Technology Vendor Performance & Optimization Md jobs at Citi Group in United States, New York

Responsibilities:

• Develop and drive both broad and targeted communications efforts in partnership with the ESPA and Technology & Business Enablement teams

• Work directly with Technology & Business Enablement leadership on communications for this respective businesses and teams

• Support Technology leaders with their external profiles, including speaking engagements, social media and media relations

• Manage media relations, town halls, colleague engagement meetings, conferences and written and video messages

• Work with both the content management system (intranet) and the team’s email distribution tool to upload/manage/distribute content

• Make strategic risk assessment decisions, particularly considering the firm’s reputation and safeguarding Citi, its clients and assets. This includes driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgement.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in business management, communications, marketing or another related field

• Knowledge of communications or marketing and at least 10 years of increased responsibility for business management, preferably with a large and complex organization

• The ability to think creatively and deliver engaging solutions to communications needs, ones that cut through the noise and describe complex issues in simple language

• Experience in a tech firm, financial services firm or in-house technology group, working directly with tech teams to promote their work across a broader organization

• Strong communications (written, verbal and interpersonal) skills, including tact, diplomacy, and ability to influence senior executives

• Integrity, maturity, dependability, a positive professional attitude

• A team player who will implement initiatives effectively and motivate others to carry out their work

• Excellent organizational and project management skills

• Experience or demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team based environment within a heavily matrixed organization

• Track record of success in delivering high quality work in a fast paced and dynamic environment

Critical Competencies:

• Oral Communication

• Written Communication

• Project Management

• Relationship Building

• Stakeholder Management

• Results Orientation

• Strategic Orientation

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Citi Equities Technology organization is looking for a senior, hands-on technology lead for its algorithmic trading applications in the North America region.

The senior technologist in this role will be responsible for day-to day delivery of algorithmic trading products ensuring architectural and design consistency across regions, adherence to latency targets, maintaining high standards on code quality and continuous improvement of delivery processes like automated testing, dev ops & SRE. This role will provide hands-on coding and design leadership to the engineering team and work with other Electronic Trading leads on setting design direction for our global low-latency trading frameworks. The role requires specialized skills in low-latency trading, zero garbage techniques and performance tuning of OS & network interactions.

Responsibilities:

• End to End design, development and support of high-performance algorithmic trading systems.

• Partner with business users, quant researchers and clients on product development
• Manage and support a team of senior developers & QA specialists.
• Continuous improvements of SDLC processes including Agile delivery, automated testing, CI/CD pipelines & support processes.
• Envision, design and implement test cases for trading functions.

Qualifications:

• Minimum 15+ years of relevant experience with strong technical knowledge either Java or C++
• Demonstrable expertise in low-latency trading, zero garbage techniques and performance tuning of OS & network interactions.
• Previous experience in developing E-Trading & algorithmic trading platforms.
• Strong understanding of market microstructure & regulatory regimes for the US markets.
• Strong understanding of modern SDLC practices including Agile methodologies, automated testing techniques, continuous integration processes & devops.
• Prior experience in working with global technology teams.
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks, set goals and meet deadlines.
• Strong communication skills with a demonstrable ability to present & grasp complex concepts in a multicultural environment.

Education:

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

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Responsibilities:

• Technology Strategy & Execution : Define and execute the technology roadmap for Citi’s global investment platforms, including portfolio management, trading, advisory, and digital wealth experiences.
• Engineering Leadership : Lead a global engineering team, fostering a culture of innovation, technical excellence, and high performance.
• Platform Modernization : Drive the modernization and simplification of legacy systems, ensuring scalable, resilient, and cloud-native architectures.
• Digital & AI Innovation : Integrate emerging technologies, including AI, analytics, and automation, to enhance Citi’s wealth and investment capabilities.
• Client & Advisor Experience : Partner with product and business teams to deliver seamless, personalized, and integrated experiences across channels.
• Risk & Compliance : Ensure robust technology controls, security, and regulatory compliance in Citi’s investment platforms.
• Collaboration & Influence : Engage with senior business leaders and technology partners to align technology priorities with Citi’s Wealth strategy.
• Develop roles, responsibilities, and structure team to ensure greatest impact, efficient use of resource, and alignment to business structures.
• Manage regulatory agenda in line with broader business goals and work with other key Information Technology (IT) and business stakeholders to ensure consistent delivery and prioritization of initiatives.
• Deliver cost savings and greater efficiency through innovation, process improvement, simplification of the technology stack and strategic outsourcing, and vendor partnerships.
• 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:

• 15+ years of leadership experience in financial services technology, with deep expertise in wealth management, investment platforms, or trading technology
• Knowledge of UMA, SMA, platforms, custody, alternative products (private equity, real estate, hedge funds), cash and derivative products
• 10+ years of managerial experience
• Experience in a senior technology leadership role
• Experience with global, multi-region 24/7 operating platforms
• Experience working with senior business partners and stakeholders
• Advanced knowledge of industry practices, standards, rules, and regulations
• Working knowledge of risk and control
• Understanding of global regulatory environment
• Demonstrated knowledge of software development processes and practices
• Demonstrated knowledge of architecture, complex systems, and key technology areas within funds administration
• Ability to build and maintain peer and business relationships
  

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience
• Master’s degree preferred

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• Citi’s Head of Enterprise AI drives Citi’s AI vision, prioritization, scalability and monetization of AI implementation across Citi in close partnership with Citi’s Chief Technology Officer who is responsible for technology architecture and build of technical tools & capabilities.

