Citi, the leading global bank, has approximately 200 million customer accounts and does business in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions. Citi provides consumers, corporations, governments, and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, transaction services, and wealth management. Our core activities are safeguarding assets, lending money, making payments, and accessing the capital markets on behalf of our clients.

Procurement and Third-Party Management (P&TPM) is responsible for procuring products and services for Citigroup and manages the risks associated with Citi’s use of and reliance upon third party relationships, including outsourced arrangements, across all business lines and locations. P&TPM defines and oversees the implementation of policies and standards that provide controls to assess and manage risks related to Citi’s third-party relationships and outsourcing arrangements. The goal of P&TPM is to support Citi’s selection and management of third parties capable of providing products and services in a safe and sound manner and at a reasonable cost and to manage the risks associated with third parties.

Citi is currently seeking a Project Manager to join the Procurement and Third-Party Management Operational Excellence team. 

Responsibilities

• Be a critical member of the P&TPM Operational Excellence team, a new team at Citi
• Work with the Head of P&TPM Operational Excellence, TPM leadership and business partners to conceive of and implement a portfolio of projects that simplify and de-risk P&TPM global, bank-wide operations
• Collaborate with the Citi technology organization in support of P&TPM technology projects
• Leverage change management approaches and methods, assess organization capacity and readiness for change. Use the assessment to work with P&TPM and business leaders to establish an implementation plan for process improvement / process transformation that identifies timing, key projects / initiatives, resources / teams, and change management approach.
• Partner with business stakeholders to devise innovative solutions through leveraging an agile methodology to address process pain points and value opportunities
• Plan and conduct functional and cross-functional working sessions to develop future state process models that address value opportunities
• Conduct and incorporate leading practice assessments and benchmarking as required
• Partner with process leaders to ”sell” the process changes and onboard and influence key stakeholders to support the implementation plan
• Develop project plans, including backlogs and user stories
• Leverage Agile, Six Sigma, Lean, DMAIC, and other common change methodologies
• Help create a culture of continuous improvement within P&TPM and across our stakeholders. Reduce time to market, boost quality, raise employee morale and become a more adaptive organization.

Qualifications

• Strong track-record of driving operational excellence, ideally within procurement and third-party management, and regulatory remediation experience.
• 4+ years of experience participating Operating Model, Process improvement and Process Transformation projects for end-to-end processes crossing business areas/siloes/geographies
• Participated in at least 4 complex operating model, process reengineering or transformation projects, using agile methodologies, that delivered significant ROI and risk and control uplift and which were sponsored by Senior to Executive management
• Experience with Procurement and Third-Party management transformation is preferred
• Experience within Banking and Financial Services or another regulated industry is preferred
• Management Consulting experience is strongly preferred
• Proven capability to utilize process improvement and process transformation methodologies
• Experience working as part of cross-functional global project teams
• Strong planning and organizing skills with the ability to manage and prioritize responsibilities through the effective use of time management and organizational techniques
• Unquestionable integrity and objectivity, with ongoing commitment to excellence and the ability to operate in diverse environments and cultures
• Bachelor degree

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Job Family Group:

Project and Program Management

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Job Family:

Project Management

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Time Type:

Full time

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Primary Location:

New York New York United States

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Primary Location Full Time Salary Range:

$129,840.00 - $194,760.00

In addition to salary, Citi’s offerings may also include, for eligible employees, discretionary and formulaic incentive and retention awards. Citi offers competitive employee benefits, including: medical, dental & vision coverage; 401(k); life, accident, and disability insurance; and wellness programs. Citi also offers paid time off packages, including planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave), and paid holidays. For additional information regarding Citi employee benefits, please visit citibenefits.com. Available offerings may vary by jurisdiction, job level, and date of hire.

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Anticipated Posting Close Date:

Aug 19, 2024

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