Direct interaction with senior APAC business leaders and client representatives to ensure business alignment including CTI Region Lead, Global Digital Resilience, Production Support, Citi Real Estate Services, Internal Audit, Citi Security and Informational Services.
Lead data center planning and regional forecasting initiatives to achieve business goals by prioritizing and implementing data center technology initiatives.
Collaborate with Chief Technology Office to formulate data center hosting strategies for strategic emerging technologies including Artificial Intelligence, multi-cloud on-prem/off-prem platforms and automation of infrastructure and information asset lifecycle management.
Direct interaction with regional regulatory entities and oversight of regulatory compliance as it pertains to data center services.
Engagement, oversight and tracking of all Third-Party service review meetings high-lighting areas of improvement, controls in place and future planned changes.
Provide and detail Technology Environments to both Internal and External Auditors including regulatory engagement to meet requirements and provide information to demonstrate Citi’s data center environmental status, plans and robust controls.
Establish meaningful metrics and management reports for the regions data centers, as well as global alignment with peer regions.
Collaborate with Real Estate Services(RES) and Citigroup Security and Investigative Services (CSIS) leadership to coordinate end-to-end data center and facilities management audit preparation including process documentation of self-identified issues (SII), evidence collection, facility inspections, findings response and post audit action plans.
Conduct work on a variety of high-impact, high-profile problems/projects such as creating complex project plans and conducting project-related research
Provide in-depth and sophisticated analyses, technical guidance and direction and identify and monitor key indicators to gauge performance and identify trends
Perform impact analyses, design testing approaches and responsible for applications dealing with the overall operating system
Identify and resolve issues, engaging in Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
Conduct responsibilities such as quality control, work allocation, coaching/mentoring, ensuring ongoing compliance with regulatory requirements
Evaluate controls to help mitigate negative outcomes through prevention, detection and correction
Design and create complex processes and reporting streams, participate in the review and approval of requirement documents
Examine and update processes and procedures for hardware acquisition toward automation
Understand diverse stakeholder needs and share and influence stakeholder expectations
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:
10+ years of experience
10+ years direct interaction with regulatory entities including Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA), Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC), China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (CBIRC), and Financial Services Agency (FSA) of Japan.
Experience implementing at global enterprise scale hosting strategies for Artificial Intelligence, high density computing, containerized applications, on-prem cloud, network for burst to cloud and modular data center design.
Applied subject matter expertise in data center strategic planning, DC capacity management, DC lifecycle management, power assurance, colocation management, Data Center mechanical and electrical plant maintenance and upkeep
Experience in managing projects, leading operational process change and improvement and delivering infrastructure technologies products and services
Experience in financial services or large complex and/or global environment preferred
Experience developing projects for the identification of best practices (design of metrics, analytical tools, benchmarking activities and related reporting) Consistently demonstrate clear and concise written and verbal communication with ability to communicate technical concepts to a non-technical audience
Proven analytical, diagnostic and multitasking skills with focus on execution and attention to detail
Demonstrated ability to both work independently and partner with virtual teams in a high-pressure matrix environment
Demonstrated ability to take ownership of various parts of a project/initiative with tight deadlines or unexpected changes in expectation/ requirements
Education:
Bachelor's degree/University degree or equivalent experience