• The Head of Enterprise AI is a general manager that will set a transformational vision and strategy for the firm to unlock material efficiency, risk and control, revenue, client experience, and talent value; and drive sharp disciplined execution to realize that value for the firm at scale. This requires innovation and operational execution skills, with strong collaboration with the Technology organization and across the firm.

• In each business there are AI Champions and AI Accelerators who will work with Citi’s Head of Enterprise AI to pair domain knowledge with the AI Office’s expertise.

• Central pool of dedicated enabling resources available to Businesses / Functions:
  • Model Risk Management
  • ICRM e.g., Fair Lending
  • LEAN Process Re-engineering (internal + external specialists)
  • Legal
  • Risk
  • Controls
  • Pathfinders (external AI specialists)

• Augment current Citi Pathfinders team (SWAT teams of junior AI engineers supporting use cases) with AI specialists (as surge support) to share the art of the possibilities with AI / Gen AI and drive the LEAN reengineering team in redefining processes to radically disrupt and simplify current operating models incorporating AI.
• Head of Enterprise AI will report to Citi’s Chief Operating Officer.

Responsibilities

• Lead in defining firmwide AI vision and prioritization of Use Cases both Horizontal across the franchise as well as Specialized use cases with deeper impact in specific business/functions.
• Partner with AI In-Business Champions to identify and execute Specialized use cases and develop firmwide feedback loop on Horizontal capabilities to define execution roadmap creating structural impact to Citi firmwide.
• Own P&L with EMT on outcomes of prioritized use cases. Accountability shared with respective EMT owners with EMT owning execution and AI Head owning enabling team and support of execution.
• Define structure , number of, and engagement of Pathfinder teams and LEAN re-engineering teams to prioritize deployment in highest areas of impact for Citi.

• Collaborate with external partners to secure specialized AI talent to Citi for Pathfinders (in partnership with CTO) as well as process re-engineering talent to provide surge support.

• Develop monetization process for AI programs and drive value tracking of benefits for approved use cases coordinating with Finance . AI Head owns firmwide AI Book of Work and decision rights to prioritize efforts.

• Lead the AI community across businesses and functions within Citi , inclusive of AI Champions and AI Accelerators. Drive culture of ideation and feedback among the community to ensure firmwide focused execution. Partner with learning organization in developing training / learning journey for all levels of the firm.
• Partner with MRM, ORM, ICRM OFL, Legal and Controls to co-create an agile set of approval and control process that can scale.

• Unlocking Execution Enablement: Identify, mitigate, escalate execution related barriers including infrastructure and governance improvements to drive scalability and speed of our go to market.
• Enterprise AI Head will have a lean office at the center ( to be defined by the Enterprise AI Head) and will work collaboratively with all businesses and functions as well as the central pool of dedicated AI resources.

• Create enterprise governance and operating model with Head of Technology and Business Enablement, Head of U.S. Personal Banking and Citi’s Chief Operating Officer as EMT sponsors.

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Responsibilities:

• Partner with multiple management teams to ensure appropriate integration of functions to meet goals as well as identify and define necessary system enhancements to deploy new products and process improvements
• Resolve variety of high impact problems/projects through in-depth evaluation of complex business processes, system processes, and industry standards
• Provide expertise in area and advanced knowledge of applications programming and ensure application design adheres to the overall architecture blueprint
• Utilize advanced knowledge of system flow and develop standards for coding, testing, debugging, and implementation
• Develop comprehensive knowledge of how areas of business, such as architecture and infrastructure, integrate to accomplish business goals
• Provide in-depth analysis with interpretive thinking to define issues and develop innovative solutions
• Serve as advisor or coach to mid-level developers and analysts, allocating work as necessary
• 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 Apps Development or systems analysis role
• Extensive experience system analysis and in programming of software applications
• Experience in managing and implementing successful projects
• Subject Matter Expert (SME) in at least one area of Applications Development
• Ability to adjust priorities quickly as circumstances dictate
• Demonstrated leadership and project management skills
• Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience
• Master’s degree preferred

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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TheResponsibilities:

• Manage and execute technical delivery for Business Enablement organizations (Wealth, Banking, Spread, CCR, Loan Operations) responsible for LOB relationship and collaboration across multiple Technology Partners
• Manage regulatory agenda in line with broader business goals to ensure consistent, auditable delivery with governance and adherence to Technical Architecture standards.
• Develop strategic direction of the applications development function aligning overall goals with budget, policy and organizational structure
• Drive effective, efficient and quality technical delivery through budget metrics, agile delivery metrics and Engineering Excellence metrics.
• Deliver cost savings and greater efficiency through innovation, process improvement, simplification of the technology stack and strategic outsourcing, and vendor partnerships
• Provide evaluative judgement based on analysis of facts in complicated, unique, and dynamic situations including drawing from internal and external sources
• Manage a large applications development functional area through global functional managers
• Lead/manage a global technology organization where evaluations direct performance and considerable importance is given to recommendations for pay increases, hiring, terminations, and other personnel actions
• Develop roles, responsibilities, and structure team to ensure greatest impact, efficient use of resource, and alignment to business structures
• 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:

• 15+ years of relevant experience
• 10+ years of managerial experience
• Experience in a senior technology leadership role
• Experience working with senior business partners and stakeholders
• Experience facing off to external Regulators
• Advanced knowledge of industry practices, standards, rules, and regulations
• Working knowledge of risk and control
• Demonstrated knowledge of software development processes and practices
• Demonstrated knowledge of architecture, complex systems, and key technology areas within funds administration
• Ability to build and maintain peer and business relationships

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience
• Master’s degree preferred

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