Citi Group SVP Citi Commercial Bank Sustainability 

United States, New York, New York 

772906716

Driving Sustainability-focused Client Engagement, Origination and Execution

• Client Advisory: Provide advice to a wide range of CCB clients at different stages of their sustainability journey, ranging from “disruptors” with innovative business models to more traditional corporates that need to reposition their business models to be future proofed.
• Sustainable Finance Origination & Execution: Originate and support the execution across Citi’s sustainability focused product suite with focus on Sustainability-linked and Sustainable Use of Proceeds Financing by advising clients on relevant considerations for their industries.
• Sustainability Disruptor Prospecting and Origination: Lead the identification and prioritisation of sustainability disruptor prospects with industry coverage teams. Support the engagement with sustainability disruptor prospects and clients to build relationship and demonstrate Citi’s sustainability value proposition.
• Content and Insights Delivery: Create, tailor and curate sustainability focused content targeted for mid-sized clients supporting clients to stay fully up to date with sustainability developments in a rapidly changing environment. Help develop solution packages and thought leadership together with product and industry partners in this evolving space.

Embedding Sustainability Mindset with in CCB

• Create internal awareness and momentum and help embed sustainability knowledge into the wider CCB organisation by actively collaborating with internal focus groups and industry teams.
• Support capacity-building by delivering structured training modules to CCB bankers on relevant sustainability themes, content and products.
• Work closely with the CCB Sales Enablement, Strategy & Marketing teams to create effective go-to-market and communications strategies increasing awareness and visibility on CCB’s sustainability efforts and solutions.
• Support the ideation and delivery of sustainability focused events and conferences.

Ensuring Risk and Governance Adherence

• As key 1LoD lead the screening of Sustainable Finance transactions to manage associated risks.
• Work closely with the Independent Risk and In-Business-Controls to ensure climate change, ESG and sustainability risks are appropriately identified, captured, tracked, and reported.
• Collaborate and support in the execution of climate and environmental risk management, risk policy and regulatory responsibilities in CCB.
• Support the delivery of Citi’s net zero interim 2030 targets ensuring targets and client transition plan assessments are embedded in relevant CCB sectors.
• Help develop and maintain a monitoring and reporting framework for CCB’s sustainability focused transactions and activity to steer business focus and resources as well as supporting the delivery toward Citi’s $1Trillion Sustainable Finance Goals.

Knowledge & Experience

• Excellent communicator and deep expertise in Sustainability and a proven track record in leading and influencing Sustainable Finance and Climate initiatives in a large organisation.
• In-depth understanding of Sustainability landscape and emerging trends, particularly as it relates to financial services.
• Subject matter expert of Sustainability solutions across the product spectrum, including TTS, markets, lending, capital markets and strategic advisory
• Knowledge of global sustainability frameworks, standard and principles, including e.g. TCFD, GRI, SASB, CSRD, LMA Green Loan Principles, LMA Sustainability-linked Loan Principles and ICMA Green Bond Principles.
• Experience in identifying, assessing and managing sustainability related risks and emerging themes impacting the mid-size business.

Skills & Competencies

• Client centric commercial mindset, proactive approach to identify and pursue business opportunities with clients together with coverage and product partners.
• Strong relationship management skills. Ability to influence across a matrix organization while using a collaborative mindset.
• Ability to champion progress and lead change in challenging and complex environment amid varying stakeholder expectations
• Excellent communication and presentation skills to engage diverse range of internal and external audiences, from peers to senior executives.
• Experience in strategic planning, project management and governance.
• Strong analytical, decision-making and problem-solving skills.
• Passion for Sustainability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s / University degree or equivalent experience (would benefit from graduate or postgraduate study in the fields of Sustainability and ESG)

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