Associate (Risk Management & Compliance)
This position is for a financial services compliance professional at the Associate level to work on regulatory and compliance issues confronting clients who are asset managers, banks, broker-dealers, exchanges, and other financial services firms such as fintech companies. Issues handled by the Associate will also involve cryptocurrencies, swaps, and investment products. This position will work on projects to help clients manage regulatory risk and enhance compliance programs.
Job title: Risk Management & Compliance Associate
Job Type: Full Time
Location: Washington, D.C. or New York City
About the Firm:
Patomak Global Partners is a leading financial sector consulting firm that applies the insights of senior-level industry experts to advise clients on complex and cutting-edge strategy and compliance and risk management challenges.
We are experiencing high growth and are looking for individuals that are self-starters and eager to learn from the best in the industry. In this role, you will have the opportunity to work with senior industry and regulatory experts. Day-to-day interaction with former senior government officials and industry leaders will provide a unique and transformational professional experience.
Patomak seeks a mid-level professional with a good understanding of SEC/FINRA and/or CFTC/NFA rules and regulations. In this Associate role, you would apply your knowledge of these rules and regulations to compliance and risk programs in light of regulatory expectations and best practices and identify opportunities for clients to enhance their compliance and risk programs, business models, and operations.
This position offers you the opportunity to join a high-performing team in a fast-paced work environment. You will lead cutting-edge projects and work on new industry-specific risk and compliance challenges.
What’s Great:
- Exceptional compensation and excellent work culture.
- We are a growing, profitable company.
- Broad exposure and learning opportunities.
- Global client base ranging from the biggest banks in the world to the newest fintech firms.
- Professional team of coworkers who are experts in their specialties.
Overview of the job duties:
- Assess clients’ compliance programs against rules, regulations, and supervisory expectations.
- Conduct testing to determine control effectiveness.
- Design and implement enhanced internal controls framework.
- Review clients’ governance framework, operations, and trade and communication surveillance systems.
- Prepare written reports and other deliverables for the client.
- Closely collaborate with Managers, Senior Directors, and Managing Directors on business development and project execution.
Skills and Desired Qualifications:
- Strong organizational, time management, and problem-solving skills.
- Experience working with teams focused on identifying or overcoming compliance challenges facing leading financial companies.
- Excellent PowerPoint and Excel skills.
- Excellent writing and editing skills.
- “All-hands-on-deck” mentality befitting a collaborative work environment.
- Proactive and curious; ability to quickly get up to speed on new topics, regulatory priorities, and rules and regulations.
- Flexible in adapting to new job duties and client demand.
- Keen attention to detail.
- Ability to work well in a team environment.
- Positive attitude and desire to learn.
Education and/or Relevant Experience:
3-5 years of risk management or compliance experience (e.g., consulting firm, law firm, financial firm) and/or service in a financial government agency (e.g., SEC, CFTC).
Subject matter expertise in one or more of the following:
- Securities (SEC/FINRA) rules and regulations as applicable to broker-dealers, security-based swap dealers, or investment advisers.
- Commodities (CFTC/NFA) rules and regulations as applicable to swap dealers or futures commission merchants.
- Banking regulations, particularly capital and risk management rules.
- Regulatory examinations, investigations, and enforcement experience at a regulator or consulting firm
- Advanced degree preferred but not required.
Patomak Global Partners, LLC is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, protected veteran status, religion, physical or mental disability, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.
Associate/Manager (Securities)
Job title: Associate/Manager (focus area: securities)
Job Type: Full Time
Location: Washington, D.C.
Summary: Patomak Global Partners, LLC is looking for a junior- to mid-level professional at the Associate/Manager level to work on regulatory strategy and compliance issues for financial industry clients, particularly asset managers, broker-dealers, financial technology companies, and digital asset trading platforms. The Associate/Manager will also support expert witness engagements related to securities litigation. The Associate/Manager will support the CEO and serve clients in closely tracking developments in securities regulation. The ideal candidate will have relevant agency experience and/or experience at a law firm working on securities matters.
