocurrency-related products, digital money, tokenized real-world assets (RWAs).
We are seeking a highly motivated Compliance Officer to support regional Compliance coverage in Americas for the Firm’s Digital Assets business to play an integral part in defining and executing the firm’s Compliance strategy for Digital Assets and the emerging regulatory and risk environment. This role sits at the intersection of digital asset product advisory, distributed ledger technology (DLT) and tokenisation governance, and emerging risk oversight, supporting both traditional Compliance coverage and novel on-chain activity. The Digital Assets Compliance Team is responsible for driving the Firm’s compliance approach with business, regulatory and Compliance-related matters in an evolving regulatory space.
Responsibilities
- Act as the primary Compliance contact for Digital Assets in the Americas, working with cross-functional teams to assess on-chain, counterparty, and transaction-related risks, and design effective controls and monitoring.
- 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. Design and manage risk and compliance controls for new products and technologies.
- Monitor and advise on applicable U.S. and global regulatory developments impacting digital assets, translating complex, jurisdiction-specific changes into actionable compliance frameworks for the Americas region. Coordinate cross-border regulatory responses with EMEA & APAC teams.
- Lead responses to regulatory exams, audits, and remediation efforts as the escalation point for significant Digital Asset Compliance issues.
- Understand cross-business and cross-regional risks and impact, providing creative Compliance solutions as well as developing Firmwide networks.
Preferred Experience and Skills
- Vice-President (or equivalent) level experience.
- Bachelor’s degree required. Candidates with degrees in finance, technology, law, or a Juris Doctor (JD) are strongly preferred. Advanced regulatory certifications (e.g., CAMS, CRCM) are a plus.
- Minimum 8 years’ professional experience, including at least 5 years in a core Compliance function within a Tier-1 Bank or Broker-Dealer. This should be complemented with a proven track record in Digital Assets Compliance or related role, with strong technical understanding of blockchain, tokenisation, and on-chain activities, and demonstrated ability to design and manage risk and compliance controls for new products and technologies.
- Experience monitoring, interpreting, and implementing U.S. and global regulatory frameworks for Digital Assets, including translating complex, jurisdiction-specific developments into actionable Compliance frameworks and engaging with industry trade associations to shape policy.
- Proven experience in relevant frameworks including SEC and CFTC rulemaking, CLARITY Act, FINRA guidance, Federal Reserve and OCC prudential standards, cybersecurity or custody frameworks (OCC, NIST, ISO), and global frameworks (MiCA, FATF, IOSCO).
- Familiarity with industry-standard blockchain analytics and surveillance tools, with a strong understanding of on-chain data lineage and Compliance (Financial Crime or Market Abuse) typologies.
- 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.
- Proven project and time management skills, including the ability to prioritize multiple initiatives simultaneously as an effective risk manager.
ABOUT GOLDMAN SACHS
At Goldman Sachs, we commit our people, capital and ideas to help our clients, shareholders and the communities we serve to grow. Founded in 1869, we are a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm. Headquartered in New York, we maintain offices around the world.
We believe who you are makes you better at what you do. We're committed to fostering and advancing diversity and inclusion in our own workplace and beyond by ensuring every individual within our firm has a number of opportunities to grow professionally and personally, from our training and development opportunities and firmwide networks to benefits, wellness and personal finance offerings and mindfulness programs.
We’re committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with special needs or disabilities during our recruiting process. : https://www.goldmansachs.com/careers/footer/disability-statement.html
© The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 2023. All rights reserved. Goldman Sachs is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veterans status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
We Offer Best-In-Class Benefits
Healthcare & Medical Insurance
We offer a wide range of health and welfare programs that vary depending on office location. These generally include medical, dental, short-term disability, long-term disability, life, accidental death, labor accident and business travel accident insurance.
Holiday & Vacation Policies
We offer competitive vacation policies based on employee level and office location. We promote time off from work to recharge by providing generous vacation entitlements and a minimum of three weeks expected vacation usage each year.
Financial Wellness & Retirement
We assist employees in saving and planning for retirement, offer financial support for higher education, and provide a number of benefits to help employees prepare for the unexpected. We offer live financial education and content on a variety of topics to address the spectrum of employees’ priorities.
Health Services
We offer a medical advocacy service for employees and family members facing critical health situations, and counseling and referral services through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP). We provide Global Medical, Security and Travel Assistance and a Workplace Ergonomics Program. We also offer state-of-the-art on-site health centers in certain offices.
