Strategy, Governance & Automation (Control Testing Utility) Assistant Vice President

• Manage governance structures for the Central Testing function
• this includes the development of management reports for the SG&A Lead, Assessment Leads, Central Execution Lead, senior leadership, and external stakeholders
• Support collating relevant updates for Monthly Business Reviews, Risk & Control governance committees, and other forums
• Track relevant KPIs / KRIs for teams within the Central Testing function and partner with them to improve adherence to the established metrics
• Ensure Quality Control metrics are used to monitor the performance of individual staff members and overall function
• facilitate remediation of any deficiencies identified
• Facilitate the identification of opportunities for streamlining and/or automation of operational processes
• Provide support for third party relationships as required, liaising with partner teams in Central Testing
• Maintain a track of training completions for all staff across the Control Assessment and Central Testing functions with appropriate coverage of both business/function and testing knowledge
• Assess opportunity for external certification of all staff across the Control Assessment and Central Testing functions, within a comprehensive talent development program

• 10+ years of experience leading strategy, governance, transformation or relevant roles in financial services
• In-depth knowledge of the operational & compliance risk management framework (Manager’s Control Assessment) and experience in design and/or assessment of controls
• Strong analytical skills
• ability to ask insightful questions, break down challenges into workable components, and draw meaningful conclusions
• Understanding of Citi’s businesses and products and their risk profiles across multiple geographies is a plus
• Strong written and verbal communication skills needed for influencing senior management decisions
• Requires an ability to challenge existing conventions and make recommendation for risk remediation
• Able to identify trends and themes from high volume information sources and synthesize reports for easy consumption of senior business managers
• Skilled at building partnerships across functions and regions
• collaborates well with others with experience working in cross-cultural global teams
• Ability to lead coordination of day-to-day activities to deliver key project(s), with management of critical path
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating 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

Understanding of Citi’s businesses and products and their risk profiles across multiple geographies