Citi Group Business Risk Group Manager - SVP 

United Kingdom, England, London 

595164537

The Global Markets Control Testing Programme Head leads and directs a team of approximately 40 controls testing professionals responsible for supporting the above responsibilities, with breadth and depth on control testing planning and execution. This position reports to the Global Markets Control Testing Programme Head, within the Markets Governance & Control Team; and is a strategic- and execution-oriented leadership role accountable for end-to-end control testing of controls owned by the Markets Front Office – which includes scoping, execution management, results reporting and providing remedial control advice to senior Markets stakeholders.

Excellent management and communication skills are required to negotiate internally, frequently at a senior level. Developed communication and diplomacy skills are required to guide, influence, and convince others, in particular colleagues in other areas. Accountable for controls testing results and advising business and function partners regarding control execution. Necessitates a degree of responsibility over technical strategy. Responsible for supporting the Global Markets Control Testing Programme Head on handling staff management issues, including resource management and allocation of work within the team/project.

Key Responsibilities:

Key responsibilities of the role are:

• Planning, executing and reporting results of control testing

• Supervising and coaching team members in execution of control testing

• Monitoring execution of parts of the testing programme to agreed timelines, escalating and resolving obstacles to delivery

• Maintaining high standards and best practice for execution of testing activities

• Providing challenge to stakeholders on the design and effectiveness of controls

• Supporting stakeholders in determining necessary control remediation identified through the testing programme

• Maintaining strong stakeholder relationships across Front Office, Markets Conduct Risk, Compliance and Operational Risk

• Presenting impactful summary outputs from the testing programme to Senior Management and Governance Committees and Forums

• Providing Markets controls subject matter expertise to stakeholders across all three lines of defence

Knowledge, Experience & Skills:

• Relevantexperience in Front Office controls testing, internal audit, external audit, independent control reviews, or similar disciplines

• Comprehensive understanding of Markets business activities and associated regulations

• Thorough Knowledge of Markets Operational and Compliance risks, and related controls, associated with trading and sales activities

• Strong understanding of control design assessment and effectiveness testing techniques and practices

• Extensive experience of managing execution complex workloads to challenging timelines

• Experience of coaching and developing team members

• Experience of overseeing a team to deliver rigor and attention to detail in execution

• Experience of developing and maintaining effective senior stakeholder relationships

• Track record of providing constructive, effective challenge to Senior Stakeholders on risk management matters

• Bachelor/ university education preferred, but appropriate industry experience & exceptional delivery track record is as important.

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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