Client - Business Risk Officer - VP

Posted:
8/18/2024, 5:00:00 PM

Location(s):
Masovian Voivodeship, Poland

Experience Level(s):
Expert or higher ⋅ Senior

Field(s):
Business & Strategy

Workplace Type:
Hybrid

Business Risk Officer

By Joining the Client Organization, you will become part of a global organisation whose mission is to focuses on strengthening how we deliver for clients across the bank by taking a comprehensive view of our client relationships, ensuring that we deliver one Citi in a consistent and disciplined way through a centralized view of our client strategy, segmentation, and coverage model. Citi’s Client organization brings together key capabilities pertaining to:

  • Marketing and Content
  • Research
  • Financial Resources Management
  • Client data and Analytics
  • Business Development
  • Institutional Credit Management(ICM)

Team/Role Overview

This role will report into the Engagements Coordination & Issues Management Director and will be responsible for implementing key processes and establishing adequate governance around ‘Regulatory Change’ process and one-off regulatory applicability assessments required. In addition, the role will be working closely with 1st, 2nd and 3rd LoD teams towards enhancing the businesses control framework to ensure compliance with applicable Laws, Rules and Regulations.

This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated professional with a strong understanding of regulations management, associated risks and controls and a keen interest in establishing robust processes, and governance in-line with Citi Client’s strategic objectives.

Responsibilities

Engagements

  • Create and continuously maintain a comprehensive, centralised view of the progress of planned nonregulatory engagements with potential impact to Client processes and teams, including planned coverage of internal control functions (e.g. Internal or External Audit, Independent Compliance Risk Management testing, Global Risk Review etc.) where oversight, advisory contribution or independent challenge are needed.
  • Establish a solid network of key stakeholders in control functions to enable effective collaboration and partnership during engagements.
  • Support Client teams by providing credible challenge through-out the key phases of complex reviews performed by control functions and support impacted teams during the formation and of potential findings during reporting.
  • Design and deploy reporting capability to ensure effective and timely communication of progress of these engagements including scope, impact on Client teams and prompt escalation of potential issues.

Issue Management (Quality Assurance and Issue Quality Control)

  • Support ICM stakeholders in the creation, drafting and qualitative pre-validation of observations raised on the back of self-identified control gaps, as well as internal or external engagements.
  • Facilitate Issue Management engagement throughout the lifecycle and stages of remediating high severity issues and key programs owned by Client teams.
  • Act as a key resource for Client teams’ issue owners to advise and support on the effective design and implementation of key controls remediated through issues.
  • Partner with colleagues to build highly effective relationships across the Client teams to ensure remediation design and implementation is effectively project managed and executed in co-ordination with second and third lines.
  • Design, execute and report to issue owners and Client senior management on the effectiveness of control remediations prior to submission for independent validation by control functions.
  • Establish a solid network of key stakeholders in control functions to enable effective collaboration and partnership during the creation and remediation of issues.

Qualifications

  • 7+ years relevant experience in risk, compliance, audit, or related control functions.
  • Project management skills and excellent organizational, multi-tasking skills proven through prior exposure in leading and coordinating audit, conformance, or equivalent assurance type of engagements.
  • Excellent analytical skills when it comes to problem-solving including the ability to identify and address root causes through feasible and effective corrective actions.
  • Ability to ‘connect the dots’ by identifying issue inter-dependencies and how their impact in addressing root causes and underlying risks holistically.
  • Experience in working with the various risk and control systems and reporting requirements.
  • Strong communication skills with the ability to articulate complex problems and solutions through concise and clear messaging. Professional ability and presence to interact with seniors across all lines of defence.
  • Self-motivated, highly adaptive, detail oriented, and demonstrated ability to work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment while still maintaining attention to detail and accuracy.
  • Strong willingness to learn and grow with a demonstrated passion for excellence and contributing to high performing teams.
  • Ability to work collaboratively with regional and global partners in other functional units; ability to navigate a complex organization; to influence and lead people across cultures at a senior level.
  • Bachelor’s/University degree or professional qualifications.

What we can offer you

By joining Citi Solutions Center Poland, 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:

  • Private Medical Care Program
  • Life Insurance Program
    • Pension Plan contribution (PPE Program)
    • Employee Assistance Program
  • Paid Parental Leave Program (maternity and paternity leave) 
  • Sport Card
  • Holidays Allowance
  • Sport and team recreation activities
    • Special offers and discounts for employees
    • Access to an array of learning and development resources 
  • A discretional annual performance related bonus
    • A chance to make a difference with various affinity networks and charity initiatives.

Alongside these benefits Citi is committed to ensuring our workplace is where everyone feels comfortable coming to work as their whole self every day.  We want the best talent around the world to be energized to join us, motivated to stay, and empowered to thrive. 

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

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Job Family Group:

Risk Management

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Job Family:

Business Risk & Control

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Time Type:

Full time

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