Senior Client Implementation Manager – Citi Recruitment


Website Citi

 Job Overview:

Treasury and Trade Solutions provides integrated cash management, working capital and trade finance solutions to multinational corporations, financial institutions and public sector organizations around the globe. With the industry’s most comprehensive suite of digitally enabled platforms, tools and analytics, Treasury and Trade Solutions leads the way in delivering innovative and tailored solutions to clients.
The Onboarding team is chartered to implement these complex platforms and products, and to provide the requisite support, integration and project management expertise to facilitate the implementations from beginning to end. Thus this role requires the ability to manage customer expectations, manage cross-competency teams with multiple timelines, and often to work to tight deadlines. The primary focus of this role will be on the implementation of Citi’s transactional products.

What you’ll do:

  • Maintain current knowledge of TTS products through attendance at regional online presentations, and distribute knowledge to other team members and the rest of TTS as and when necessary.
  • Build strong working relationships with Sales, Product Managers and Relationship Managers to achieve the best outcome for clients.
  • Project manage complex implementations end to end, including initiation, confirmation of scope as agreed with Sales, associated risks, issue and change management, using current methodologies and keeping project sponsors involved and on board.
  • Follow departmental disciplines and knowledge management initiatives such as core project management tools and techniques, embracing the use of the end to end workflow platform, CRM, adopting any channels/systems innovation or process re-engineering.
  • Work with local, regional and global Sales and Onboarding personnel to ensure implementation plans progress according to agreed project scheduling.
  • Work with Sales and Relationship Managers in conducting post-implementation reviews or surveys.
  • Prioritise workflows based upon client needs and commercial outcomes across the team.
  • Ensure a formal structured hand over to Client Service and Operations post implementation, following confirmation from Client that project has been completed satisfactorily.
  • Key ownership responsibilities for the business unit as the on the ground individual, reflecting strong representation of the Onboarding team with both internal stakeholders and clients. This includes but not limited to ongoing engagement with Citi Senior Management at a country level.

What you’ll have:

  • Prioritise workload according to input received from the Onboarding Head.
  • Sound understanding of technical solutions and a proven problem solver.
  • Ability to manage a number of tasks simultaneously using appropriate time and project management techniques.
  • Demonstrates a good commercial awareness.
  • Exemplary work ethic, positive attitude and willingness to be a role model for others.
  • Sound knowledge of clearing systems and banking platforms.
  • Is willing to be flexible and accommodate challenges of working timezones when appropriate.
  • Ability to work with minimal supervision.
  • Ability to work under pressure to tight deadlines individually and as part of a team.
  • Ability to influence, negotiate and build strong relationships.
  • Detail oriented person with strong strategic thinking ability.
  • Ability to effectively process re-engineer and to proactively identify these opportunities
  • Experience with electronic banking and transaction banking products and services, including file integration, international and domestic payables and receivables, liquidity management, commercial cards, enterprise resource planning systems, expense management systems.
  • Proven strong stakeholder management skills
  • Exemplary work ethic, positive attitude, a strong collaborative smart working team player.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal) with the ability to talk to clients at a senior level e.g. CFO, Head of Finance.