Banking & International In-Business Financial Crime Risk SVP

The Banking & International In-Business Financial Crime Risk SVP will be responsible for providing leadership, direction, governance, and oversight for the Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Sanctions and Anti-Bribery & Corruption (AB&C) risk stripes within Citi’s Banking business. The role is part of the First Line of Defence (1LOD), and covers the Corporate, Investment and Commercial Banking businesses.

As the position will not have any direct reports, the Financial Crimes Risk and Control Manager will work closely with the global Banking Financial Crimes Controls Head and wider team to deliver their book of work.

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to Citi’s global financial crime program for Banking, leading strategic projects
• Drive a consistent and holistic approach to financial crime risk management within Banking;
• Responsible for governance, oversight and the communication of the Financial Crimes program globally
• Provide guidance and support to the first line business teams;
• Draft communications, guidance, and procedures to ensure awareness and compliance with relevant regulations and global policy;
• Develop and disseminate communications and training on key risk topics and initiatives both within Banking and key first line stakeholders;
• Maintain knowledge and understanding of financial crime laws, regulations, guidelines, and advisories, and assess the implications for Banking;
• Establish processes to identify internal/industry trends, themes and areas requiring improved controls;
• Lead initiatives and actions to identify, assess and reduce key emerging and existing risk areas; Prioritize areas of focus based on level of investment, inherent risk, complexity of change and other risk factors;
• Represent Banking, in senior Governance and Financial Crime forums, as well as leading key financial Crime projects/initiatives;
• Represent Banking, on global Financial Crime audits, reviews and remediation work;
• Identify opportunities to work across risk stripes and businesses to strengthen and/or simplify existing controls;
• Act as the financial crime liaison for Banking’s self-assessment processes, and monitor the outcome of the Managers Control Assessment (MCA) to identify risks and vulnerabilities;
• Build strong working relationships with the second lines of defence partners within AML, Sanctions and AB&C;
• Uphold a culture of Compliance and awareness within Banking.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have the following attributes and qualifications:

• Experience working in risk and controls and governance related roles, ideally across AML, Sanctions and AB&C;
• Comprehension of relevant financial crime laws, regulations, and industry guidelines
• Strong knowledge of Banking products and services;
• Ability to balance regulatory/policy requirements with business realities;
• Experience of working in a global, dynamic environment;
• Ability to work independently and under pressure to manage deadlines;
• Strong influencing and leadership skills;
• Must have analytical inquisitiveness and problem solving ability;
• Demonstrated ability to think strategically and ‘connect the dots’, yet remain detail-oriented;
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills;
• Demonstrated ability to interact with senior audiences, as well as second/third lines of defence
• Forward-compatible mindset, with the desire to leverage technology to improve analytics;

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred, but not required;
• Certification as a compliance professional (CAMS, CGSS, CSS, ICA) preferred, but not required;

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