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Citi’s Global Legal Affairs and Compliance (GLAC) empowers and protects Citi by providing legal, compliance, investigative, and security services to our firm. We manage compliance risk, provide legal analysis and advice, protect Citi’s people and businesses, advocate for legal and regulatory outcomes that benefit our firm and our clients, and ultimately promote behavior that is consistent with Citi’s mission and culture.
We’re currently looking for a high caliber professional to join our team as Vice President, Business Risk & Control Officer- Global Assessment Unit coordination - Hybrid (Internal Job Title: Business Risk & Control Officer - C13) based in, Singapore. Being part of our team means that we’ll provide you with the resources to meet your unique needs, empower you to make healthy decision and manage your financial well-being to help plan for your future. For instance:
- We believe all parents deserve time to adjust to parenthood and bond with the newest members of their families. That’s why in early 2020 we began rolling out our expanded Paid Parental Leave Policy to include Citi employees around the world.
- We empower our employees to manage their financial well-being and help them plan for the future.
- We have a variety of programs that help employees balance their work and life, including generous paid time off packages.
The Business Risk and Control Officer is a strategic professional who stays abreast of developments within own field and contributes to directional strategy by considering their application in own job and the business. Recognized technical authority for an area within the business. Requires basic commercial awareness. There are typically multiple people within the business that provide the same level of subject matter expertise. Developed communication and diplomacy skills are required in order to guide, influence and convince others, in particular colleagues in other areas and occasional external customers. Significant impact on the area through complex deliverables. Provides advice and counsel related to the technology or operations of the business. Work impacts an entire area, which eventually affects the overall performance and effectiveness of the sub-function/job family.
The Business Risk and Control Officer will be a key member of the Legal Risk & Control Team supporting both the Legal Department and the Regulatory Strategy and Policy (RSP) team with focus on the Global Assessment Unit coordination role as well as supporting the implementation and execution of new BAU transformation processes to ensure appropriate adherence to firm-wide initiatives and requirements, including operational and compliance risk management programs.
In this role, you’re expected to:
- Help contribute to governance and the facilitation of the execution of the Manager Control Assessment (MCA, i.e.. Risk & Control Self-Assessment) as required by the MCA Standard including the assessment and appropriate approval of risk associated with business changes.
- Support teams in the quality, completeness, and accuracy of the implementation of the Control Framework, including Risk Control Policy, Control Standard, Issue Management Policy, Lesson Learned Policy and Control Inventory.
- Help contribute to the Lessons Learned Policy, including monitoring of control breaches and dissemination and learnings across other business units for process improvement to limit the occurrence of similar future events and where similar risk exposure might exist.
- Support the review and challenge process, within Legal and RSP, on the effective design and management of controls to mitigate risks as required by the Control Standards, including implementation and operation, conducting the control monitoring, handling deficiencies, and escalating issues for resolution.
- Help contribute to the timeliness, accuracy and completeness of the MCA through controls prior to the execution of a process (QC).
- Assist in the monitoring of the adherence to the MCA Standard through controls after the execution of a process (QA).
- Support in dealing with Operational and Compliance Risk in accordance with established Policy requirements.
- Assist in performing a detailed analysis to identify, assess, escalate, and manage risk exposures across Risk Categories (Operational Compliance, Strategic, Reputational, etc), including material, emerging and concentration risks in accordance with enterprise Policies and the establishment of Key Indicators to monitor risk exposures.
- Assist in supporting Risk Appetite and monitor / assess exposures against this in accordance with enterprise requirements (if applicable).
- Be part of the process to identify, assess, record and response to Operational and Compliance Risk events, ensuring these are captured accurately, timely and in accordance with requirements.
- Help ensure that adequate governance and training are in place to support management of Risk profiles.
- Support with risk and control assessments or coordination for programs within various risk stripes and ensure sufficient subject matter expertise exists to enable management of these risks within the Business (e.g. third party, fraud, sanctions etc.) (if applicable).
- Identify gaps in implementing policy documents and draft appropriate procedures to meet requirements of the Citi Policy governance operating model.
- 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.
As a successful candidate, you’d ideally have the following skills and exposure:
- 6-10 years relevant work experience in Business Risk & Controls
- MS Excel, MS Access, SAS, SQL, Visual Basic a plus. 5+ years’ experience in financial services.
- Proficient with the Manager’s Control Assessment module.
- Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication skills.
- Effective organizational influencing skills required.
- Experience with work-flow systems, excellent project management, and organizational skills.
- Demonstrated ability to lead global team efforts.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and self-motivated.
- Ability to see the big pictures with high attention to critical details.
- Demonstrated ability to develop and implement strategy and process improvement initiatives.
- Bachelor’s/University degree or equivalent experience, potentially Master’s degree.
Working at Citi is far more than just a job. A career with us means joining a family of more than 230,000 dedicated people from around the globe. At Citi, you’ll have the opportunity to grow your career, give back to your community and make a real impact.
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This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required.
