Compliance Assurance Officer Vp - Global Functions jobs at Citi Group in Mexico, Mexico City

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Transaction Management will be responsible for supporting multiple aspects of the lending lifecycle including but not limited to loan closing and servicing coordination, facilitating complex client onboarding, data management, and quality control. The team will be accountable and responsible for operational oversight of the closing and servicing of all loan transactions of the business division being supported to ensure all internal and external requirements are met.

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• Contribute to the build and development team to support loan origination and lifecycle management which includes large complex syndicated and bilateral loans covering but not limited to corporate, commercial, real estate, structured lending and trade.

• Assist with the creation of processes, standards, procedures, controls, training, and implementation of transaction management.

• Aid in the design and implementation of technology including testing and rollout.

• Provide training and support to transaction management staff and business constituents.

• Partner with each of the originating and coverage business lines, credit risk, operations, legal, etc.

• Ensure that quality of data, controls and processes performed meet internal policies and regulatory requirements/expectations.

• Work with lines of business, transaction management, and loan operations to define and implement operational metrics and risk and control reviews to ensure all stakeholders have end to end transparency.

• Constantly improve processes, controls and efficiencies within the group and front to back across loan lifecycle

• Participate in projects to enhance performance and efficiency.

• Take part in loan remediation and loan system testing / migrations.

• Actively manage and maintain a deal closing pipeline of loan transactions.

• Coordinate and close loan transactions/lifecycle events, capture data, store documentation, troubleshoot issues/roadblocks, perform quality control

• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular 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.

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• 5-8 years of experience

• Individual must have excellent communication, organizational and interpersonal skills.

• Individual must work well under tight deadlines, manage priorities, and complete assigned tasks with minimal management follow up.

• Candidate has quantitative skills with a high proficiency with Excel and other Microsoft based programs.

• Tableau or visualization tool familiarity

• Experience with Loan IQ, transaction capture tools, etc.

• Keen attention to detail

• Developed analytical and problem-solving abilities

• Client relationship and solution skills

• Experience within a large global team supporting wholesale lending at large financial Institution

• Knowledge of wholesale loan (syndicated / bilateral) product and business, including an understanding of legal loan documentation, loan / funding mechanics, deal structure, funds flows, etc.

• Experience working with clients under time constraints to facilitate a transaction or process.

• Proven ability to collaborate with team members, Senior management and other business constituents

• Critical decision-making capabilities including the ability to identify, escalate, and propose solutions to problems

• Ability to multi-task through the practice of strong organizational and time management skills with experience in continuously following-up with various stakeholders

• Understanding and awareness of appropriate corporate and regulatory policies in relation to Lending

• Deep understanding of operational processes supporting Wholesale lending

• Focus on achieving/exceeding key operating standards within a KPI/metrics driven culture

• Ability to work in an environment where priorities are frequently changing

Education:

• Bachelors/University degree or equivalent experience

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The AML Compliance Senior Manager accomplishes results through the management of professional team(s) and department(s). Integrates subject matter and industry expertise within a defined area. Contributes to standards around which others will operate. Requires in-depth understanding of how areas collectively integrate within the sub-function as well as coordinate and contribute to the objectives of the entire function. Requires basic commercial awareness. Developed communication and diplomacy skills are required in order to guide, influence and convince others, in particular colleagues in other areas and occasional external customers. Has responsibility for volume, quality, timeliness and delivery of end results of an area. May have responsibility for planning, budgeting and policy formulation within area of expertise. Involved in short-term planning resource planning. Full management responsibility of a team, which may include management of people, budget and planning, to include duties such as performance evaluation, compensation, hiring, disciplinary and terminations and may include budget approval.Responsibilities:

• Evaluate, enhance and implement best -in-class AML Compliance policies and practices.
• Provide expert advice on AML Compliance policies to the AML/Financial Crime Support teams and the business.
• Perform AML Compliance quality and testing, evaluate process deficiencies, analyze control measures, enhance reporting capabilities and recommend corrective actions while satisfying regulatory and audit commitments. Further, assess and identify emerging risks and recommend / drive program enhancements.
• Evaluate and respond to escalated matters; further escalate unusual activity as needed. Advise senior management on next steps.
• Create, develop and deliver relevant training to business and functional partners.
• Manage a staff of AML professionals to accomplish the group’s goals and objectives; invest in the development of all team members.
• Additional duties as assigned.
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular 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, as well as effectively supervise the activity of others and create accountability with those who fail to maintain these standards.