Position Responsibilities:
- Work directly with CEO and Managing Directors regarding the day-to-day management of multiple securities-related regulatory strategy and compliance projects, including advising clients on strategic approach to securities industry public policy issues and assessing current compliance programs against rules and regulations.
- Draft thought leadership on cutting-edge regulatory developments and financial market events in conjunction with the leading experts in the field.
- Assist expert witnesses in preparing reports and testimony in securities-related litigation.
- Participate and lead reviews assessing compliance programs focusing on specific regulatory requirements (e.g., private fund advisers, conflicts of interest, market structure, recordkeeping).
- Develop project plans and timelines for completing deliverables.
- Draft and deliver written reports and agreed-upon deliverables to the client.
- Closely collaborate with Senior Directors and Managing Directors on business development activities and client relationship management.
Skills, Experience, and Qualifications:
- Broad understanding of federal securities laws and regulations, especially the ones applicable to broker-dealers, investment advisers and investment companies.
- Experience with Investment Company Act and Investment Advisers Act issues including but not limited to fund governance, valuation, conflicts of interest, disclosures, and related party transactions.
- Familiarity with recent SEC investment adviser and broker-dealer rule proposals and final rules.
- 3-8 years private sector (g.,consulting firm, law firm, compliance department) and/or government or regulatory (e.g., SEC, FINRA) securities experience.
- Law degree preferred but not required.
- Strong organizational, time management, and problem-solving skills.
- Experience leading teams focused on identifying or overcoming compliance challenges facing leading financial companies.
- Excellent writing and editing skills.
- Excellent project management skills.
- “No-job-too-small” collaborative attitude.
- Proactive and curious; desire and ability to quickly get up to speed on new topics, regulatory priorities, and rules and regulations.
- Flexible in adapting to new job duties and client demand.
- Positive attitude and desire to learn.
Patomak Global Partners, LLC is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, protected veteran status, religion, physical or mental disability, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.
Manager (Risk Management & Compliance)
This position is for a financial services risk management or compliance professional at the Manager level to work on regulatory, risk management, and compliance issues confronting clients who are asset managers, banks, swap dealers, broker-dealers, exchanges, and other financial services firms such as fintech companies. Issues handled by the Manager will also involve cryptocurrencies, swaps, and investment products. This position will work on projects to help clients manage regulatory and business risk and enhance their compliance programs.
Job title: Risk Management & Compliance Manager
Job Type: Full Time
Location: Washington, D.C. or New York City
About the Firm:
Patomak Global Partners is a leading financial sector consulting firm that applies the insights of senior-level industry experts to advise clients on complex, cutting-edge strategy, compliance, and risk management challenges.
We are experiencing high growth and are looking for individuals that are self-starters and eager to learn from the best in the industry. In this role, you will have the opportunity to work with senior industry and regulatory experts. Day-to-day interaction with former senior government officials and industry leaders will provide a unique and transformational professional experience.
Patomak is seeking a mid-level professional with a good understanding of SEC/FINRA and/or CFTC/NFA rules and regulations. In this manager role, you would apply your knowledge of these rules and regulations to compliance and risk programs in light of regulatory expectations and best practices and identify opportunities for clients to enhance their compliance and risk programs, business models, and operations. You will also advise on potential transactions and assist clients in managing regulatory and business risks.
This position offers you the opportunity to join a high-performing team in a fast-paced work environment. You will lead cutting-edge projects and work on new industry-specific risk and compliance challenges.
What’s Great:
- Exceptional compensation and excellent work culture.
- We are a growing, profitable company.
- Broad exposure and learning opportunities.
- Global client base ranging from the biggest banks in the world to the newest fintech firms.
- Professional team of coworkers who are experts in their specialties.
