Citi Group Director Senior Portfolio Governance Manager 

United States, New York, New York 

146521338

The Senior Portfolio and Governance Manager manages multiple teams through other managers. In-depth understanding of how own sub-function contributes to achieving the objectives of the function. A good understanding of the industry, direct competitors' products and services, is also necessary in order to contribute to the commercial objectives of the business. Requires thorough understanding of strategic direction of the function within the relevant part of the business, combined with a solid conceptual/practical grounding in both the function and/or area of expertise and related subject areas. Excellent communication skills required in order to negotiate internally, often at a senior level.

Key Responsibilities:

• Establishment of central payments/movement of funds risk and portfolio governance, including determination of approach and implementation.
• Alignment of payment Taxonomy across the enterprise
• Management of a movement of funds program geared towards reducing internal liquidity risk
• Definition and implementation of minimum control standards (including for PPC, FX validation, manual file uploads, FMI governance, funds / credit availability check, etc)
• Monitoring of payments risk / reduction of errors and friction
• Works and influences other areas of Risk Management, Finance, Compliance/Control, and the lines of businesses.
• Identifies emerging operational risks, investigates causes for metrics that are deviating from trends and escalate situations that pose excessive risk(s).
• Direct team management

Key Management Skills:

• 15+ years relevant experience
• Demonstrated analytical ability; asks insightful questions, break analytical challenges into workable components and draws meaningful conclusions. Well versed in breaking down complex matters into core issues and root causes that can be more readily addressed.
• Prioritizes high impact potential problems effectively. Consistently reads different situations accurately and takes appropriate action.
• Advanced Leadership skills Operates as a leader, with an understanding and appreciation for diverse backgrounds.
• Strong understanding of control and risk management principles, with a track record of implementing effective frameworks to mitigate operational risks.
• Cross functional and stakeholder management expertise

Technical Skills:

• Experienced in Movement of Funds/ Payments Operational Risk. Knowledge of other risk disciplines (market risk, credit risk) a plus.
• Strong understanding of control and risk management principles, with a track record of implementing effective frameworks to mitigate operational risks.
• Proficiency in negotiation to resolve conflicts, reach consensus and manage expectations.

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