The Citi Europe Independent Compliance Risk Management (ICRM) organization is an independent control function that is designed to oversee and credibly challenge products, functions, jurisdictional activities and legal entities in managing compliance risk, as well as promoting business conduct and activity that is consistent with Citi’s Mission and Value Proposition and Risk Appetite
The Senior Compliance Risk Officer - Governance sits within the Europe ICRM Governance team and is responsible for establishing internal strategies, policies, procedures, processes, and programs to prevent violations of law, rule, or regulation. The successful candidate will also further develop and support a risk management framework that maintains risk levels within the firm's risk appetite and protect the franchise. In addition, you will engage with the ICRM product and function coverage teams, in order to partner to develop and apply CRM program solutions that meet the product and customer needs in a manner consistent with the Citi program framework.
This is an exciting opportunity within the Europe ICRM team, where the successful candidate will have opportunities to take ownership of key tasks and work with senior management across several coverage areas, both locally and globally, building on skills such as monitoring, product reviews, policy development, regulatory change management and training development/delivery.
Activities include:
1. Designing, developing, delivering and maintaining best-in-class Compliance, programs, policies and practices for ICRM.
2. Monitoring adherence to Citi’s Compliance Risk Policies and measuring compliance risk through a robust control framework and ensuring sufficient 2LoD challenge is conducted across covered businesses on a regular basis to confirm that controls identified are operating effectively.
3. Performing complex analyses and challenge of Compliance risk data, preparing and presenting legal entity reporting related to compliance risk assessments, and monitoring of compliance related issues.
4. Providing oversight and guidance over the assessment of complex issues, structuring potential solutions and driving effective resolution with other stakeholders.
5. Identifying and assessing Citi’s key compliance risks. Ensuring compliance risks within Citi are effectively identified, measured, monitored, and controlled, consistent with the bank’s risk appetite statement and all policies and processes established within the risk governance framework.
6. Key responsibilities include of key areas such as:
- managing the governance and oversight of internal and external Outsourced Service Providers (OSPs).for the Compliance function.
- coordination and management of global and local policy documentation, partnering with business and function leads to ensure awareness and assessment of policy development and changes.
Coordination of key, providing direct ICRM input as well as 2LoD leadership and credible challenge to 1LoD action plans.
Support the Regulatory Exam Management Office (REMO), where needed, on coordination of regulatory correspondence and exam management.
ICRM representative on the Citi Europe plc (“CEP”) Risk and Culture Working Group. covering key tasks such as:
Attendance, reporting and challenge at monthly Working Group meetings.
Support the Europe Head of Compliance in execution of 2LoD Conduct Risk oversight activities in line with regulatory requirements/expectations, including guidance/oversight of conflicts of interest management and input/analysis on disciplinary matters/data
Contribute to Board reporting and training, as required. and support the drafting of the Annual Conduct Risk Reports
Keeping abreast of regulatory changes, new regulations and internal policy changes in order to further identify new key risk areas.
Education level and/or relevant experience(s):
Bachelor’s degree; experience in compliance, legal or other control-related function in the financial services firm, regulatory organization, or legal/consulting firm, or a combination thereof Preferred:
Advanced degree ( JD, MBA) a plus; ACOI qualifications desirable
Knowledge and skills
• Expertise of Compliance laws, rules, regulations, risks and typologies;
• Excellent written, verbal and analytical skills
• Must be a self-starter, flexible, innovative and adaptive;
• Highly motivated, strong attention to detail, team oriented, organized
• Strong presentation skills with the ability to articulate complex problems and solutions through concise and clear messaging
• Ability to work collaboratively with local and global partners in other functional units; ability to navigate a complex organization; to influence and lead people across cultures at a senior level
• Experience in managing regulatory exams and relationships with examiners, auditors, etc.
• Awareness of regulatory requirements including local and US laws, international and industry standards
• Advanced knowledge in area of focus
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Job Family Group:
Compliance and Control
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Job Family:
Compliance Risk Management
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Time Type:
Full time
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