Overview of the Job Duties:
- Aid in the day-to-day management of multiple compliance projects, including assessing current compliance programs against rules and regulations, conducting control and data testing to determine effectiveness, and designing and implementing an internal controls framework.
- Participate and lead reviews of clients’ governance framework, operations, trade, and communication surveillance systems.
- Develop project plans and timelines for completing deliverables.
- Draft and deliver written reports and agreed-upon deliverables to the client.
- Closely collaborate with Senior Directors and Managing Directors on business development, engagement staffing, and delivery.
Skills and Desired Qualifications:
- Strong organizational, time management, and problem-solving skills.
- Experience leading teams focused on identifying or overcoming compliance challenges facing leading financial companies.
- Excellent PowerPoint and Excel skills.
- Excellent writing and editing skills.
- Excellent project management skills.
- “All-hands-on-deck” mentality befitting a collaborative work environment.
- Proactive and curious; ability to quickly get up to speed on new topics, regulatory priorities, and rules and regulations.
- Flexible in adapting to new job duties and client demand.
- Keen attention to detail.
- Ability to work well in a team environment.
- Positive attitude and desire to learn.
Education and/or Relevant Experience:
5+ years of risk management or compliance experience (e.g., consulting firm, law firm, financial firm) and/or service in a financial government agency (e.g., SEC, CFTC).
Demonstrated subject matter expertise in one or more of the following:
- Securities (SEC/FINRA) rules and regulations as applicable to broker-dealers, security-based swap dealers, or investment advisers.
- Commodities (CFTC/NFA) rules and regulations as applicable to swap dealers or futures commission merchants.
- Banking regulations, particularly capital and risk management rules.
- Regulatory examinations, investigations, and enforcement experience at a regulator or consulting firm.
- Advanced degree preferred but not required.
Patomak Global Partners, LLC is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, protected veteran status, religion, physical or mental disability, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.
Analyst
This position is for a financial services compliance professional at the Analyst level to work on strategy, regulatory, risk, and compliance issues confronting clients who are asset managers, banks, broker-dealers, cryptocurrency trading platforms, exchanges, and other financial services firms. Client engagements on which the Analyst is staffed will likely involve a range of banking, digital asset, derivatives, and investment products issues. The Analyst will work on projects to help clients manage risks, improve business operations, and enhance compliance programs.
Job Title: Analyst
Job Type: Full Time
Location: New York City
Patomak Global Partners is a leading financial sector consulting firm that applies the insights of senior-level industry experts to advise clients on complex and cutting-edge strategy, compliance, and risk management challenges.
Patomak seeks a junior-level professional to work on financial sector strategy and compliance issues confronting clients who are asset managers, banks, broker-dealers, cryptocurrency companies, exchanges, and other financial services firms such as fintechs. As an Analyst, you will support Patomak’s Senior Advisors and Managing Directors as they provide strategic advice, compliance services, and regulatory enforcement and litigation support in the ever-evolving financial sector. The Analyst will gain cutting-edge knowledge and hands-on experience by assisting with client work.
We are experiencing rapid growth and are looking for an eager self-starter with a desire to learn from the best in the industry. The role provides a unique opportunity for close, day-to-day collaboration with senior industry and regulatory experts with the potential for a transformational professional experience.
In addition to their strategy and compliance work, the Analyst will play an integral role in supporting the success of Patomak by supporting a variety of strategic, business development, operational, and administrative projects in our New York office. The successful candidate will thrive in a team environment, provide excellent customer service, exercise discretion and diplomacy in all interactions, remain flexible, and proactively anticipate and manage challenges.
This position offers the opportunity to join a high-performing team in a fast-paced work environment working on cutting-edge projects and novel compliance challenges.
All applicants who are selected for interviews will be asked to submit unofficial undergraduate transcripts as well as a writing sample.
What’s Great:
- Excellent compensation and work culture.
- A fast-growing, profitable company.
- Broad exposure and learning opportunities.
