Director- Business Risk and Control Sr Group Manager Job at Citi (Pune)

Job Description

Individuals in Quality Assurance, Monitoring & Testing are responsible for the assessment of outcomes from activities and processes against conformance with applicable requirements to strengthen risk management quality such as quality testing performed for business function quality control and transformation lead quality control post completion of an activity/process. This includes the development and execution of Monitoring and Testing for controls, such as control design assessment, design of operational effectiveness for monitoring & testing tools, monitoring/testing design assessment, and execution of monitoring/testing tools to assess the effectiveness of key controls designed to address defined risks

Job Responsibility

Manages large, potentially diverse teams of managers and/or senior professionals by providing leadership and direction through managers
Manage an innovative environment of diverse teams to encourage the development and implementation of robust control programs and strategies
Make critical decisions that are guided by functional objectives
Oversee 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
Drive assessment of activities and processes as per required Policies, Standards and Procedures to strengthen risk management quality
Oversee routine testing of internal activities and processes to ensure adherence to established quality standards and identify areas of risk or non-compliance
Integrate stakeholder/client feedback and respond to any quality assurance complaints or issues in a timely and efficient manner
Oversee quality testing performed for business function quality control and transformation lead quality control post completion of an activity/process
Lead the Controls Testing Utility by assessing control design, designing control testing tools, developing control testing procedures, ensuring control testing transitions, dispositioning exceptions, and developing insights to address the root causes
Identify emerging operational risks in the context of the current economic, regulatory, and business environment and proposes measures the business could take to mitigate those risks
Integrate stakeholder/client feedback and respond to any quality assurance complaints or issues in a timely and efficient manner
Serve as key subject matter expert on control testing automation initiatives and provides automation support when team is assessing an automated control design
Engage business owners to review Activities-Risk-Controls and gain a thorough understanding of the expected control testing tool, analyzing and defining an executable process
Maintain the automation dashboard, ensuring timeliness and quality of projects being delivered
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 well as effectively supervise the activity of teams and create accountability with those who fail to maintain these standards

Requirements

20+ years of experience in operational risk management, compliance, audit, or other control-related functions in the financial services industry
Product/Domain expertise in at least one of the core Citi Businesses (Services, Markets, Banking) or Global Functions (Finance, Technology)
Ability to identify, measure, and manage key risks and controls
Demonstrate sound business judgment
Ability to see the big pictures with high attention to critical details
Develop and implement strategy and process improvement initiatives
In depth understanding of Citi's businesses and functions and their risk profiles
Developing new ideas and improving current processes to proactively mitigate risks
Requires an ability to provide challenge and make recommendation for risk and controls remediation
Excellent knowledge in the development and execution for controls
Proven experience in control related functions in the financial industry
Proven experience in implementing sustainable solutions and improving processes
Deep understanding of compliance laws, rules, regulations, and best practices
Deep understanding of Citi's Policies, Standards, and Procedures
Demonstrate exceptional leadership, decision-making, and problem-solving skills
Excellent analytical skills to evaluate complex risk and control activities and processes
Ability to deliver compelling presentations and influence executive audiences
Strong sense of accountability and ownership, with strong results orientation
Excellent communication skills
ability to engage and inspire across stakeholder groups
Exceptional command in Microsoft Office suite, particularly Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
Bachelor's/University degree, Master's degree preferred

Chief Country Compliance Officer Sr Mgr

Oversees the Citi Compliance Risk Management Program for a medium to smaller fra...

Location

Bahamas , Nassau

Salary:

Not provided

Citi

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Credibility as a subject matter expert and experience of dealing with issues that have a high impact at all levels of the organization
Experience of working with key country level regulators and industry associations
Knowledge of local regulatory requirements and obligations and the ability to identify emerging compliance issues and themes
An ability to influence senior business leaders on all compliance risk-related matters affecting the business. The individual should have the ability to independently challenge, when needed, while at the same time being supportive and solution-based and not being perceived as obstructive
An ability to be “hands on” and “in the trenches” with the direct team, while also bringing a sense of strategic vision and a global sensibility to the function
Ability to navigate and negotiate through conflicting demands to maintain focus on priority objectives while ensuring key stakeholders’ needs are met
Strong team leadership, communication, interpersonal and management skills, with a track record of leading through change and the ability to effectively communicate the strategic vision to various stakeholder groups
Effective negotiation skills, a proactive and “no surprises” approach in communicating issues and strength in sustaining independent views. Strong presentation and relationship management and influencing skills are essential
The ability to thrive and execute in a complex, highly matrixed, global environment
Bachelor’s Degree highly preferred or relevant, equivalent experience. Preference for post graduate degree and/or recognized professional qualifications where applicable. Professional qualifications may include: CRMC or equivalent, CPA, ACA, CIA, CFA, ACAMS, etc. strong technical knowledge of compliance regulations and requirements, experience within a highly complex, global financial institution, regulator or related industry participant.

Job Responsibility

Annual Country Compliance Plan: Preparing, obtaining approval and successfully completing an annual compliance risk management plan, in accordance with the global template and content and presentation requirements, setting out how compliance risk will be managed within the jurisdiction and its constituent parts, and the role to be played by ICRM in order to achieve the plan. Identification of the jurisdictional requirements, accountabilities and the process ownership and monitoring and testing ownership, as well as the determination of suitable staffing, hours required and secured budget in order to achieve the state of compliance within risk appetite will be set out in the plan, which will be reviewed quarterly with the jurisdictional CCC and ICRM, as well as any applicable legal entity, as well as where required by applicable regulatory agencies. The annual country compliance plan must take into consideration the applicable compliance risk assessments and MCAs appropriate to the jurisdiction and its activities.
State of Compliance Reporting: Preparing quarterly, in accordance with the approved global format, and in adherence to all established requirements for the State of Compliance reporting. The State of Compliance report will be presented to the appropriate CCC, BRCC and legal entity Board or Board Audit Committee, or other such Board committee required within the jurisdiction.
Enhancing Governance: Providing a valued interactive program of support and compliance risk management services covering the assessment and reporting of Key Compliance Risks across products, services, functions, legal entities, service centers and the jurisdiction as a whole. Providing stakeholders with insight and practical solutions as well as credible challenge to improve the ethical control culture, and conduct risk environment. Timely reporting of significant local regulatory issues to local, overseas, regional, and global stakeholders. Same-day escalation of regulatory reports received. Maintaining on-going assessment and reporting of the State of Compliance through the relevant corporate governance committees such as country audit committee(s) and/or subsidiary board(s), country coordinating committee and business risk management committee, and other management body(ies). Key Activities Compliance Risk Culture:
Stakeholder Support and Relationships: Developing senior management relationships, including with legal entity management focus, inclusive of non-executive directors (where they exist in the jurisdiction), and the CCO as well as product functional and entity/service center line management. Informing senior management and directors of subsidiary boards, and the country/business management of significant compliance matters that require their attention or action. Proactively anticipate and help the business and functions plan for changes in the compliance and regulatory environment in the country. Provide support to compliance programs and country/business management on policy interpretation and “gray area” exposures. Build and maintain strong relationships with other functional leads, including Legal, Risk Management, including Operational Risk Management, and Internal Audit to create a supportive and seamless compliance and ethical control culture and an appropriate conduct risk environment. Key Activities Processes and Activities:
Regulatory Management and Coordination: Supporting the Citi Country Officer (CCO) in the management and development of regulatory relationships. Coordinating as the key interface with regulators on compliance risk management issues and supervisory exam management matters. Providing same day notification of regulator correspondence to Citi Compliance Officer, Regulatory Liaison and Exam Management CCO and ICRM COO. Providing leadership, coordination and regular interaction with the [insert country] authorities on behalf of ICRM and the Citi franchise. Record regulator correspondence and minutes of regulator meetings on Citi system in line with the Global Regulatory Exam Management Governance and Process Standards. Ensuring prompt recording of, responses to, and escalation of regulatory queries, notices of violations and breaches, any forbearance, and concerns identified. Deliver to regulators and supervisors a valued interactive program of support and assurance in accordance with requirements and appropriate expectations on compliance issues, trends, themes, root cases and impacts relating to governance, regulatory risk management and internal control issues. The overall objective is to earn the regulator’s trust and to establish a strong, independent and professional regulatory relationship across the franchise.
Regulatory Inventory: Ensuring prompt identification, logging in, evaluation and formulation of a plan to address requirements arising from new and amended laws, regulations, rules and other requirements and expectations from regulatory and enforcement authorities.
Regulatory Change Management and Controls: Ensuring that the regulatory change management requirements and processes, along with the regulatory control framework for existing requirements, are effectively operating within the country with respect to the identification, impact assessment and implementation of all applicable laws, regulations, rules and related processes, controls and reporting that impact Citi activities in the jurisdiction.
Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Risk Management (ACRM): Providing strategic direction, oversight, coordination and cooperation in respect of the country’s Anti-Money Laundering compliance risk management program. Partner closely and with the Head of ACRM to ensure a strong linkage between ICRM and ACRM.
Independent Compliance Risk Management (Program and Product/Service/Function focused*): Providing direction and oversight in supporting the ICRM teams in the country related to local requirements and the applicable extraterritorial laws, regulations, relevant Citi policies, standards, and global procedures. Deliver consistent application of program procedures and be accountable to program owners consistent with the ICRM methodology and CRM Framework. *Programs include but are not limited to: Sanctions
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