VP, Fixed Income Municipals Compliance Coverage

Fixed Income Municipals Compliance Coverage

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Professionals within Legal and Compliance provide a wide range of services to our business units. They might help to structure a complex and sensitive cross-border transaction; advise on a new product introduction; develop a training program or defuse an investor dispute. They preserve the firm's invaluable reputation for integrity and protect the firm from sanctions with policies and procedures that meet regulatory requirements around the world.

They also strive to maintain cooperative relationships with governmental policy makers and the regulatory and self-regulatory agencies that govern the firm's businesses.

The Global Compliance Department manages a Firmwide Compliance Risk Management program, including Compliance risks that transcend business lines, legal entities and jurisdictions of operation.

The Sales and Trading Compliance Group in Institutional Securities Compliance advises and assists the Firm's Sales and Trading Division in establishing, implementing and enforcing sales and trading practices. The Group is responsible for reviewing business, compliance and supervisory processes and practices. The Group will coordinate, recommend, and execute plans to address potential issues, fulfill regulatory obligations and promote best practices.

This individual will provide advisory compliance support for the Municipal Securities Division, including both Sales & Trading and the Public Finance business. Candidate will be expected to provide advice on MSRB, FINRA, SEC and CFTC rules, regulations and interpretive guidance, as well as applicable internal policies and procedures. Candidate must demonstrate ability to effectively review and analyze complex situations and apply judgment to resolve issues in a timely manner with minimal supervision.

Candidate should be proficient in time management and able to initiate and manage projects.

• Provide Compliance support for both the Public Finance investment banking and underwriting business, and the municipal securities Sales & Trading desks, as well as related support functions
• Communicate with senior business management, investment banking business and Sales & Trading desk personnel regularly and address issues on a real-time basis
• Actively monitor regulatory developments and trends, participate in industry forums to address new rule proposals, and take appropriate action to ensure the business unit understands and complies with new or amended regulations, including updates to desk policies and procedures and training
• Assist other control functions in the maintenance of written supervisory procedures
• Interact with operations and technology support to ensure trading technology and trading practices remain compliant with Firm policies and industry regulation
• Assist in regulatory reviews, audits and other examinations
• Develop policies, procedures and training

• Minimum 5-7 years of municipal securities compliance or legal experience
• Knowledge of broker-dealer and swap dealer regulatory compliance including MSRB, FINRA, SEC and CFTC regulations;
• Excellent communication skills, with the confidence, credibility, and ability to work effectively within the organization, and communicate and interact with both junior and senior business personnel.
• Strong organization skills with the ability to multitask and prioritize

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