- Global client base ranging from the biggest banks in the world to the newest fintech firms.
- Professional team of coworkers who are experts in their respective fields.
Overview of Job Duties:
- Contribute to reviews of clients’ internal control effectiveness, governance frameworks, operations, and trade and communication surveillance systems.
- Provide project management support for engagements with asset managers, banks, broker-dealers, exchanges, fintechs, and other financial services firms located in the United States and abroad.
- Prepare written reports for clients on risk, strategy, and regulatory issues related to derivatives markets, digital assets, and/or other financial sector areas.
- Participate in projects to assess clients’ compliance programs against rules, regulations, and supervisory expectations.
- Collaborate with the Washington, D.C. office to organize NYC-based business development events.
- Provide office administrative support.
Skills and Desired Qualifications:
- Excellent time management skills with ability to prioritize and effectively multi-task.
- Strong organizational and problem-solving skills.
- An interest in and basic understanding of the U.S. financial system. Familiarity with the U.S. financial regulatory process is a plus.
- Ability to thrive in and foster a team culture with shared goals and responsibilities.
- Proactive and curious.
- Strong writing, editing, and copy-editing experience.
- All-hands-on-deck mentality.
- Proficient with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
- Keen attention to detail.
- Positive attitude and desire to learn.
Education and/or Relevant Experience:
1-3 years of professional experience (e.g., Capitol Hill, consulting firm, or law firm). Experience in the financial industry is a plus. Bachelor’s degree required.
Salary Range
$65,000-$95,000
Salary will be commensurate with experience, and employee will be eligible for an annual performance bonus based on individual performance and firm performance.
Patomak Global Partners, LLC is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, protected veteran status, religion, physical or mental disability, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.
Executive Coordinator
Job title: Executive Coordinator
Job Type: Full Time
Location: Washington, D.C.
Patomak Global Partners is a leading financial sector consulting firm that applies the insights of senior-level industry experts to advise clients on complex and cutting-edge strategy and compliance and risk management challenges.
Patomak is seeking a professional to fill the Executive Coordinator position in our Washington, D.C. office. The Executive Coordinator plays an integral role in supporting the success of Patomak by providing a variety of administrative and research support services to our Senior Executives and maintaining the cohesiveness of the office. The successful candidate will thrive in a team environment, provide excellent customer service, exercise discretion and diplomacy in all interactions, remain flexible, and proactively anticipate and manage challenges.
What’s Great:
- Exceptional compensation and excellent work culture.
- Growing, profitable company.
- Broad exposure and learning opportunities.
- Professional team of coworkers who are experts in their specialties.
Overview of Job Duties:
- Manage calendars and schedules of senior team members, including coordinating with the offices of senior financial firm executives.
- Join meetings with senior leadership to support firm operations.
- Conduct research on potential clients operating in the financial sector.
- Support Patomak leadership’s various business development initiatives.
- Monitor financial regulation news, directing interns to produce daily news clips.
- Organize speaking engagements and business development events in collaboration with the Communications team.
- Track and send reminders to employees on meeting deadlines set by Patomak’s leadership team.
- Assist with event planning as needed.
- Maintain and update contact lists as needed.
- Occasionally book lodging and travel for select senior team members as requested or needed.
- Assist the back-office with handling expense tracking for senior Patomak personnel.
- Provide administrative office support such as answering office phones and welcoming guests.
- Coordinate with building management to reserve building spaces when needed.
- Manage supplies including kitchen snacks and office supplies.
- Order food for events, such as Lunch and Learns, employee first days, and birthdays.
- Manage sensitive and confidential information appropriately and with a high level of discretion.
Skills and Desired Qualifications:
- Deliver exceptional administrative support and customer service in a team-based environment.
- Interest in better understanding financial markets and/or the U.S. public policy process is a plus.
- Excellent time management skills with ability to prioritize and effectively multi-task.
- Strong organizational, time management, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to promote a team-culture with shared goals and responsibilities.
