Senior FX Trading Technology BA/PM Lead

Senior FX Trading Technology BA/PM Lead

About Citi

As the world’s most global bank, Citi gives you the tools to be a trailblazer. We’re not just building technology; we’re building the future of banking. With thousands of employees located around the globe, we are an international team encompassing a broad range of teams, roles, and cultures, and we invite you to come and join us!

Citi’s technology team supports business operations in 100+ countries, across multiple lines of business spanning both Institutional and retail businesses.

The group works to optimize the IT environment by standardizing production platforms, reducing complexity, and introducing innovative solutions that provide new business capabilities, reduce total cost of ownership, and create a competitive advantage for Citi.

About FX Tech

Citi FX has a physical presence in 83 countries with 1,400 dedicated staff giving us the largest FX presence of any bank globally. Foreign Exchange has been one of the defining businesses of Citi for much of its 200-year existence.

Citi has the largest FX presence of any bank globally and we proudly put this down to delivering unrivalled service and insight to our clients. Increasing investment in technology has seen us roll out award winning applications. Technology is a central pillar for our plans to sustain and grow our FX business.

Above all, we seek individuals who seek exceptional attitude and aptitude in the people they work with and have a demonstrated passion for delivering FX technology in support of our #1 FX business.

Role Overview/What will you do:

The FX Business Analyst/Project Manager will lead a team focused on simplifying and optimizing complex FX trade booking workflows across Citi's global operations. This role involves collaborating with various technology and business teams to implement solutions, ensure policy adherence, and drive best practices within the department.

• Team Leadership & Mentoring: Lead and mentor a team of business analysts focused on categorizing FX and FX Options trade booking functionality.

• Workflow Optimization & Consolidation: Collaborate with Product Management, business representatives and your technology team members to streamline and optimize FX trade booking workflows across in the Trade Services technology stack.

• Change Validation & Testing: Partner with technology teams across the bank to ensure all proposed changes are thoroughly validated before development and comprehensively tested before deployment.

• Solution Implementation & Collaboration: Work with FX Trading Technology teams to implement solutions that deliver tangible business benefits.

• Policy Adherence & Documentation: Ensure staff adheres to Citi's documented policies and procedures, maintaining up-to-date and comprehensive documentation.

• Best Practices & Process Improvement: Contribute to defining and implementing best practices and processes to enhance transparency and consistency across teams.

• Budget Responsibility: This role does not involve budget management.

Key Skills and Experience required

This role requires a seasoned professional with extensive experience in Foreign Exchange (FX) and a proven track record of successful project delivery within the investment banking sector. The ideal candidate will possess a deep understanding of FX trading systems, strong analytical abilities, and exceptional communication skills.

Core Competencies:

• FX Expertise: Extensive experience in FX gained across multiple financial institutions, demonstrating a deep understanding of FX markets and trading practices.

• Asset Class Knowledge: Proven experience with other asset classes, including FX options, Money Market (MM) instruments, and futures.

• Trading Systems Acumen: Comprehensive understanding of FX trading systems and booking models, including their architecture, functionality, and integration points.

• Analytical Prowess: Excellent analytical skills with the ability to deconstruct complex workflows into logical and coherent steps, facilitating effective problem-solving and process improvement.

• Stakeholder Management: Demonstrated experience working directly with FX front office (Trading & Sales) and middle office/trade management teams.

Technical Skills:

• Agile Methodologies: Experience working within Agile development teams, with a strong ability to communicate complex business requirements clearly and concisely to software development teams.

• Change Management: Proven track record of successfully delivering large-scale change projects that span across divisional and/or functional boundaries within an investment banking environment.

Soft Skills:

• Communication Excellence: Exceptional communicator with a passion for working with people, possessing the confidence to communicate effectively at all levels, from individual teams to the entire enterprise.

• Collaboration: A collaborative mindset with the ability to build strong working relationships with diverse teams and stakeholders.

This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required.

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