The Balance Sheet Management Principal Lead is a senior level individual contributor role responsible for identifying and implementing solutions to optimize Citigroup’s balance sheet.  In-depth understanding of how own sub-function contributes to achieving the objectives of the function. A good understanding of the industry, direct competitors' products and services, is also necessary in order to contribute to the commercial objectives of the business. Requires thorough understanding of strategic direction of the function within the relevant part of the business, combined with a solid conceptual/practical grounding in both the function and/or area of expertise and related subject areas. Excellent communication skills required in order to negotiate internally, often at a senior level. Some external communication/negotiation may be necessary. Responsible for executing functional strategy in area managed. Determines approach to implementing functional strategy. Accountable for end results, budgeting, planning, policy formulation and contribution to future strategy of the area(s). Impact reflects size of team managed, strategic influence on the business and interaction with other functions or businesses.

Responsibilities:

• Leads firm wide liquidity risk policy and standards, establishing the framework for sizing liquidity requirements including internal stress testing framework, developing contingency funding plans in conjunction with other stakeholders, providing liquidity oversight to Citi’s global entities, and ensuring that Citi maintains adequate liquidity appropriately positioned to meet the company’s global needs both in normal market conditions as well as during periods of stress.
• Contributes to the governance of funding, investing and analytics of the balance sheet.
• Participates in managing liquidity and interest rate risk, the capital/legal entity structure and capital planning as well as managing rating agency relationships.
• Involved in capital markets activities including commercial paper and securitization; liquidity, accrual risk oversight and transfer pricing.
• Leads firm wide liquidity risk policy and standards, establishing the framework for sizing liquidity requirements including internal stress testing framework, developing contingency funding plans in conjunction with other stakeholders, providing liquidity oversight to Citi’s global entities, and ensuring that Citi maintains adequate liquidity appropriately positioned to meet the company’s global needs both in normal market conditions as well as during periods of stress.
• Engages in the establishment and monitoring of liquidity, interest rate risk and balance sheet limits.
• Liaises with businesses to ensure both an understanding and the ability to manage those limits in a well-governed environment which allows for business growth.
• Interacts with regulators, senior management and ALCO committees.
• Conducts CCAR, CLAR, Resolution Planning and transfer pricing is also required.
• 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.
• Performs other duties and functions as assigned.

Qualifications:

• 15+ years of experience within Finance services
• Established Influencing/leadership skills with the ability to mediate discussions and draw consensus
• Extensive knowledge of financial instruments and products including an understanding of bank regulation, accounting, valuation techniques and risk measurement
• Experience in quantitative-focused discipline preferred
• Strong problem solving skills with an ability to rapidly assimilate complex information across a variety of financial disciplines
• Excellent communication skills, oral and written, with the ability to converse with a wide variety of people across functions / seniority
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively across business units / functions to deliver results
• Ability to multi-task and ability to work under pressure
• Advanced English (Speaking, Reading, Writing) is a mandatory requirement

Education:

• Bachelor's/University degree, Master's degree preferred

Additional Job Description

The Interest Rate Risk Management team is responsible for developing, maintaining and enhancing Citi’s interest rate risk management framework and process Key contributor to Citi’s interest rate hedging and positioning strategy Key responsibilities:

• Drive enhancements to Citi's IRRBB framework (policy, governance, models, methodologies, reporting, controls, processes, risk limits, analytics, data)
• Contribute to interest rate risk management (hedging and positioning) strategy and process
• May manage a team of Direct Reports
• Own several IRRBB related analysis and reporting required for enterprise risk management, compliance and audit exercises
• Make presentations to regulators, senior management and Interest Rate Risk Committee Enhance alignment between IRRBB and Fund Transfer Pricing (FTP) methodologies with the objective of minimizing residual interest rate risk in the businesses

The successful candidate will:

• Possess experience building, enhancing and executing an Asset Liability Management (ALM)/Interest Rate Risk in the Banking Book (IRRBB) Management framework (policy, governance, models, methodologies, reporting, controls, processes, risk limits, analytics, data)
• Be a key participant in Citi’s interest rate risk management process and contribute to its balance sheet strategy
• Drive enhancements to Citi's IRRBB framework • Experience within financial services preferably in a Bank’s Corporate Treasury function Experience building, enhancing and executing an ALM/IRRBB management framework (policy, governance, models, methodologies, reporting, controls, processes, risk limits, analytics, data)

Development Value: Gain exposure to balance sheet and interest rate risk management at a leading global bank.  The role provides an opportunity to influence and shape Citi’s target/future state interest rate risk management framework as it undergoes extensive enhancement

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Job Family Group:

Finance

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Job Family:

Balance Sheet Management

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Time Type:

Full time

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