- Pro-active and curious.
- Strong writing, editing, and copy-editing experience.
- All-hands-on-deck mentality benefiting a collaborative work environment.
- Proficient with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
- Basic IT knowledge.
- Keen attention to detail.
- Ability to work well in a team environment.
- Positive attitude and desire to learn.
Education and/or Relevant Experience:
- Experience in the financial industry or in a fast-paced public policy organization is a plus.
- Experience in a role supporting executives or in an administrative role in a fast-paced environment is a plus.
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- Proficiency in a foreign language relevant to the business activities of senior leadership members (e.g., Chinese, German, or Japanese) is a plus.
If desired, this position could offer high performers the potential for promotions into significant operational roles at a fast-growing company, or instead, into client-facing positions in Washington or New York.
If interested, please send a cover letter and resume to jobs@patomak.com.
Patomak Global Partners, LLC is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, protected veteran status, religion, physical or mental disability, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.
Apply Now
Strategy & Compliance Intern
Job title: Intern
Job Type: Paid, Full, or Part-Time
Location: Washington, D.C. (In-Person)
Position Summary:
This position is designed for undergraduate or graduate students interested in exploring the cutting edge of financial services regulation, innovation, and public policy. In working at Patomak, individuals will increase their overall knowledge of how financial markets operate and are regulated. Interns receive the opportunity to investigate different portions of the financial sector and gain valuable workplace skills for longer-term career success. For undergraduates, the work may prove instructive for a future master’s degree (e.g., MBA), J.D., or Ph.D.
Responsibilities may include:
- Research various financial sector trends in the United States and globally.
- Monitoring and summarizing actions taken by financial regulators related to financial markets and new technologies.
- Providing project management support, including drafting reports and presentations; editing client deliverables for format, grammar, and spelling; checking footnote citations; drafting and circulating memoranda related to interactions with clients and potential clients; and completing other tasks commensurate with experience and qualifications.
Skills and qualifications:
- Strong organizational, time management, and problem-solving skills.
- At least one year of completed undergraduate coursework. Additional coursework is preferred but not required.
- Recommended minimum GPA of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale.
- All-hands-on-deck mentality befitting a collaborative work environment.
- Proactive and curious; ability to quickly get up to speed on new topics and regulatory priorities.
- Strong writing and editing experience.
- Proficient with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. Experience with R, Python, or STATA is a plus.
- Keen attention to detail.
- Ability to work well in a team environment.
- Positive attitude and desire to learn.
If interested, please send a cover letter and resume to jobs@patomak.com.
Patomak Global Partners, LLC is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, protected veteran status, religion, physical or mental disability, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.
Communications Intern
This position is designed for undergraduate or graduate students interested in expanding their experience in marketing, communications, and public relations alongside Patomak’s services surrounding financial services regulation, innovation, and public policy. In working at Patomak, individuals will increase their overall knowledge of how financial markets operate and are regulated. Interns receive the opportunity to investigate different portions of the financial sector and gain valuable workplace skills for longer-term career success. Communications interns are exposed to this while also getting deep experience in what it takes to run communications and marketing for a firm in DC. This includes interacting with members of the press, writing content, contributing to business development, and working side-by-side with communications professionals.
Job title: Communications Intern
Job Type: Paid, Full, or Part-Time
Location: Washington, D.C. (In-Person)
Responsibilities may include:
- Assisting with the development of marketing materials, both digitally and in print.
- Following the news cycle to make content recommendations.
- Planning media interviews for TV and radio.
- Drafting press releases.
- Supporting a public affairs campaign.
- Assisting with webinar production and other new forms of content.
- Research various financial sector trends in the United States and globally.
- Supporting an advertising campaign on LinkedIn or Google Ads.
- Improving graphics, designs, and overall branding.
- Monitoring and summarizing actions taken by financial regulators related to financial markets and new technologies.
