About the job
GLG is seeking an experienced professional for the role of Compliance Senior Analyst in our Shanghai office. The individual will be part of GLG’s 70+ person global compliance department and would be required to provide timely and thoughtful support for business colleagues. In this role you will develop strong actionable business skills – including time management, prioritization, communication, negotiation, problem solving, and project management.
GLG attracts employees from diverse academic and professional backgrounds. We look for individuals who are passionate about our mission to transform how professionals learn and who embody GLG’s values: learning and curiosity, responsibility, courage, judgment, fresh perspective, service, and integrity.
Key Responsibilities
- Screening and Resolutions: Conduct thorough screening of expert profiles to ensure completeness, accuracy, and appropriateness. Identify, assess, manage, and report risks in a timely manner. Collaborate with internal stakeholders to effectively resolve identified screening issues.
- Team Collaboration: Work closely with the Gurugram and Regional Compliance teams to solve daily screening challenges using proven best practices.
- Surveillance: Assist with the firm’s compliance surveillance program by reviewing expert engagements against the GLG Compliance Framework. Identify “red flags” and policy violations, navigating issues that require deep-dive assessment.
- Process Improvement: Identify areas for improvement and recommend changes to compliance procedures and standards where appropriate.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Serve as the primary point of contact for internal client service professionals on queries related to China-based experts; provide prompt, accurate guidance on policy interpretation and day-to-day inquiries.
- Strategic Problem Solving: Apply a solution-oriented approach to complex compliance issues under tight deadlines. Provide thoughtful analysis and risk assessments when escalating complex matters.
- Training: Assist with or lead internal team training and strategic initiatives.
Candidate Requirements
- Experience: Graduate/Postgraduate with 1 years of minimum relevant industry experience in Compliance, Legal, Risk Management or a related field is required. Candidates with a legal background will be prioritized.
- Research Skills: Possess excellent internet-based research skills, with proven experience utilizing advanced search operators and public databases (such as Tianyancha, China Judgments Online, and China Enforcement Information Disclosure Network) considered a strong advantage.
- Critical Thinking: Demonstrated ability to use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of solutions or approaches.
- Language Proficiency: Full professional fluency in both English and Mandarin (written and verbal) is mandatory.
- Operational Excellence: Proven ability to multi-task and prioritize a high volume of requests in a fast-paced environment without sacrificing attention to detail.
- Interpersonal Impact: Strong communication skills with the ability to build relationships based on mutual trust and respect.
- Curiosity: An eagerness to learn about diverse industries and nuanced topics across the global economy.
About GLG / Gerson Lehrman Group
GLG is the world’s leading platform for trusted human expertise. We connect global decision-makers—from hedge fund managers and private equity partners to strategy leaders at Fortune 500s—with the specific, authoritative voices required to answer their most critical questions.
At GLG, you are an extension of our clients‘ core teams. You will work at the intersection of industries and global markets, navigating high-stakes challenges across the full spectrum of their strategic initiatives. Operating within the industry’s most trusted research environment, you’ll help our clients capture the nuanced perspectives that drive smarter, faster business outcomes.
We are a global team of pragmatic problem-solvers who mirror the intensity of the markets we serve. If you are driven by intellectual curiosity and a bias toward action, join us in reinventing the industry we invented.
Gerson Lehrman Group, Inc. (“GLG”) is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of age, race, religion, color, marital status, disability, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any classification protected by federal, state, or local law.
About GLG / Gerson Lehrman Group
GLG is the world’s leading platform for trusted human expertise. We connect global decision-makers—from hedge fund managers and private equity partners to strategy leaders at Fortune 500s—with the specific, authoritative voices required to answer their most critical questions.
At GLG, you are an extension of our clients‘ core teams. You will work at the intersection of industries and global markets, navigating high-stakes challenges across the full spectrum of their strategic initiatives. Operating within the industry’s most trusted research environment, you’ll help our clients capture the nuanced perspectives that drive smarter, faster business outcomes.
We are a global team of pragmatic problem-solvers who mirror the intensity of the markets we serve. If you are driven by intellectual curiosity and a bias toward action, join us in reinventing the industry we invented.
Gerson Lehrman Group, Inc. (“GLG”) is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of age, race, religion, color, marital status, disability, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any classification protected by federal, state, or local law.
