Transaction Banking, Escrow Transaction Manager, Vice President

Transaction Banking

Our mission is simple: provide a global transaction banking platform that is nimble, secure, and easy for clients use.

We have delivered a modern, digital-first transaction banking platform to serve GS’ varied client base. Our business combines the strength, heritage, and expertise of a 150-year-old firm with the agility and entrepreneurial spirit of a tech start-up designed to solve some of the most complex operational needs in the industry. We aim to help our clients achieve Working Capital efficiency gains by optimizing their short term liquidity needs and simplifying their Cash Management operations.

We do so by delivering a best-in-class digital solution that helps clients manage their liquidity movements, foreign exchange and payments enabling international treasury operations and commerce.

We’re a team of diverse Treasury and Payments specialists helping our clients solution and build for the future.

We are seeking a highly analytical, commercially driven, and legally astute Vice President (VP), Escrow Product Management to assist in leading the growth, structuring, and financial performance of our Escrow and DACA product suite globally. Reporting directly to the Head of Escrow, you will contribute towards the product's P&L, driving both fee-based revenue and deposit balance growth and ensuring that product meets all deal execution timelines.

In this role, you will sit at the intersection of product management, deal structuring, and client coverage. You will partner closely with Relationship Managers (Coverage), Operations, and Legal Counsel to structure, negotiate, and execute complex, bespoke escrow transactions for corporate clients, private equity firms, and financial institutions. The ideal candidate possesses a deep understanding of transaction banking, corporate trust, or escrow services, combined with the technical expertise to navigate complex legal agreements.

• Bespoke Deal Structuring: Partner closely with Coverage, Investment Banking, Internal and external legal counsel to structure complex escrow arrangements, including M&A transactions, private placements, litigation settlements, project finance, and regulatory escrows.
• Legal & Documentation Alignment: Collaborate with internal Legal and Operations teams to draft, review, and negotiate customized Escrow Agreements, ensuring they meet client needs while protecting the bank's risk profile.
• Sales Enablement: Act as a product Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Coverage teams, providing technical guidance, structuring advice, and participating in high-value client pitches and RFP responses.

• Product
  
  Roadmap:
  
  Assist with the strategic roadmap for the Escrow product suite, identifying opportunities to digitize and scale the offering.
• Operational Efficiency: Work with Operations stakeholders to assist in the standardization of documentation templates, streamline onboarding workflows, and automate manual transaction controls to reduce time-to-market for new deals.

• Regulatory Compliance: Ensure all escrow and DACA transactions comply with relevant federal, state, and international regulations.
• Risk Mitigation: Implement robust risk management practices, ensuring proper operational controls, transaction monitoring, and strict adherence to Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) guidelines.
• Fiduciary Governance: Maintain a strong control environment, ensuring all escrow accounts are managed in strict accordance with governing escrow instructions.
• Escrow and DACA payment lifecycle: Ensure all escrow and DACA payments are correctly documented and actioned…