דרושים Vp – Markets Issue Management Governance ב-Citi Group ב-United Kingdom, Belfast

Role Overview/What will you do:

• Coordinates activities of an IT project team, identifying necessary resources and developing schedules to meet completion deadlines.
• Communicates with project staff and clients regarding status of projects.
• Utilizes project management tools and provides project status tracking and metrics Utilizes project management tools and provides project status tracking, metrics and project estimates.
• Contributes to process improvement efforts. Utilizes good understanding of IT project leadership procedures and concepts and basic knowledge of other technical areas.
• Applies good understanding of how the team and area integrate with others in accomplishing objectives.
• Exchanges ideas and information in a concise and logical manner.
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating consideration for the rm'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.

Key Skills and Experience required

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related eld.
• Solid understanding of the software development life cycle (SDLC).
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to think strategically.
• Familiarity with agile methodologies
• Experience working with globally distributed development cross-functional teams
• Proven project management skills with the ability to plan, prioritise and deliver technology solutions across functions

What we’ll provide you

By joining Citi, you will not only be part of a business casual workplace with a hybrid working model (up to 2 days working at home per week), but also receive a competitive base salary (which is annually reviewed), and enjoy a whole host of additional benefits such as:

• 27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
• A discretional annual performance related bonus
• Private Medical Care & Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Pension Plan
• Paid Parental Leave
• Special discounts for employees, family, and friends
• Access to an array of learning and development resources

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Responsibilities:

• Manage a small team of internal audit professionals that performs moderately complex global markets related (products as well as cross function) audits
• 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 to help focus audit testing
• Draft audit reports, and present issues to the business while discussing practical cross-functional solutions
• Recommend appropriate and pragmatic solutions to risk and control issues
• Apply understanding of internal audit standards, policies, and local regulations to provide timely audit assurance
• Develop internal audit staff, and provide coaching to 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, as well as effectively supervise the activity of others and create accountability with those who fail to maintain these standards.

Qualifications:

• 5-8 years of relevant experience
• Effective verbal, written and negotiation skills
• Effective project management skills
• Effective influencing and relationship management skills

Education:

• Bachelor’s/University degree or equivalent experience

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:

• Develops detailed IT work plans, schedules; project estimates, resource plans and status reports.

• Interfaces with senior project staff and client senior management teams regarding status of projects.

• Recommends and oversees process improvements.

• Has considerable business impact through in-depth evaluation of complex business processes, system processes and industry standards.

• Provides expertise in area and an advanced level of understanding of the principles of IT project leadership.

• Possesses a comprehensive understanding of how own area and others (i.e., architecture or infrastructure) collectively integrate to contribute towards achieving business objectives.

• Directly impacts the business by influencing strategic functional decisions through advice, counsel or provided services.

• Acts as advisor or coach to new or lower level analysts; allocates work.

• Provides in-depth and sophisticated analysis with interpretive thinking to define problems and develop innovative solutions.

• Persuades and influences others through and comprehensive communication and diplomacy skills.

• 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 a related technology role and subject matter expert in overall field

• 6 - 10 years experience with JIRA, Confluence & Agile

Education:

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

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

Time Type:

This role will require interaction with business management teams and support partners (Tech, ICRM, Control, Middle Office etc) - timely escalation and remediation of issues, continued drive towards efficiency and closure of any control gaps. Members of the team are required to escalate, investigate and remediate any issues identified through the control processes.

What you'll do:

• Liaise with front office contacts while establishing and maintaining solid relationships with our internal partners in the business
• Proactively identify opportunities to optimize and streamline processes, propose solutions and lead implementation of improvements
• 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
• Collaborating with various businesses across Markets to deliver on organizational objectives
• Working as part of a global team to monitor controls, provide oversight and escalate issues in a timely manner
• Developing communication and similar material for presentation to a wide variety of audiences from stakeholders, peers and management.
• Assisting in special projects/tech enhancements
• Act as the main point of contact for time sensitive issues

What you'll bring:

