Citi Group Senior Regulatory Advisory Counsel 

United Kingdom, Northern Ireland, Belfast 

921422087

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

What you’ll do

Initial responsibilities include:

• Acting as subject-matter expert for payment services law and regulation and depositor protection regimes in the region;
• Providing regulatory advice on other banking & financial services regulations impacting Citi in the region, such as the UK’s Senior Manager & Certification Regime and analogous regimes in other jurisdictions;
• Identifying and advising upon new financial services regulatory developments that may impact across Citi’s business lines in the region and supporting Citi business lines on regulatory change implementation;
• Supporting Citi’s Government & Public Affairs, Regulatory Engagement and other stakeholders on policy advocacy initiatives, including assisting in the development of responses to consultation papers to regulators and policy-makers, attendance at legal-focused industry association working groups and meetings with regulators, in respect of banking and financial services regulation in the region;
• Representing the Legal Department on regulatory-related internal governance and oversight committees for regulatory change implementation projects and specifically Citi’s Depositor Protection oversight governance forum and where relevant, representing Citi at industry and trade association working groups; and
• Giving training and education for management and product lawyers on regulatory developments in the region – this will involve working on presentation materials, providing presentations to Legal colleagues, country counsel and business areas.

What we’ll need from you

• Extensive experience in banking & financial services, either in a law firm, regulatory or supervisory body, or in-house in a major bank, working in the legal department of a major bank preferred.
• Strong knowledge of European and United Kingdom banking & financial services regulation, including Payment Services Directive and depositor protection regimes, and a strong understanding of the legislative processes in the European Union and United Kingdom. Knowledge of Services and/or Wealth products and services is desirable.
• A law degree obtained in the United Kingdom, Ireland, or another common law or civil law jurisdiction.
• Solicitor qualified in England & Wales or Republic of Ireland, or admitted to practice in the European Union, or Attorney admitted to practice in the State of New York.

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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