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Legal Support Lead Officer

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Citi

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Location:
United Kingdom, Belfast

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Category:
Legal

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Not provided

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Job Description:

Join Citi’s Legal Regulatory Requirements and Obligation (RRO) team in Belfast! We are looking for a self-starter who can review and analyze regulations across UK and Europe and oversee their impact on Citi businesses and functions. The successful candidate will serve as a Regulation Identification Lead within Legal RRO group. A key aspect of the role will be to drive the implementation of the Citi Regulations Management program within the UK and Jersey. The program is an end-to-end regulations management program and consists of three core modules, including regulatory change, regulatory inventory, and regulatory mapping. The successful candidate will be responsible for the regulatory change (Identification) module. The candidate will be implementing internal strategies, policies, procedures, processes, and programs to prevent violations of law, rule, or regulation and design and deliver a regulations management Identification program that lays the foundation for regulatory compliance risk management across Citi.

Job Responsibility:

  • Participate in the design, development, delivery and maintenance of best-in-class Regulation Identification program, policies, and practices for Legal RRO
  • Horizon scan of UK and Jersey financial regulators through a third-party platform (CUBE) as well other sources to identify regulatory updates and regulatory developments which will be applicable to Citi
  • Analyse and scoping the impact of new and complex regulatory developments across senior function/business/product, including cross-border impact
  • Partner with Citi Legal Advisory and ICRM colleagues in preparing and presenting of regulatory analysis for new, large, and complex regulations to support Citi’s businesses and functions in implementing these regulations
  • Analyse the jurisdictional regulatory profile on the third-party platform ensuring that it timely captures all relevant regulatory updates for the UK and Jersey regulators
  • Review and draft regulations summaries for in scope Laws, Rules, and Regulations
  • Processing of regulatory changes on time and in accordance with the Citi’s Regulation Management Program requirements and assigning of these changes to in scope businesses and functions
  • Partner with other Identification Leads across Europe ensuring consistent delivery of the program and identification and delivery of enhancements required for the identification processes and tools
  • Partner with other ICRM teams and global functions, including Legal, Risk, Operations and Technology, and Finance to prevent and detect non-compliance issues and promote a culture of compliance
  • Participate in, as appropriate, various internal assurance processes, e.g., Regional Enterprise wide and Horizontal risk assessments, self-assessment, internal audit, or compliance assurance reviews.

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's/University degree
  • Experience in compliance, legal or another control-related function in a financial services firm, regulatory organization, or legal/consulting firm
  • Knowledge of Compliance laws, rules, regulations, risks, and typologies
  • Must be a self-starter, flexible, innovative, and adaptive
  • Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work collaboratively and with people at all levels of the organization
  • Strong written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills
  • Strong presentation skills with the ability to articulate complex problems and solutions through concise and clear messaging
  • Ability to works collaboratively and independently
  • ability to navigate a complex organization
  • Advanced analytical skills
  • Can exercise independence of judgement and autonomy
  • Excellent project management and organizational skills and capability to manage multiple projects at one time
  • Proficient in MS Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
  • Demonstrated knowledge in area of focus (EU and UK financial services regulation)
  • Proficiency in other European languages would be helpful in this role.

Nice to have:

Proficiency in other European languages.

What we offer:
  • Generous holiday allowance starting at 27 days plus bank holidays
  • increasing with tenure
  • A discretional annual performance related bonus
  • Private medical insurance packages to suit your personal circumstances
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Pension Plan
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Special discounts for employees, family, and friends
  • Access to an array of learning and development resources.

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
November 21, 2025

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
Hybrid work
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