Private Banking Wealth Management Technology Risk & Controls Analyst – Citi Jobs

Citi is seeking a VP Risk & Control Analyst within the Personal Banking and Wealth Management Technology (PBWMT) Risk and Control team to manage operational risk, reputational risk, and Enterprise Risk Management Framework (ERMF) at the first line of defense. The PBWMT Risk and Control team manages PBWMT businesses globally across Citi footprint to identify significant risks and assess controls within their risk appetite portfolio. This role is a hybrid role and can be based in Citi’s core location.
The VP Risk & Control Analyst will be responsible for assessing technology-related risks to ensure policy, standards, procedure, as well as the ERMF are adhered to. Partnering with relevant business groups to develop and maintain a strong control environment leading to identification of risks, issues and control deficiencies, governance and reporting, ERMF initiatives, and regulatory enforcements. The successful candidate shall possess business acumen and risk management with strong verbal and written communication skills and work well in a collaborative team environment across a range of stakeholders with the ability to negotiate and influence change.

What you’ll do:

• Assess risks and drive actions to address the root causes that persistently lead to operational risk losses by challenging both historical and proposed practices.
• Governance and oversight may include (not limited to) technology and cybersecurity risk.
• Develops and maintains relationships across all three lines of defense.
• Strong project management to monitor goals and deliverables are met for each initiative
• Acts as technology risk SME to senior stakeholders and /or other team members.
• Analyzes a multitude of scorecards/performance management tools to mitigate exposure (risk/financial/regulatory)
• Is a self-starter and has the ability to operate with limited level of direct supervision.
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating consideration for the firm’s reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients, and assets, by driving adherence with applicable regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing, and reporting control issues with transparency.
• Can exercise independence of judgement and autonomy.
• Provide metrics and/or information to reports for forums and/or council
• Establishes and oversees the application of operational risk policies, technology and tools, and governance processes to create lasting solutions for minimizing losses from failed internal processes, inadequate controls, and emerging risks.

What you’ll have:

• Highly adept at reviewing information and identifying themes, trends, and potential issues
• Should have excellent proficiency in Microsoft Office – particularly Excel (metrics and data analysis), PowerPoint (presentation decks), and Word (writing and editing procedural and technical documentation).
• Understanding of enterprise risk management framework including risk identification, risk appetite and strategy, risk-related decisions, processes and controls, risk analytics and governance
• Comfortable reaching and defending conclusions
• Experience determining the root cause of identified issues
• Demonstrated experience with technology incident management
• Demonstrated ability to influence a group of diverse stakeholders and drive accountability and ownership with key business partners and process owners.
• In depth knowledge of operational risk framework and processes and technology platforms
• Superior organizational skills, with proven ability to successfully manage multiple, concurrent priorities.
• Ability to develop partnerships and collaborate with other business and functional areas as well as peers and team members
• Candidates should be within a commutable distance from the job site as Citi is working a hybrid work schedule.
• Excellent analytical and presentation skills
• Advanced knowledge of issue management policy
• Ability to write code and develop Tableau/Cognos reporting dashboards
• Risk management certifications (e.g., CISA, CRMA, CISM, CRISC, CIA) preferred
• Knowledge and understanding of Risk and Control Self-Assessment (RCSA), and Governance Risk Compliance (GRC) tool
• Experience with tracking, monitoring and implementing corrective actions
• 6+ years of Audit, Risk experience (operational, compliance, strategic, or reputational), or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
• Experience designing and evaluating controls, processes and procedures
• Experience in a heavily matrix environment
• Bachelor’s/University degree, Master’s degree preferred
• Demonstrated expertise in change management principles and frameworks
• Comfortable operating in a complex environment and managing multiple deliverables simultaneously
• Excellent communication skills – verbal & written