Citi Group Banking & International In-Business Financial Crime Risk SVP 

United States, Indiana 

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Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to Citi’s global financial crime program for Banking, leading strategic projects
• Drive a consistent and holistic approach to financial crime risk management within Banking;
• Responsible for governance, oversight and the communication of the Financial Crimes program globally
• Provide guidance and support to the first line business teams;
• Draft communications, guidance, and procedures to ensure awareness and compliance with relevant regulations and global policy;
• Develop and disseminate communications and training on key risk topics and initiatives both within Banking and key first line stakeholders;
• Maintain knowledge and understanding of financial crime laws, regulations, guidelines, and advisories, and assess the implications for Banking;
• Establish processes to identify internal/industry trends, themes and areas requiring improved controls;
• Lead initiatives and actions to identify, assess and reduce key emerging and existing risk areas; Prioritize areas of focus based on level of investment, inherent risk, complexity of change and other risk factors;
• Represent Banking, in senior Governance and Financial Crime forums, as well as leading key financial Crime projects/initiatives;
• Represent Banking, on global Financial Crime audits, reviews and remediation work;
• Identify opportunities to work across risk stripes and businesses to strengthen and/or simplify existing controls;
• Act as the financial crime liaison for Banking’s self-assessment processes, and monitor the outcome of the Managers Control Assessment (MCA) to identify risks and vulnerabilities;
• Build strong working relationships with the second lines of defence partners within AML, Sanctions and AB&C
• Uphold a culture of Compliance and awareness within Banking.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have the following attributes and qualifications:

• Experience working in risk and controls and governance related roles, ideally across AML, Sanctions and AB&C
• Comprehension of relevant financial crime laws, regulations, and industry guidelines
• Strong knowledge of Banking products and services;
• Ability to balance regulatory/policy requirements with business realities;
• Experience of working in a global, dynamic environment;
• Ability to work independently and under pressure to manage deadlines;
• Strong influencing and leadership skills;
• Must have analytical inquisitiveness and problem solving ability;
• Demonstrated ability to think strategically and ‘connect the dots’, yet remain detail-oriented;
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills;
• Demonstrated ability to interact with senior audiences, as well as second/third lines of defence
• Forward-compatible mindset, with the desire to leverage technology to improve analytics;

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred, but not required;
• Certification as a compliance professional (CAMS, CGSS, CSS, ICA) preferred, but not required;

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