Vice President Business Risk Controls Officer jobs at Citi Group in United Arab Emirates, Dubai

Responsibilities:

• Provides leadership and direction through a large team of professionals and/or junior managers.
• Provide leadership to drive optimization and efficiencies in projects
• Assist management in guiding and influencing decisions that conform to business objectives
• Manage the design, development, and implementation of Citi's comprehensive controls program.
• Assess the effectiveness of existing controls, identifying areas for improvement, and executing necessary changes.
• Continually manage controls enhancements geared towards increasing efficiency and reducing risk.
• Regularly assess the business/function risk appetite in line with changes in the business environment, regulatory requirements, and strategic objectives.
• Work closely with key stakeholders and process owners to drive management decisions aimed at maintaining operations within the firm’s Risk Appetite.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders to assess potential risks, develop risk mitigation activities, and define the acceptable level of risk across various areas of operation.
• Drive execution of Enterprise Risk Management Framework and adherence with Risk Mgmt. / Compliance Policies.
• Collaborate with business and functions to understand control processes and identify potential areas for improvement.
• Stay informed about regulatory changes and industry best practices related to control management, ensuring the controls program aligns with these standards.
• Provide regular updates to senior management on the performance of the controls assessment and design.
• 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 teams and create accountability with those who fail to maintain these standards

Qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience in operational risk management, compliance, audit, or other control-related functions in the financial services industry.
• Ability to identify, measure, and manage key risks and controls.
• Track record leading Control related projects and programs • Ability to see the big pictures with high attention to critical details.
• Develop and implement strategy and process improvement initiatives.
• Comprehensive knowledge of Citi’s businesses and functions and their risk profiles.
• Developing new ideas and improving current processes to proactively mitigate risks.
• Requires an ability to provide challenge and make recommendation for risk and controls remediation.
• Expert knowledge in the development and execution for controls.
• Proven experience in control related functions in the financial industry.
• Proven experience in implementing sustainable solutions and improving processes.
• Expert understanding of compliance laws, rules, regulations, and best practices.
• Deep understanding of Citi’s Policies, Standards, and Procedures.
• Strong leadership, decision-making, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong analytical skills to evaluate complex risk and control activities and processes.
• Ability to deliver compelling presentations and influence executive audiences.
• Strong sense of accountability and ownership, with strong results orientation.
• Excellent communication skills; ability to engage and inspire across stakeholder groups.
• Exceptional command in Microsoft Office suite, particularly Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.

Education:

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

Time Type:

Responsibilities:
•  Support the design and development of Citi's comprehensive controls program for unsecured products.

•  Support assessment of the effectiveness of existing controls, identifying areas for improvement, and helping to implement necessary changes for unsecured lending business.

•  Continually drive and manage controls enhancements focused on increasing efficiency and reducing risk.
•  Coordinate with key stakeholders and relevant process owners to drive management decisions aimed at maintaining operations within the firm’s Risk Appetite. Support the assessment for the business/function risk appetite in line with changes in the business environment, regulatory requirements, and strategic objectives. Collaborate with key stakeholders to assess potential risks and develop risk mitigation activities for unsecured lending products to define the acceptable level of risk across various areas of operation.

•   Partner with business and related functions in the coordination of regulatory change management process.

•  Drive execution of Enterprise Risk Management Framework and adherence with Risk Mgmt. / Compliance Policies.
•  Collaborate with business and functions to understand the control processes and identify potential areas for improvement.
•  Stay updated on regulatory changes and industry best practices related to control management and ensure the controls program aligns with these standards.
•  Support providing regular updates to senior management on the performance of the controls assessment and design for unsecured lending products.
•  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 behaviour, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency, as well as effectively supervise the activity of teams and create accountability with those who fail to maintain these standards

• Partner with business and related functions in the coordination of internal audits and regulatory reviews and provide necessary support with audit and examination deliverables, tracking of engagements, monitoring of issues and CAPs raised as part of the audit process, etc ensuring coverage for Unsecured product coverage

• Unsecured lending product controls function coverage for global risk management programs e.g. EUC, Models, Operational loss management and lead for risk & controls programs e.g. New Product Approval, Digital Monitoring Tools, Lessons learned exercises.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 6-10 years of experience in operational risk management, compliance, audit, or other control-related functions in the financial services industry.
• Ability to identify, measure, and manage key risks and controls.
• Strong knowledge in the development and execution for controls.
• Proven experience in control related functions in the financial industry.
• Proven experience in implementing sustainable solutions and improving processes.
• Understanding of compliance laws, rules, regulations, and best practices.
• Understanding of Citi’s Policies, Standards, and Procedures.
• Strong analytical skills to evaluate complex risk and control activities and processes.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to engage at the senior management level.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, particularly Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.

Education:

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

: Assessment & Design Lead Analyst - C13

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Responsibilities:

Governance:

• Verifies project team adherence to control and risk implementations as well as standards and process changes.
• Lead the implementation of robust project governance frameworks, ensuring alignment with organizational standards and compliance requirements.
• Develops & maintains detailed IT work plans, schedules, charters, roadmaps; project estimates, resource plans and status reports.
• Monitor project performance and compliance through regular audits, reviews, and checkpoints.

Program & Project Delivery:

• Ensures programs adhere to Citi PM Policy and Standards for process, tools and quality assurance, while driving consistency of deliverables and artifacts.
• Collaborates with knowledgeable and demanding stakeholders to establish project plans for major initiatives and helps drive efforts to a successful conclusion.
• Demonstrates a comprehensive understanding of how areas of IT project leadership collectively integrate to contribute to achieving business goals.
• Prioritizes workload based on criticality. Able to take on assignments and execute them independently with minimum oversight. Exhibits a problem-solving mentality; can anticipate risks and issues that may impact a program/project.
• Directly impacts the IT project leadership area through shared responsibility for delivery of end results and contribution to planning, budget management and formulation of procedures; influences resource planning.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including business analysts, developers, and QA, to ensure cohesive and coordinated project execution.
• Possesses a comprehensive understanding of how own area and others (i.e., architecture or infrastructure) collectively integrate to contribute towards achieving business objectives.
• Apply Agile or Waterfall methodologies as appropriate to optimize project delivery.

Stakeholder Management:

• Persuades and influences others through communication and diplomacy skills; may negotiate with external parties.
• Directly impacts the business by influencing strategic functional decisions through advice, counsel or provided services.
• Persuades and influences others through and comprehensive communication and diplomacy skills.

Technical Leadership:

• Provides evaluative judgment based on analysis of information in complicated and unique situations.
• Provides expertise in area and an advanced level of understanding of the principles of IT project leadership.

Risk & Issue Management:

• Determines scope and impact of project risks and issues; raises and resolves issues.
• Applies good understanding of concepts and procedures within own IT project leadership area to resolve issues.
• 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 experience in an IT project leadership role with commensurate people management experience.
• Proven track record of successfully delivering IT projects, including governance and stakeholder management.
• Strong understanding of project management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall) and best practices.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and drive consensus across diverse teams.
• Experience with project management tools such as JIRA, Confluence, MS Project, or similar.
• PMP or Scrum/Agile certification is a plus.
• English and Spanish bilingual highly preferred.
  

Education:

• Bachelor’s/University degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Administration, or a related field.

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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Responsibilities:

• Support UAE HoA and act as deputy HoA by contributing to governance audit activities, regulatory reporting, and partnering with country stakeholders.
• Lead and participate in the UAE and MEA audits including drafting audit reports, presenting issues to the business, and discussing practical solutions.
• Analyse regulatory landscape, including emerging key risks, and tailor audit scope to regulatory expectations.
• Recommend appropriate solutions to mitigate risk and control weaknesses.
• Develop effective relationships with stakeholders to ensure strong understanding of the business.
• Lead and deliver assigned audits, audit and regulatory issue validations, risk assessments and business monitoring on time and within budget.
• Adhere to Internal Audit Methodology and maintain documentation standards.
• Contribute to the development of audit processes improvements, including the development of automated routines.
• Collaborate with internal audit quality assurance team to address findings and the management information team to analyse audit data.
• 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, including audit experience and expertise in one of the banking areas (e.g. Finance, Anti-Money Laundering, Risk, Compliance, Banking, Technology)
• Related certifications (CPA, ACA, CFA, CIA, CISA or similar) preferred
• Effective comprehension of business side of audit function and subject matter expertise regarding technology application
• Effective verbal, written and negotiation skills
• 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, Master's degree preferred

Time Type:

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Responsibilities:

• Consistently develop, execute and deliver audit reports in a timely manner, in accordance with Internal Audit and Regulatory standards
• Review and approve the Business Monitoring Quarterly summary and serve as lead reviewer for all reviews
• Collaborate with teams across the business and determine impact on overall control environment and audit approach
• Manage audit activities for a component of a product line, function, or legal entity at the regional or country level
• Leverage a comprehensive expertise to manage a team
• Advise the business on change initiatives, while advancing integrated auditing concepts and technology adoption
• Recommend interventions to issues, propose solutions for risk and control problems, partner with Directors and Managing Directors to develop approaches for broader corporate issues
• Apply in-depth understanding of Internal Audit standards, policies and regulations to a specific product or function area Qualifications:
• 6-10 years of relevant experience · Related certifications (CPA, ACA, CFA, CIA, CISA or similar) preferred
• Effective comprehension of business side of audit function and subject matter expertise regarding technology application
• Effective verbal, written and negotiation skills
• Effective project management skills
• Effective influencing and relationship management skills
• Demonstrated ability to remain unbiased in a diverse working environment
• 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
• Experience with working in or auditing Risk Measurement and Management including Credit Risk, Counterparty Credit Risk, Market Risk, Risk Reporting, Risk Capital, and Treasury/ Liquidity Risk Management (Credit or Market Risk experience preferred).
• Experience of working on or auditing advanced capital models, in particular IMA and IMM a plus.
• Related certifications (CPA, ACA, CFA, CIA, CISA or similar) preferred
• Effective comprehension of business side of audit function and subject matter expertise regarding technology application
• Effective verbal, written and negotiation skills
• 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, Master's degree preferred

Time Type:

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Responsibilities:

• Consistently develop, execute and deliver audit reports in a timely manner, in accordance with Internal Audit and Regulatory standards
• Review and approve the Business Monitoring Quarterly summary and serve as lead reviewer for all reviews
• Collaborate with teams across the business and determine impact on overall control environment and audit approach
• Manage audit activities for a component of a product line, function, or legal entity at the regional or country level
• Leverage a comprehensive expertise to manage a team
• Advise the business on change initiatives, while advancing integrated auditing concepts and technology adoption
• Recommend interventions to issues, propose solutions for risk and control problems, partner with Directors and Managing Directors to develop approaches for broader corporate issues
• Apply in-depth understanding of Internal Audit standards, policies and regulations to a specific product or function area Qualifications:
• 6-10 years of relevant experience · Related certifications (CPA, ACA, CFA, CIA, CISA or similar) preferred
• Effective comprehension of business side of audit function and subject matter expertise regarding technology application
• Effective verbal, written and negotiation skills
• Effective project management skills
• Effective influencing and relationship management skills
• Demonstrated ability to remain unbiased in a diverse working environment
• 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
• Related certifications (CPA, ACA, CFA, CIA, CISA or similar) preferred
• Effective comprehension of business side of audit function and subject matter expertise regarding technology application
• Effective verbal, written and negotiation skills
• 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, Master's degree preferred

Time Type:

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Individuals in Assessment & design are responsible for developing, designing, and implementing controls programs, and providing review and guidance on robust controls design adhering to Citi’s Policies, Standards, and Frameworks. Individuals proactively identify and drive controls enhancements such as automation, standardization and rationalization including transformation execution activities. Includes first line activities for identification, measurement (significance and likelihood), and ongoing assessment of key risks and controls in partnership with relevant process owners to drive management decisions to operate within the firm’s Risk Appetite.

•  Help support Escalations Protocol, Issue Monitoring and Reporting, Conduct Risk Metrics, Lessons Learnt exercises, Controls forums coordination
•  Help support the design and development of Citi's comprehensive controls program.
•  Help perform assessment of the effectiveness of existing controls, identifying areas for improvement, and helping to implement necessary changes.
•  Assist to drive and manage controls enhancements focused on increasing efficiency and reducing risk.
•  Help support the coordination with key stakeholders and relevant process owners to drive management decisions aimed at maintaining operations within the firm’s Risk Appetite.
•  Assist with the assessment for the business/function risk appetite in line with changes in the business environment, regulatory requirements, and strategic objectives.
•  Help support the collaboration with key stakeholders to assess potential risks and develop risk mitigation activities to define the acceptable level of risk across various areas of operation.
•  Assist with the execution of Enterprise Risk Management/ transformation of Manager’s Controls Assessment framework.
•  Framework and adherence with Risk Mgmt. / Compliance Policies.
•  Help collaborate with business and functions to understand the control processes and identify potential areas for improvement.
•  Stay updated on regulatory changes and industry best practices related to control management and ensure the controls program aligns with these standards
•  Assist in providing regular updates to senior management on the performance of the controls assessment and design
•  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 teams and create accountability with those who fail to maintain these standards
•  Minimum of 5-8 years of experience in operational risk management, compliance, audit, or other control-related functions in the financial services industry.
•  Ability to identify, measure, and manage key risks and controls.
•  Strong knowledge in the development and execution for controls. • Proven experience in control related functions in the financial industry.
•  Proven experience in implementing sustainable solutions and improving processes.
•  Understanding of compliance laws, rules, regulations, and best practices.
•  Understanding of Citi’s Policies, Standards, and Procedures.
•  Strong analytical skills to evaluate complex risk and control activities and processes.
•  Strong verbal and written communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to engage at the senior management level.
•  Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.
•  Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities.
•  Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, particularly Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
Bachelor's/University degree or equivalent experience

Time Type:

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