Fitness
To encourage employees to live a healthy and active lifestyle, some of our offices feature on-site fitness centers. For eligible employees we typically reimburse fees paid for a fitness club membership or activity (up to a pre-approved amount).
Child Care & Family Care
We offer on-site child care centers that provide full-time and emergency back-up care, as well as mother and baby rooms and homework rooms. In every office, we provide advice and counseling services, expectant parent resources and transitional programs for parents returning from parental leave. Adoption, surrogacy, egg donation and egg retrieval stipends are also available.
Benefits at Goldman Sachs
Read more about the full suite of class-leading benefits our firm has to offer.
Opportunity Overview
CORPORATE TITLE
Vice President
OFFICE LOCATION(S)
New York
JOB FUNCTION
Business Unit Compliance
DIVISION
Compliance Division
SALARY RANGE
USD 100,000 - 250,000
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship in Compliance Officer
Frame your credentials around PERM requirements
Your degree and experience need to match the minimum requirements the employer will certify to DOL. A compliance role requiring a JD, MBA, or specialized finance degree strengthens the PERM filing and reduces audit risk for your sponsoring employer.
Target regulated industries with established sponsorship pipelines
Financial services, healthcare, and energy companies file PERM petitions for Compliance Officers regularly because their regulatory obligations demand qualified foreign talent. Prioritize employers in these sectors over general corporate roles where green card sponsorship is ad hoc.
Search green card sponsorship history through Migrate Mate
Use Migrate Mate to filter Compliance Officer roles by employers with active EB-2 and EB-3 filing history. Identifying companies that have successfully sponsored compliance professionals before cuts your job search time significantly.
Negotiate the PERM timeline before accepting an offer
Ask whether the employer will begin PERM shortly after your start date. Delays beyond your first year cost you priority date progress. Confirm your job duties will stay consistent throughout the process, since duty changes can invalidate the PERM certification.
Verify your occupation's O*NET classification during negotiations
Compliance Officer maps to specific Standard Occupational Classification codes that determine prevailing wage levels. Check the O*NET profile for your specific compliance function so you can verify that the employer's offered wage meets DOL's prevailing wage requirements at the correct level.
Distinguish EB-2 from EB-3 eligibility before your employer files
If your role requires an advanced degree or you hold one, push for EB-2 classification, which can reduce your total wait time depending on your country of birth. USCIS adjudicates EB-2 and EB-3 under different standards, and your employer needs to file the right category from the start.
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Does a Compliance Officer role typically qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 sponsorship?
Most Compliance Officer positions qualify for EB-3 as skilled worker roles requiring at least a bachelor's degree. If the specific position requires an advanced degree or you hold a master's degree or higher in a related field like law, finance, or business, your employer can petition under EB-2 instead, which may affect your priority date wait time depending on your country of birth.
How does green card sponsorship for a Compliance Officer differ from H-1B sponsorship?
Green card sponsorship through PERM is a permanent residency pathway, not a temporary work authorization. There's no annual lottery for EB-3 petitions the way there is for H-1B registrations. The tradeoff is timeline: PERM labor certification alone typically takes several months before USCIS even begins adjudicating the I-140 petition, making the overall process longer than an H-1B approval.
What does the PERM labor certification process require for a Compliance Officer position?
Your employer must conduct a supervised recruitment process through DOL, demonstrating that no qualified U.S. worker is available for the role. The job duties and minimum requirements posted during recruitment must match what USCIS later reviews in the I-140 petition. Any mismatch between the PERM job description and your actual role can jeopardize the entire petition.
How do I find Compliance Officer jobs that offer green card sponsorship?
Search Migrate Mate to filter Compliance Officer openings by employers with documented EB-2 and EB-3 sponsorship history. Many job postings don't advertise green card sponsorship explicitly, so filtering by employers who have filed PERM petitions before is more reliable than relying on job description language alone.
Can my country of birth affect my green card timeline as a Compliance Officer?
Yes. If you were born in India or China, EB-2 and EB-3 priority dates are significantly backlogged compared to most other nationalities. Workers born in most other countries face far shorter waits or are current immediately. Check the USCIS Visa Bulletin regularly once your I-140 is approved, since your priority date must be current before you can file for adjustment of status.
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