Qualifications:

• 6-10 years relevant experience
• AML certification
• previous supervisory experience
• Self-motivated and detail oriented
• Proactive leadership and motivational skills
• Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to both work independently and collaborate with team members
• Proficient in Excel and Word – ability to learn multiple system applications quickly

Education:

• Bachelor's/University degree, Master's degree preferred

• Evaluar, mejorar e implementar las mejores políticas y prácticas de Cumplimiento de AML refrentes a regulación/políticas de KYC/Conoce a tu cliente emitidas por CNBV y Banxico.
• Brindar asesoramiento experto sobre políticas de Cumplimiento de AML al negocio y los equipos de Apoyo de delitos financieros/AML.
• Realizar pruebas de calidad de Cumplimiento de AML, evaluar deficiencias del proceso, analizar medidas de control, mejorar capacidades de información y recomendar medidas correctivas y cumplir, al mismo tiempo, las obligaciones regulatorias y de auditoría. Además, evaluar e identificar riesgos emergentes y recomendar/impulsar mejoras de programa.
• Evaluar y responder ante asuntos derivados; derivar, a su vez, las actividades inusuales según sea necesario. Asesorar a la gerencia sobre los pasos a seguir.
• Crear, desarrollar y suministrar capacitación correspondiente a los socios funcionales y comerciales.
• Desempeña deberes adicionales, según se le asignen.
• Evaluar adecuadamente el riesgo cuando se toman decisiones comerciales, demostrando una consideración particular por la reputación de la empresa y protegiendo a la institución, sus clientes y activos, al impulsar el cumplimiento de las leyes, las reglas y los reglamentos correspondientes, acatando la política, aplicando un juicio ético sólido en relación con el comportamiento personal, la conducta y las prácticas comerciales y escalando, administrando e informando los problemas de control con transparencia

Calificaciones:

• Experiencia en administración de proyectos
• Habilidades analíticas avanzadas. Capacidad de trabajar de forma independiente y colaborativa con miembros de equipos tanto internos como externos.
• Relación Directa con el Negocio
• Ingles Avanzado
• Habilidades de Negociación
• Liderazgo de Equipo

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Responsibilities:

• Perform moderately complex audits including drafting audit reports, presenting issues to the business, and discussing practical solutions
• Draft audit reports and present issues to the business while discussing practical cross-functional solutions
• Complete assigned audits within budgeted timeframes, and budgeted costs
• Monitor, assess, and recommend solutions to emerging risks
• Contribute to the development of audit processes improvements, including the development of automated routines
• Apply internal audit standards, policies, and regulations to provide timely audit assurance and influence audit scope
• Develop effective line management relationships to ensure strong understanding of the business
• Has the ability to operate with a limited level of direct supervision.
• Can exercise independence of judgement and autonomy.
• Acts as SME to senior stakeholders and /or other team members.
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular 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.

Qualifications:

• 5-8 years of relevant experience
• Effective verbal and written communication and negotiation skills
• Subject matter expertise regarding audit technology’s application
• Effective project management skills
• Effective influencing and relationship management skills
• Demonstrated ability to remain unbiased in a diverse working environment

Education:

• Bachelor’s/University degree or equivalent experience

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Responsibilities:

• Representing business leadership to coordinate and facilitate Third Party Risk Management activities
• Evaluating current market conditions and providing insight on trends/issues that may impact the business through the use of external Third Parties.
• Advising BAO on the Risk Assessment for third parties and re-accessing as required; identifying significant changes in relationship to trigger update of Risk Assessment
• Verifying third party’s compliance to required policies and controls
• Partnering with business operations, technology teams and internal functions to conduct on-site visits of third party, as required
• Maintaining and updating Citi’s Exit Strategy Plans as required; when the exit strategy poses significant risk to Citi, work with business contacts to establish appropriate risk mitigation activities to minimize risk to Citi
• Interacting with third parties on escalations of non-performance and contractual issues to drive resolution when appropriate
• Monitoring third party performance and SLs through Citi Performance Management Assessment (PMA) process
• Verifying Third Party contracts (e.g. Statements of Work) are properly executed and uploaded in Citi’s Contract Management System (eSourcing), working with the Enterprise Supply Chain (ESC) organization if re-negotiations are required
• Reviewing, prioritizing, assessing and acting on results of TPRM assessments/controls with support from various internal functions (e.g., IS, CoB, DPO, Export, Credit Risk, Country Risk, Financial Evaluations), in conjunction with the business and operations teams
• Facilitating remediation of issues or gaps identified as part of ongoing monitoring
• Defining risk mitigation strategies and risk exceptions based on the business’ risk appetite
• Providing thought leadership to drive supplier optimization and efficiencies based on Third Parties risk profiles, performance, and market trends
• Standardizing SLs performance monitoring measures for like services, where possible
• Liaising with the ESC Third Party Utility, as necessary, to review and respond to the results of third party risk management activities conducted centrally by the Utility
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular 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.

