Jobs at Citi Group in Czechia, Prague

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Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate closely with Execution Partners to facilitate the execution of high-priority initiatives – ensuring that sufficient coverage and support is provided across the end-to-end delivery.

• Manage and execute smaller-scale projects independently, ensuring alignment with broader strategic goals.

• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, track milestones, and manage delivery timelines for assigned initiatives.

• Identify and escalate risks, issues, and dependencies, proposing mitigation strategies as needed.

• Support the establishment and maintenance of initiative level governance processes, including preparing status reports and facilitating project meetings.

• Coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure clarity of objectives, roles, and deliverables.

• Support stakeholder communication by developing clear, concise updates and presentations for senior leadership.

• Contribute to continuous improvement efforts in execution standards, tools, and methodologies.

• Maintain a strong understanding of regulatory requirements impacting the business and incorporate them into project planning and execution.

Qualifications:

• 7+ years of experience in program management, project delivery, regulatory remediation, or a related field.

• Proficient knowledge of Wholesale Credit Risk would be advantageous.

• Advanced Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) skills.

• Demonstrated ability to manage end-to-end project delivery across multiple stakeholders.

• Familiarity with regulatory environments and compliance initiatives, preferably within financial services.

• Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience preparing materials for executive audiences.

• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.

• Relevant certifications (e.g., PMP, PRINCE2, Agile certifications) are a plus.

Competencies:

• Project Planning and Execution.

• Risk and Issue Identification and Management.

• Stakeholder Collaboration and Communication.

• Delivery-Focused Mindset.

• Problem Solving and Adaptability.

• Attention to Detail and Quality.

• Proactive Ownership and Accountability.

This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required.

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The wholesale lending products under focus include Corporate Lending, Leverage Finance, Real Estate, Securitization, Treasury and Trade Solutions, and more.

As a Product Manager, you will be a part of a new organization named Institutional Credit Management (ICM), which was recently formed to transform the way Citi manages the extension of wholesale credit to institutional clients. ICM is a global group focused on re-imaging credit control process, policies, and technology to manage the wholesale lending process end to end. Within ICM the Underwriting Product Management function is responsible for managing and developing credit risk strategies and platforms as they pertain to risk appetite management, client engagement, origination decision making, and credit monitoring. Additionally, the product manager is responsible for managing requirements and development activities that will create a user centric experience to meet the needs of differing business lines, regions, and regulatory demands.

Credit Risk Activities in Scope for Transformation:

• Originations & Amendments – Transformation of the deal management lifecycle from prospecting through underwriting, credit administration, and booking operations

• Periodic Assessment and Client Monitoring – Transformation of the credit review processes including Annual Reviews and Problem credit management

• Portfolio Limit Setting and Management – Transformation of how Citi Manages Limits across Lending and Counter Party Credit products, including implementation of a comprehensive monitoring structure

• Client Management and Servicing – Transformation of how our clients interact with Citi to execute on their business operation needs, including statements, draws, etc.

• Core Services – Transformation of the underlying foundation, data, and functional services that support the above business activities (e.g. Financial Spreading, Collateral Management, Covenant Monitoring, etc.)

Key Focuses:

• Partner with various ICM colleagues and risk managers to develop origination and credit monitoring strategies for managing credit risk in a timely, accurate and complete manner

• Utilize modern Emerging technologies for simplification, automation, quality control leading to improvement in Efficiency of internal processes and systems

• Launch and manage new Products, Projects and Initiatives utilizing Emerging technologies and ensure both technical and governance deliveries of these efforts

• Effectively navigate from the strategic to the requirement level, enabling the design team to confidently execute designs informed by user needs

• Lead a set of products working groups to maintain outcome-based roadmaps an sequencing, review progress towards OKRs, and track risk dependencies and issues

• Conduct design workshops that enable collaboration and conceptual solutions, while serving diverse personas

• Leverage journey-based design strategies to drive an overall product design process and validate prototypes into production, including visual design and content strategy

• Drive digital transformation by re-engineering operational business processes, focusing on optimizing target state processes and end to end workflow orchestration with technology empowerment

• Follows market, industry, and client trends to own field and adapts them for application Citi’s products and solutions platforms

Qualifications:

• BA/BS in business or technology related field

• 4+ Years of experience in Product Ownership, Product Management or Project Management

• Expert knowledge in various software development methodologies, and project management concepts (e.g., requirements creation, feature identification, and user story writing)

• Knowledge about Generative AI and Traditional AI. Key features, strong and weak points of these technologies and Experience with their implementation in existing processes.

• Ability to present various Projects and Product to senior leadership in understandable and capturing way

• Basic knowledge of programming in Python is advantage

• Familiarity in a front office, middle office, or operational capacity supporting the credit lifecycle execution or related transformation efforts in wholesale lending

• Demonstrated ability to translate end user needs into tangible work products that technology engineers can move forward to develop (e.g. Process Flows, Requirements, Design Artifacts, Screen Mock Ups, etc.)

• Track record of working across multiple stakeholders and collaborating with various technology partners

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• Access to a wide variety of learning and development programs, online course libraries and upskilling platforms, such as Udemy and Degreed

• Flexible work arrangements to support colleagues’ in managing work - life balance

• Continuous career progression opportunities across geographies and business lines

• Inclusive and friendly corporate culture

• Socially active employee communities with diverse networking opportunities

• Competitive compensation package with a wide range of benefits:

  • Paid Parental Leave Program - maternity and paternity leave

  • Babysitting support

  • Private Medical Care Program

  • Additional allowance for sick days

  • Pension Plan Contribution

  • Group Life Insurance

  • Employee Assistance Program

  • Sport card

  • Meal allowance

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CRMS covers the following areas:

• Credit Risk Approval Controls

• Credit Risk Reporting

• CRMS Controls and Data Quality

• Credit Documentation Review

What will you be doing?

• Track credit approvals approval process, following up when necessary and ensure approvals are received in compliance with policy/recorded in database accurately. Reflect approved structures in credit systems.

• Assist businesses by responding to information needs.

• Review month end reports for assigned portfolio segment(s) following data quality process and submit or process adjustments verifying their accuracy

• Apply in-depth knowledge and contribute to the development of new techniques and processes

• Review credit legal documentation to detect any deficiencies before funds disbursement. Communicate with all stakeholders in credit process – mainly with Risk, Business, Legal teams.

• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.

What are we looking for?

• 5-8 years of relevant experience

• Fluency in English and Czech/Slovak

• Proficient in Microsoft Office with an emphasis on MS Excel

• Bachelor’s/University degree is preferred

• Demonstrated analytical skills

• Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication

• Ability to prioritize deliverables and work independent of direct supervision.

• Ability to collaborate across multiple business lines and levels of management.

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