Citi Group Senior Lead Counsel - Foreign Exchange Vice President 

United Kingdom, England, London 

431310694

Job Title – Senior Lead Counsel - Foreign Exchange - Senior Vice President

Are you looking for a career move that will put you at the heart of a global financial institution? By Joining Citi, you will become part of a global organisation whose mission is to serve as a trusted partner to our clients by responsibly providing financial services that enable growth and economic progress.

Citi is seeking a seasoned lawyer to work with its industry-leading foreign exchange business to develop, deploy and manage innovative systems used for trading, settling, clearing, confirming, and collateralizing foreign exchange and related transactions and services (“Foreign Exchange Platforms”). As Senior Lead Counsel - Foreign Exchange, this role will provide leadership and cohesiveness to Citi Foreign Exchange Legal’s global management of legal and regulatory risks relating to Foreign Exchange Platforms.

What you’ll do

The successful candidate will be:

• Working in close partnership with the business product team on all aspects of legal and regulatory risk assessment of proposed new Foreign Exchange (FX) Platform relationships;
• Negotiating and/or drafting essential legal documentation associated with FX Platforms;
• Building partnerships and on-going engagement with cross-functional teams, including, Risk, Compliance, Operations, Information Technology Legal, Network Management, Privacy and Data Legal leads to ensure an on-going and resilient end-to-end legal risk and control framework;
• Designing and leading a legal strategy and partnership with the business for on-going inventorying, monitoring, managing, and mitigating of legal and regulatory risks presented by existing and new FX Platforms;
• Maintaining an on-going collaboration and engagement with relevant industry groups to stay current on FX Platforms industry best practices, emerging risks, proposed rules, regulations, regulatory guidance, regulatory developments (such as enforcement actions).

What we’re looking for

• Relevant industry experience, preferably in capital markets/financialservices
• Knowledge of standards and principles recommended for banking organizations by prudential regulators or global standard setting bodies on managing risks relating to third party service providers such as FX Platform vendors.
• Demonstrated strength and skill in establishing effective working relationships across the business and support functions is required.
• Proven ability to apply sound judgement while managing assignments in a demanding, fast-pacedenvironment
• Knowledge of United States, United Kingdom, and European Union swap dealer regulations
• Bar license in good standing to practice

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:

• 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

Sounds like Citi has everything you need? Then apply to discover the true extent of your capabilities.

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