Qualifications:

• 6-10 years of relevant experience in, strategic sourcing/procurement, vendor management risk management and/or regulatory compliance in one or more of the following risk disciplines: technology risk, business continuity, operational risk, supplier risk, or audit and controls. Broad knowledge of other risk areas, with strong understanding of supplier or third-party risk impact in a financial services company is a plus
• Demonstrates knowledge of in-scope business and product areas
• Excellent communication skills in English, both oral and written, with the ability to articulate complex and sensitive issues to management. Local language requirements as applicable.
• Experience in strategic sourcing/procurement and interacting with suppliers’ management teams with the ability to exercise sound, timely and independent judgment.
• Demonstrates understanding of operational capabilities of suppliers across applicable business types

Education:

• Bachelor’s/University degree, Master’s degree preferred

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Responsibilities:

• Developing, implementing, and executing compliance testing, continuous assurance, and reporting programs within an assigned region in accordance with the Compliance Assurance (CA) Plan.
• Participating in the planning, executing, and reporting of compliance assurance reviews and compliance and regulatory issue validation activities for a component of a product line, function, or legal entity within an assigned region in accordance with CA Plan.
• Analysing and documenting report findings, and having preliminary discussions with corresponding control/process owners.
• Assisting with development of Compliance Assurance Risk Assessments, Monitoring Monthly, and Quarterly Summaries and the development and enhancement of the Compliance Assurance Methodologies and Standards for auditing, testing, monitoring, and reporting.
• Utilizing innovative compliance testing solutions including Data Analytics to increase value and reduce costs of compliance-related activities.
• Developing effective relationships within CA function and with other stakeholders including Business process owners and Internal Audit function.
• Identifying industry best practices and share insight with the CA teams on a regular basis.
• Informing CA management of significant compliance matters that require their attention or action.
• Identifying compliance training resources and tools available centrally to support country/business compliance programs training and research needs.
• Additional duties as assigned
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular 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.

Qualifications:

• Experience in planning, executing, and reporting on compliance testing reviews and regulatory issue validation activities
• Knowledge and extensive experience with auditing principles including audit planning, risk assessments, development of risks and controls matrices, processes and controls design assessments, controls operating effectiveness testing, transactional access segregation of duties, transactional testing, surveillance systems, and reporting activities
• Understanding of rules, laws, and regulations, and specific regulatory requirements
• Strong interpersonal skills for building strong relationships with stakeholders and engaging teams
• Effectiveness in working within a large scale and complex matrix organization is essential
• Effective negotiation skills, a proactive and “no surprises” approach in communicating issues, and strength in sustaining independent views
• Excellent oral communication and writing skills in interacting with non-executives and executive management and across a number of business lines and control functions
• Knowledge of Compliance laws, rules, regulations, risks and typologies
• Must be a self-starter, flexible, innovative and adaptive
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work collaboratively and with people at all levels of the organization
• Ability to both work collaboratively and independently; ability to navigate a complex organization
• Advanced analytical skills
• Ability to both work independently and collaborate with team members
• Excellent project management and organizational skills and capability to handle multiple projects at one time
• Proficient in MS Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Demonstrated knowledge in area of focus
• Advanced English and Spanish

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree; experience in compliance, legal or other control-related function in the financial services firm, regulatory organization, or legal/consulting firm, or a combination thereof; experience in area of focus; Advanced degree a plus

Other:

• Ability to work collaboratively and independently as part of a team in a new function during a period of transformation.

