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Citi’s Wealth business serves the needs of clients across the entire wealth spectrum. It has been created by combining the Wealth Management businesses across Citi Global Consumer Bank and Citi Private Bank. It serves over 500,000 clients through its global footprint in Asia, EMEA, Mexico, and North America. Wealth delivers a wide range of products and services covering capital markets, managed investments, portfolio management, trust and estate planning, investment finance and banking. By building on the strengths and capabilities across Citi, we intend to transform the way we serve clients across the wealth spectrum, delivering the full range of high tech and high touch capabilities Citi can offer, and ultimately help them achieve their goals. Investments Business Risk is responsible for managing a holistic and integrated approach to Business risks across the Investments team. Business Risk Director will help ensure a continuous improvement mindset and high levels of operating risk discipline including risk planning, operating routines, and broadly the identification of risks, assessing risks, and designing effective mitigation plans for Investment Solutions. The Investment Solutions – APAC Head of Business Risk will be part of the Citi Wealth team within Investment Solutions. This role will report to the Head of Business Risk for Investment Solutions within Citi Wealth.
Job Responsibility:
Senior business leader who will lead and coordinate an integrated approach to manage, measure and mitigate operating risks across Investment Solutions
Assess, support, review, challenge MCA as delegate to Key Risk Owner and Control Owners
Drive timely, quality closure of MRAs, issues and risk/control tracking
Harmonization, enhancement, and greater integration of Wealth policies, standards, procedures
Leadership and coordination of key initiatives, governance issues/escalations
Design/evaluate/implement business routines ensure proactive assessment, discussion and action aligned with operating routines
Partner with risk and control professionals to ensure governance routines are effective and aligned with all aspects of risk and strategy
Supporting the Investments Leadership team and their specific organizations with assessment of operational, compliance and reputational risks and the design of effective controls to support business growth and expansion agenda
Take an end-to-end view to drive greater integration and simplification and automation of controls to accelerate the path to scale across Investment Solutions globally
Effectively partner with appropriate stakeholders to strengthen their ability to make data driven impactful decisions, policy / process improvements, and structure and operationalize controls
Proactively identify opportunities to improve risk management effectiveness and client experience, while identifying and developing plans to mitigate emerging risks and issues
Attract and retain top talent, building a strongly engaged team
Lead significant Investment control related regulatory interactions globally, including items related to Citi regulatory commitments with Investment Solutions impact
Drive robust data driven process to proactively prepare for on internal audit, risk/compliance reviews and regulatory exams in Investment Solutions, as needed
Significant Leadership Team interactions and Governance Committee presentations
Foster effective partnerships with internal Control Functions and external constituencies, including regulators, community and advocacy groups, and industry/trade associations
Maintain processes for appropriate management and escalation of issues
Requirements:
Bachelor's degree required
15+ years of leadership experience in large global financial firms
Deep global risk assessment and mitigation leadership experience across financial services
Core understanding of US regulations including (ex:SRO/ FINRA requirements, Investment Advisors Act, Regulation Best Interest, Reg 9/ Fiduciary requirements, Federal and state insurance regulations)
Proven ability to demonstrate a growth mindset and achieve results in challenging situations
Track record of operating successfully in a complex and highly regulated business environment
Demonstrated ability to drive customer journey improvements with enhanced controls
Experience driving results through influence / thought leadership and a structured approach across cross functional teams
Knowledge of best practices in Operational Risk, Compliance, Credit and Financial Operations
Advanced analytical ability, asks insightful questions, break analytical challenges into workable components and draws meaningful conclusions. Well versed in breaking down complex matters into core issues and root causes that can be more readily addressed
Consistently reads different situations accurately and takes appropriate action to gain senior client commitment.