Citi Group Treasury Trade Solutions TTS Sanctions Risk Senior Vice President SVP 

United States, District of Columbia, Washington 

746870522

Responsibilities:

• Understand business-owned products, and services, as well as corresponding sanctions-related controls, and sanctions processes (e.g., customer, relationship, and transactional screening).
• Provide sanctions subject matter expertise to the TTS businesses on key sanctions laws, regulations and provide advice to ensure effective control design both at product and process level.
• Assess complex Sanctions risk issues as needed, structure potential solutions, and drive effective resolution with other senior stakeholders.
• Drive execution, always mindful of the firm's reputation, its clients and compliance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations.
• Ensure adherence to Policy at all times and identify any potential gaps.
• Create & maintain a robust partnership with the second line of defense.
• Escalate, assist management and reporting of control issues.
• Supervise robust execution of Sanctions controls.
• Represents the Services Financial Crime team in relevant governance forums (e.g., Global Sanctions Management Committee (“GSMC”) and Services Risk and Compliance Forums where appropriate.
• Drive a consistent and holistic approach to sanctions and wider Financial Crimes risk management across TTS.
• Ensure early engagement on new business initiatives to ensure timely support of commercial priorities and full adherence to global and regional risk management policies and procedures.
• Work collaboratively with TTS Product teams, Operations, and Technology to assess sanctions risks on a client and product basis and evaluate sanctionscontrols. Supportdesign and implementation of control enhancements, where needed.
• Conduct reviews of sanctions processes and procedures to ensure policy requirements are fit for purpose and have been implemented consistently, with appropriate supporting documentation.
• Maintain current knowledge and understanding of new and changing sanctions requirements and continuously reassess the impact on the TTS clients, products, and services.
• Serve as an escalation point for issues or emerging risks to work with the business, Operations, and others to remediate.
• Maintain oversight through review of metrics, monitoring of activity, and tracking of corrective action plans.
• Prepare and provide regular updates to senior management and various governance committees on sanctions developments, emerging risks, control issues and/or enhancements.
• Work with other Financial Crime Risk teams to ensure a consistent holistic approach to sanctions risk management.

Qualifications & skills:

• Bachelor’s/University degree required, Master’s degree desirable.
• 10+ years’ experience in sanctions risks frameworks, including trade sanctions and export controls (either first or second line of defense).
• Financial Crime certification preferred (ACAMS, ACSS etc.).
• Strong professional experience in Financial Services, in AML/Sanctions Compliance or Business/Product Operations and/or Risk & Controls with focus on Financial Crimes Risks.
• Knowledge and understanding of Payments, Correspondent Banking, Trade Finance, Working Capital, and Liquidity Management products.
• Strong interpersonal skills. Ability to build effective relationships with key stakeholders.
• Able to work independently and deliver according to strict timelines and quality standards.
• Demonstrated ability and confidence to challenge business management, escalate issues and press for change.
• Good oral and written communications skills; must be articulate and persuasive with the judgement and authority to provide insightful commentary to senior stakeholders.

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