Citi Group Business Analyst Project Manager – Front Office FX Technology VP 

United Kingdom, England, London 

81022006

About The Department

Citi has the largest FX presence of any bank globally. Our physical presence in 60+ countries gives us unrivalled insight into global FX markets. Our clients benefit from this as well as unparalleled liquidity. We trade over 140 different currencies out of our centres, so it's no surprise that CitiFX has the broadest range of clients out of all the major FX banks.

FX Technology develops innovative technology solutions and focuses on providing exceptional service to our clients in full partnership with our product teams. We deliver customized solutions by utilizing cutting edge technologies to deploy everything from cloud computing to mobile solutions to APIs, creating a competitive advantage for Citi, our clients, our regulators and our stakeholders.

As a PM

• Driving and coordinating technology delivery for one or multiple projects or programs
• Stakeholder management of both technology and business stakeholders up to executive level, including hosting and preparing Steering Committees, managing escalations, and managing multi-year delivery roadmaps
• Project and Program Management drawing on multiple methodologies as appropriate (Agile delivery with aspects of Scaled Agile or other methodologies as required)
• Aligning priority deliverables for a pillar or workstream, working with technology pillar leads business partners such as Product, Sales, and/or Trading.
• Translating priority projects into plans – outlining scope, success criteria and identifying high level deliverables for the critical path
• Drive and track delivery against priority items, as-well as measuring success against benefits and key metrics
• Support the Technology domain lead with priorities and planning for the development teams – translating cross department, high level objectives into shorter term Jira backlogs, sprints or kanban boards as required.
• Identifying risks and issues and driving to resolution or escalating as required
• Ability to lead, influence and inspire delivery teams, often through matrix management of individuals from multiple different teams and functions

As a BA

• Gather business requirements, perform detailed analysis, and produce associated functional specifications across multiple functions.
• Develop Subject Matter Expertise on key applications within FX Technology
• Ensure adherence to and develop best practices supporting Citi’s Project Management Standards
• Ensure the business needs are met with the most elegant and timely technology solutions
• Ensuring proper development life cycle is followed with artefacts to support Internal Audit and any inquiries
• Go-live support, investigation of issues.
• Partner with business & technology leads globally to deliver an E2E solution.
• Partner with business, technology and stakeholders to suggest innovative solutions to existing issues
• Work with technology leads across various teams to accomplish the project objectives

Additional Responsibilities:

• Create presentations, including for Operating Committees and Steering Committees
• Chair meetings with application developers and with stakeholders, ranging from daily scrums to weekly updates to ad-hoc technical workshops
• Input into the central Program Delivery team governance processes and best practices; ensuring high standard Project and Program delivery and enabling central standardisation across the department

What you will bring to the role

• Excellent communicator who can build strong relationships and break down silos
• Exceptional stakeholder management and partnering skills
• Ability to create clear and compelling presentations to articulate complex concepts
• Presentation in forums such as Steering Committees or Operating Committees
• A problem solver keen to find solutions to complex challenges
• Exceptional organisational skills, accuracy and attention to detail
• Proactive and keen to take ownership of activities
• Tenacious and driven, with a desire to drive activities to completion overcoming hurdles
• A team player able to collaborate with different teams
• An advocate of inclusion and diversity in every way
• Ability to design and implement suitable meetings and processes per team requirements and structure

Experience:

• Experience in FO FX (preferred) or another FO Markets area as a Business Analyst and/or Project Manager
• Experience managing complex technology projects involving technical teams and many moving parts
• Experience working with developers and technical teams
• Understanding of technology and the application development lifecycle
• Ability to understand complex systems and flows
• Experience managing projects in either Waterfall or Agile, with history of planning, risk mitigation and tracking
• Understanding of Agile and related methodologies such as Scrum or Kanban, including ceremonies (daily stand ups, retrospectives, sprint planning) and planning mechanisms (epics, user stories, sprints) would be highly beneficial
• Experience with Jira, Confluence or similar tools are a must

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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