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Responsibilities:

• Develops, enhances, and validates the methods of measuring and analyzing risk, for all risk types including market, credit and operational. Also, may develop, validate and strategize uses of scoring models and scoring model related policies.
• Manages model risk across the model life-cycle including model validation, ongoing performance evaluation and annual model reviews.
• Produces analytics and reporting used to manage risk for Citi's operations.
• Translates operational requests from the business into programming and data criteria and conduct systems and operational research in order to model expected results.
• Assists in the development of analytic engines for business product lines.
• Communicates results to diverse audiences.
• Conducts analysis and packages it into detailed technical documentation report for validation purposes sufficient to meet regulatory guidelines and exceed industry standards.
• Participates on teams to solve business problems.
• Identifies modeling opportunities that yield measurable business results.
• Provides guidance to junior validators as and when necessary.
• Manages stakeholder interaction with model developers and business owners during the model life-cycle.
• Represents the bank in interactions with regulatory agencies, as required.
• Presents model validation findings to senior management and supervisory authorities.
• Provides effective challenge to model assumptions, mathematical formulation, and implementation.
• Assesses and quantifies model risk due to model limitations to inform stakeholders of their risk profile and development of compensating controls.
• Contributes to strategic, cross-functional initiatives within the model risk organization.
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular 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.

Qualifications:

• 6-10 years experience in statistics
• Proficient in Microsoft Office with an emphasis on MS Excel
• Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication skills
• Self-motivated and detail oriented
• Demonstrated project management and organizational skills and capability to handle multiple projects at one time .
• Practical experience using SAS or similar statistical coding software to build and test prediction models. comfortable interfacing with business clients. proficiency handling very large data sets.
• Experience in a quantitative role in risk management at a financial institution with experience in either model development or validation.
• Good knowledge and understanding of a variety of model development and validation testing techniques covering risk models.

Education:

• Bachelor’s/University degree or equivalent experience, potentially Masters degree

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The Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) is a senior executive responsible for establishing and maintaining the bank’s information security strategy and ensuring that all information assets and technologies are adequately protected. The CISO plays a critical role in safeguarding the bank's data, ensuring compliance with local regulations, and mitigating risks associated with cybersecurity threats. This position requires a deep understanding of the regulatory environment in Mexico, including compliance with the National Banking and Securities Commission (CNBV) regulations and other relevant financial regulations, as well as Information Security Internacional Standards.

Position is responsible for defining the Security Suite system strategy and evolution while also ensuring stability, resilience and soundness of these platforms which are serving the entire system´s platform of the bank.

**Key Responsibilities:**

- **Strategic Leadership:** Develop, implement, and manage the bank’s information security strategy, policies, and procedures to protect the organization’s digital assets, in line with both international standards and local regulatory requirements.

- **Regulatory Compliance:** Ensure that the bank complies with all applicable information security regulations and standards set forth by Mexican authorities, including Banxico and CNBV guidelines, LFPDPPP, and other relevant legislation. Collaborate with legal and compliance teams to stay updated on regulatory changes and implement necessary adjustments.

- **Risk Management:** Identify, assess, and mitigate risks related to cybersecurity threats. Develop and manage a comprehensive risk management program that includes regular risk assessments, audits, and vulnerability testing. Ensure that the bank is prepared to respond to potential security incidents and breaches.

- **Incident Response:** Establish and maintain a robust incident response capability with a clear response protocol. Lead the response to security breaches or incidents, including the investigation, remediation, and reporting of such events. Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders, including regulatory bodies, as required.

- **Security Awareness:** Promote a culture of security awareness within the bank. Develop and oversee training programs for employees at all levels, ensuring they understand their roles and responsibilities in maintaining the bank’s information security posture.

- **Security Architecture & Innovation:** Evaluate, design, govern and implement advanced security systems, technologies and practices to protect the bank’s assets and infrastructure, including Authentication systems, Data Security, End point security, cloud security, etc . Stay current with the latest developments in cybersecurity and adapt tooling and strategies to address emerging threats.

- **Vendor Management:** Assess and manage the security posture of third-party vendors and partners. Ensure that all third parties comply with the bank’s security standards and regulatory requirements.

- **Team Leadership:** Lead and mentor the information security team. Foster a collaborative and innovative environment, providing guidance and support to ensure the team’s success.

** Security Operations ** enable through outsourced managed services the Cyber intelligence, Security Monitoring, Detection and Response, Digital Forensics and Threat and vulneravility management capabilities

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