- Providing project management support, including drafting reports and presentations; editing client deliverables for format, grammar, and spelling; checking footnote citations; drafting and circulating memoranda related to interactions with clients and potential clients; and completing other tasks as assigned.
Skills and Qualifications:
- Strong writing and editing experience.
- Experience working in finance or communications-related field.
- Strong organizational, time management, and problem-solving skills.
- At least one year of completed undergraduate coursework.
- Recommended minimum GPA of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale.
- All-hands-on-deck mentality befitting a collaborative work environment.
- Proactive and curious; ability to quickly get up to speed on new topics.
- Proficient with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Canva, and Excel.
- Keen attention to detail.
- Ability to work well in a team environment.
- Positive attitude and desire to learn.
If interested, please apply using the form below. Please clearly indicate your interest in the communications internship in the cover letter. Applicants should include a writing sample in their application.
Patomak Global Partners, LLC is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, protected veteran status, religion, physical or mental disability, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.
Accounting Intern
Job title: Accounting Intern (Summer 2024, April-Forward)
Job Type: Full or Part Time
Location: Washington, DC
About the Firm:
Patomak Global Partners is a leading financial sector consultancy with offices in Washington DC and New York City that applies the insights of senior-level industry experts to advise clients on complex and cutting-edge strategy and risk management challenges. Clients range from major global financial institutions to emerging cryptocurrency and FinTech companies.
Position Summary:
This position is designed for undergraduate students interested in exploring private practice accounting at a cutting-edge consulting firm. In working at Patomak, individuals will improve upon their understanding of fundamental business practices, accounting, accounts payable and receivable functions, expense reporting, internal controls, state and local tax, and more. Interns have the opportunity to explore the accounting and internal control practices of a growing firm and gain valuable workplace skills for longer-term career success. The work will be instructive for any undergraduate seeking experience in accounting and other company operations.
Responsibilities may include:
- Assisting the cash disbursements function: supporting expense reporting, accounts payable, local taxation, and vendor management
- Assisting the cash receipts function: invoicing function with reviewing invoices to prepare them to be sent to clients, and booking invoices and payments
- Data entry and analysis in time entry and accounting software
- Creating and maintaining Microsoft Excel spreadsheets for taxes, data migrations, lease requirements, and other functions
- Performing bank reconciliations, historical data audits, and other essential tasks in the accounting cycle
- Providing accounting and financial management support, including drafting and editing reports and presentations; creating and reconciling bookkeeping journal entries; assisting managers during the invoice review and editing processes; and completing other tasks commensurate with experience and qualifications
- Other general accounting tasks and special projects
Skills and Qualifications:
- At least one year of completed undergraduate course work. Coursework in accounting, finance, information management systems, and similar subjects is preferred
- Recommended minimum GPA of a 3.5 on a 4.0 scale
- An all hands on deck attitude and a willingness to learn novel information and take on new projects, as befits a collaborative work environment
- Eagerness to serve the “internal client” of the company and our management
- Strong organizational, time management, and problem-solving skills
- Keen attention to detail
- Ability to work well in a team environment
- Positive attitude and desire to learn
- Pro-active and curious; able to get up to speed quickly on new topics
- Strong communication skills
- Proficient with Microsoft Word and Excel
- Familiarity with Sage Intacct and Microsoft SharePoint preferred but not required
- Experience handling sensitive information preferred but not required
- Applicant must be able to pass a background check
If interested, please send a cover letter and resume to jobs@patomak.com. In the cover letter please clearly indicate your interest in the Summer 2024 Accounting Internship.
Patomak Global Partners, LLC is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, protected veteran status, religion, physical or mental disability, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.
Future Opportunities Inquiry Form
Current job opportunities are posted as they become available. All applications are processed in the order they are received. If you don’t see a position that fits your qualifications but want to be considered for future opportunities, submit your resume on this form so we can retain it in our files. Please indicate the type of role you are seeking in the form when submitting your form.
