Operational Risk Senior Manager

By Joining Citi, you will become part of a global organisation whose mission is to serve as a trusted partner to our clients by responsibly providing financial services that enable growth and economic progress.

Team/Role Overview

The European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) Regulatory Reporting Team provide oversight and controls for EMIR Reporting. The roles involve reviewing the trade submissions to the Trade Repository and ensuring completeness and accuracy of the reports.

What you’ll do

• Establishes and oversees the application of operational risk policies, technology and tools, and governance processes to create lasting solutions for minimizing losses from failed internal processes, inadequate controls, and emerging risks.

• Assesses risks and drive actions to address the root causes that persistently lead to operational risk losses by challenging both historical and proposed practices.

• Governance and oversight may include (not limited to) technology operational risk, risk for example.

• Establishes and maintains a robust control environment and culture within the Citi businesses worldwide.

• Assists management in achieving and maintaining strategic objectives, promotes efficiency, reduces the risk of loss and helps ensure compliance with corporate polices, procedures, laws and regulatory requirements.

• Assists in assessing current status of all regulation related controls.

• Recommends control enhancements as needed.

• Identifies best practices to be shared with global Citi businesses.

• Develops and maintains tracking metrics for management reporting and escalation.

• Establishes a rapport with Business Managers, Compliance, Internal Audit and Legal.

• Develops a broad and detailed understanding of the organization’s landscape, culture and technology.

• Understands the various businesses and the applicable regulations which govern.

• Can exercise independence of judgement and autonomy.

• Acts as SME to senior stakeholders and /or other team members.

• 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 others and create accountability with those who fail to maintain these standards.

What we’ll need from you

• Knowledge of EMIR regulatory reporting.

• Co-ordination of BAU activities, monitoring and facilitating the implementation of BAU controls.

• Point of Escalation for BAU activities.

• Self-motivated, detail oriented well organised with strong verbal and written communication skills.

• Ensuring all MIS is accurate and produced in a timely manner.

• Ability to create and deliver presentations to senior levels of management.

• Demonstrated experience in the successful implementation of projects, operational process change and improvement, preferably within capital markets operations.

• Proficient in MS office.

• Experience in collecting, defining and documenting business and technology requirements, test plans and other project management artefacts.

• Experience in working across technology and business projects and managing inter-dependencies between the two.

• Proven problem-solving and decision-making skills.

• Pro-active, resilient, and tenacious.

• Ability to work under pressure and manage to tight deadlines or unexpected changes in expectations or requirements.

• Bachelor’s/University degree, Master’s degree preferred.

What we can offer you

We work hard to have a positive financial and social impact on the communities we serve. In turn, we put our employees first and provide the best-in-class benefits they need to be well, live well and save well.

By joining Citi Belfast, you will not only be part of a business casual workplace with a hybrid working model (up to 2 days working at home per week), but also receive a competitive base salary (which is annually reviewed), and enjoy a whole host of additional benefits such as:

• Generous holiday allowance starting at 27 days plus bank holidays; increasing with tenure

• A discretional annual performance related bonus

• Private medical insurance packages to suit your personal circumstances

• Employee Assistance Program

• Pension Plan

• Paid Parental Leave

• Special discounts for employees, family, and friends

• Access to an array of learning and development resources

Alongside these benefits Citi is committed to ensuring our workplace is where everyone feels comfortable coming to work as their whole self every day. We want the best talent around the world to be energized to join us, motivated to stay, and empowered to thrive.

Sounds like Citi has everything you need? Then apply to discover the true extent of your capabilities.

Job Family Group:

Risk Management

Job Family:

Operational Risk

Time Type:

Full time

Citi is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Citigroup Inc. and its subsidiaries (“Citi”) invite all qualified interested applicants to apply for career opportunities. If you are a person with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to use our search tools and/or apply for a career opportunity review Accessibility at Citi (https://www.citigroup.com/citi/accessibility/application-accessibility.htm) .

View the “EEO is the Law (https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf) ” poster. View the EEO is the Law Supplement (https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/OFCCP_EEO_Supplement_Final_JRF_QA_508c.pdf) .

View the EEO Policy Statement (http://citi.com/citi/diversity/assets/pdf/eeo_aa_policy.pdf) .

View the Pay Transparency Posting (https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ofccp/pdf/pay-transp_%20English_formattedESQA508c.pdf)

Citi is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.

Minority/Female/Veteran/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity.