Quality Assurance, Monitoring & Testing Lead Analyst

• Support for the assessment of activities and processes as per required Policies, Standards and Procedures to strengthen risk management quality
• Conduct routine testing of internal activities and processes to ensure adherence to established quality standards and identify areas of risk or non-compliance
• Help review stakeholder/client feedback and respond to any quality assurance complaints or issues in a timely and efficient manner
• Support quality testing performed for business function quality control and transformation lead quality control post completion of an activity/process
• Help develop and execute Monitoring and Testing for controls, including control design assessment and design of operational effectiveness for monitoring & testing tools, monitoring/testing design assessment, and execution of monitoring/testing tool
• Support reporting on quality control outcomes and control effectiveness to top management and relevant stakeholders
• Stay up-to-date with the latest quality assurance testing tools and strategies
• Have a good understanding of the Citi Risk & control framework and the underlying fundamentals on Risk Management
• Help teams involved in the end-to-end monitoring of the controls as defined in Risk Management policy
• Participate in the review and challenge process, on the effective design and management of controls to mitigate risks as required by the Control Standards, including implementation and operation, conducting the control monitoring, handling deficiencies, and escalating issues for resolution
• Support to ensure that risk and control responsibilities and accountabilities are embedded within Central Testing Utility
• Involve in Control & Monitoring Design Assessment (CMDA) meetings and provide help in drafting the procedures
• Identify any monitoring breaks and suggest enhancements
• 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

• Minimum of 10+ years of experience in operational risk management, compliance, audit, or other control-related functions in the financial services industry
• Ability to identify, measure, and manage key risks and controls
• Strong 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
• Understanding of compliance laws, rules, regulations, and best practices
• Understanding of Citi’s Policies, Standards, and Procedures
• Strong analytical skills to evaluate complex risk and control activities and processes
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to engage at the senior management level
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, particularly Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
• Strong experience in risk and control, supervision, quality assurance/ control and monitoring processes
• In-depth subject matter expertise of technology and data processes and risks
• Experience in data remediation activities
• Ability to demonstrate critical thinking and lean towards solutioning
• Knowledge of the risk management framework, including risk identification, risk appetite and strategy, risk-related decisions, processes and controls, risk analytics and governance
• Experience working horizontally across an organization and participating in enterprise-wide implementations of major policy and relevant risk programs
• Broad understanding of relevant banking regulation and supervisory expectations for large complex financial institutions
• Well-developed listening skills and ability to engage at the executive management level by providing proactive support and advice on a variety of risk matters
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and strong ability to engage at different levels of organization, in particularly senior management
• Demonstrate ability to assess and contribute to the content of key risk and control reporting and provide clear, timely and concise status updates to senior management

Bachelor's/University degree, Master's degree preferred