• Undergraduate degree required
• Strong influence management and relationship skills
• Significant relevant work experience in Business Risk & Controls
• Knowledge of global markets traded products including downstream processing practices and related control principles a positive
• Leadership skills in bringing together processes that include different businesses, regions and support functions
• Demonstrated expertise of Microsoft Office product suite and proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint preferred.
• Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills

By joining Citi Belfast, you will not only be part of a business casual workplace with a hybrid working model (up to 2 days working at home per week), but also receive a competitive base salary (which is annually reviewed), and enjoy a whole host of additional benefits such as:

• Generous holiday allowance starting at 27 days plus bank holidays; increasing with tenure
• A discretional annual performance related bonus
• Private medical insurance packages to suit your personal circumstances
• Employee Assistance Program
• Pension Plan
• Paid Parental Leave
• Special discounts for employees, family, and friends
• Access to an array of learning and development resources

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By Joining Citi, you will become part of a global organisation whose mission is to serve as a trusted partner to our clients by responsibly providing financial services that enable growth and economic progress.

This IQA role will primarily focus on delivering effective and on-time delivery of issue remediation across the Markets business at Citi. The role integrates in-depth knowledge of risk practices, control design and implementation, and audit validation methodology with a solid understanding of the effective partnership required across the first, second and third lines to complete remediation effectively.

What you’ll do

• Support effective issue management, including issue identification, root cause analysis/evaluation, remediation, closure, monitoring, reporting, change management and escalation to promote comprehensive, consistent, accurate, and timely issue resolution

• Drive Markets IQA engagement across the full lifecycle of high severity issue remediations and key remediation programs

• Act as a key resource for Markets Issue owners to advise and support on the effective design and implementation of key control remediations

• Partner with colleagues to build highly effective relationships across the Markets business to ensure remediation design and implementation is effectively project managed and executed in co-ordination with second and third lines

• Improve IA engagement by promoting awareness and knowledge of IA methodology

• Support the IQA program for Markets, ensuring adherence with IQA relevant policies and procedures

What we’ll need from you

• Understanding of audit methodology and issue management framework

• Advanced analytical skills with strong critical thinking and aptitude to implement technical/regulatory requirements

• Ability to operate in large-scale initiatives, cross functional organizations, ambiguous environments and exhibit agility in navigating from current state to proposed solutions

• Demonstrated excellence at identifying stakeholders, understanding needs, and driving decision-making/resolution in a collaborative approach.

• Ability to analyze a process and recommend ways to improve design and operating effectiveness of controls.

By joining Citi Belfast, you will not only be part of a business casual workplace with a hybrid working model (up to 2 days working at home per week), but also receive a competitive base salary (which is annually reviewed), and enjoy a whole host of additional benefits such as:

• Generous holiday allowance starting at 27 days plus bank holidays; increasing with tenure

• A discretional annual performance related bonus

• Private medical insurance packages to suit your personal circumstances

• Employee Assistance Program

• Pension Plan

• Paid Parental Leave

• Special discounts for employees, family, and friends

• Access to an array of learning and development resources

Time Type:

By Joining Citi, you will become part of a global organisation whose mission is to serve as a trusted partner to our clients by responsibly providing financial services that enable growth and economic progress.

Disclosures & Disclaimer Management

• Support the development of a framework for the ongoing management of client disclosures and disclaimers, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and compliance with regulatory requirements.

• Implement corrective action steps related to the structured communications project to address identified gaps

• Collaborate across multiple stakeholders in Markets and across the Clusters to ensure consistent and effective client communication strategies.

Risk Assessment

• Evaluate existing Customer Protection & Market Practices- related policies and procedures, identifying discrepancies and recommending improvements to align with current control frameworks.

• Executing improvements in the risk assessment framework with a data driven approach to reach the target state.

• Conduct deep-dive analyses of emerging risks and control gaps within market practices and customer protection, proposing innovative solutions to mitigate these risks.

• Participate in Continuous Risk Monitoring and support Annual Risk Assessment requirements

Governance

• Present to senior management, providing regular updates on key risk indicators and control effectiveness

• Participate in ad-hoc projects and initiatives related to Customer Protection & Market Practices risk management as assigned by senior management.

• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of relevant regulations and industry best practices, ensuring Customer Protection & Market Practices Risk activities remain compliant.

What we’ll need from you

• Experience in risk management, compliance, or a related field, with a focus on market practices or customer protection.

• Demonstrate an understanding of risk and control principles, including risk assessments, controls design assessments, controls operating effectiveness, and reporting activities.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to analyze complex data sets and identify key trends and patterns.

• Good communication, presentation, and facilitation skills, with the ability to articulate complex concepts clearly and concisely.

• Ability to build strong relationships and influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization.

• Strong work ethic, personal initiative, and a high degree of professionalism.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, especially Excel and PowerPoint, with experience in data analysis and visualization tools.

By joining Citi Belfast, you will not only be part of a business casual workplace with a hybrid working model (up to 2 days working at home per week), but also receive a competitive base salary (which is annually reviewed), and enjoy a whole host of additional benefits such as:

• Generous holiday allowance starting at 27 days plus bank holidays; increasing with tenure

• A discretional annual performance related bonus

• Private medical insurance packages to suit your personal circumstances

• Employee Assistance Program

• Pension Plan

• Paid Parental Leave

• Special discounts for employees, family, and friends

• Access to an array of learning and development resources

Time Type:

By Joining Citi, you will become part of a global organisation whose mission is to serve as a trusted partner to our clients by responsibly providing financial services that enable growth and economic progress.

Markets Operations at Citi has embarked on a significant, multi-year transformation covering all aspects of designing and delivering a future state target operating model: risk and controls, regulatory compliance, process re-engineering, automation, people and culture, data transformation, technology investment and client service. This is a large and complex undertaking.

What you’ll do

• Manages assigned workstreams across large regulatory reform programmes, tracking delivery to plan, resolving issues, and ensuring appropriate governance artefacts are in place.
• Works with Operations, Legal, Compliance and Technology stakeholders to define and agree regulatory interpretations, scoping impacts to processes and controls.
• Supports the Programme Manager in driving business case preparation, cost-benefit analysis, and KPI alignment to regulatory obligations.
• Owns the documentation of detailed business and functional requirements and ensures traceability through testing and implementation.
• Supports test planning, execution coordination, and business readiness for go-live.
• Can query data and determine the benefits associated with regulatory delivery
• Leads identification and resolution of issues across Markets Operations, escalating risks with mitigation strategies when required.
• Ensures adherence to Citi PM standards, governance routines, and documentation expectations across regulatory programmes.
• Proactively manages communication of risks, status, and issues to Programme Manager and senior stakeholders.
• Collaborates across multiple delivery teams and functional areas to align dependencies and track milestones.

What we’ll need from you

• Significant experience in financial services, specifically in programme delivery or regulatory transformation.
• Proven track record delivering major regulatory change across the European Capital Markets landscape — including experience with CSDR, EMIR Refit, SFTR, MiFID II, or Basel III/CRR II.
• Deep understanding of post-trade operations: trade capture, margining, settlement, reporting, and related control environments.
• Strong experience working with Markets Operations stakeholders and Technology partners across regions.
• Excellent documentation, process mapping, issue tracking and stakeholder management skills.
• Familiarity with global and European market infrastructure (CCPs, CSDs, custodians) and interaction with industry groups (e.g. ISDA, ICMA, AFME) is a plus
• Bachelor’s/University degree or equivalent experience, potentially Masters degree
• CAPM, PMP, PgMP, CBAP or MBA are a plus.

By joining Citi Belfast, you will not only be part of a business casual workplace with a hybrid working model (up to 2 days working at home per week), but also receive a competitive base salary (which is annually reviewed), and enjoy a whole host of additional benefits such as:

• Generous holiday allowance starting at 27 days plus bank holidays; increasing with tenure

• A discretional annual performance related bonus
• Private medical insurance packages to suit your personal circumstances
• Employee Assistance Program
• Pension Plan
• Paid Parental Leave
• Special discounts for employees, family, and friends
• Access to an array of learning and development resources

Time Type: