Program Management Lead (VP) - Hybrid

Posted:
9/30/2024, 6:37:23 AM

Location(s):
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada ⋅ Ontario, Canada

Experience Level(s):
Expert or higher ⋅ Senior

Field(s):
Product

The Strategic Initiatives organization’s role is to partner (Key Enabler) with senior leaders across the Services, Markets, Banking and Functions (SMBF) technology organization to ensure proper governance over our top Strategic Initiatives and to provide end to end Program Management for our most important cross-asset regulatory programs. This position is part of a global team spread across Europe and North America with a mix of program managers and analysts.

We are looking to bring in a Program Manager as part of our Technology Cross Asset Regulatory Programs (CARP) Team. This role will oversee regulatory Programs across Citi's technology teams and manage the organization of the plan, capturing the work in flight, defining the new work, and identifying the interdependencies between the different asset groups, business, functional groups and partner systems. In addition, this role will be responsible for providing transparency to senior Citi stakeholders and auditors from Technology. This role will be an influencer role, with a strong focus on communication and ensuring that key stakeholders have the right visibility and are delivering on their commitments. To be successful in this role, you will need to have proven experience in either of Investment Banking and track record of delivering cross asset Technology Risk or Finance programs.

Responsibilities

  • Support planning, directing and coordination of day-to-day activities of running a program or portfolio of programs.

  • Assess creation and signoff of program plan and charter, benefits management plan, stakeholder management plan, acceptance plan and central program issue log.

  • Oversee program plans to meet business needs as described in the program initiation documents.

  • Ensure all stakeholders are identified and included in scope definition activities and understand the program schedule and key milestones.

  • Work with Program Sponsor to ensure business case/cost benefit analysis is in line with business objectives.

  • Be responsible for delivery of end results and will have shared responsibility for budget management.

  • Ensures essential procedures are followed and contributes to defining standards.

  • Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.

Job Skills/Qualifications:

  • 6+ of Program and Project Management experience

  • Experience in the financial industry, preferably for a bank/broker-dealer, is preferred

  • Experience managing complex projects for a major bank is preferred

  • Solid understanding in capital markets (any asset class), preferably including around OTC derivatives, is an advantage

  • Experience of delivering on projects in geographically diverse, multi-team environments

  • Comfortable working with programs that straddle multiple Agile development teams (preferably skilled in scaling Agile to complex programs)

  • Ability to demonstrate a commitment to quality and attention to detail

  • Excellent interpersonal relationships with ability to influence and negotiate with stakeholders

  • Critical thinking and problem solving skills

Educational Level:

  • Bachelor's/University degree or equivalent experience

  • Master's degree is preferred

This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required.

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Job Family Group:

Project and Program Management

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Job Family:

Program Management

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Time Type:

Full time

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