Business Risk and Control Sr Officer (Hybrid)

The Business Risk and Control Sr Officer I is a strategic professional who closely follows latest trends in own field and adapts them for application within own job and the business. Typically, a small number of people within the business that provide the same level of expertise. Excellent communication skills required in order to negotiate internally, often at a senior level. Developed communication and diplomacy skills are required in order to guide, influence and convince others, in particular colleagues in other areas. Accountable for significant direct business results or authoritative advice regarding the operations of the business. Necessitates a degree of responsibility over technical strategy. Primarily affects a sub-function. Responsible for handling staff management issues, including resource management and allocation of work within the team/project

What you will do:

• Work with Management on governance and the facilitation of the execution of Risk & Control Self-Assessments as required by the firms operational management framework.


• Accountable for the quality, completeness, and accuracy of the implementation of the Control Framework, including Risk Control Policy, Control Standard, Issue Management Policy, Lesson Learned Policy and Control Inventory.


• Ensure the identification of issue root cause, partnering with control and process owners to recommend holistic corrective actions and improvements, provide check and challenge to ensure appropriate escalation in according with Issue Management and Escalation Policies.


• Direct teams in the implementation of the Lessons Learned Policy, including monitoring of control breaches and dissemination and learnings across other business units for process improvement to limit the occurrence of similar future events and where similar risk exposure might exist.


• Support Markets Business management in the review and challenge, on the effective design and management of controls to mitigate risks as required by the Control Standards, including implementation and operation, conducting the control monitoring, handling deficiencies, and escalating issues for resolution.


• Assist management in exercising control over Operational and Compliance Risk in accordance with established Policy requirements.


• Assess, with management, Risk Appetite and monitor / assess exposures against this in accordance with enterprise requirements.


• Take ownership to identify, assess, record and the response to Operational and Compliance Risk events, ensuring these are captured accurately, timely and in accordance with requirements.


• Assess, with management, the risks associated with thematic, emerging and event driven activities and changes to the Business, ensuring these are well understood and adequately risk assessed and controlled.


• Be responsible of risk and control assessments or coordination for programs within various risk stripes and ensure sufficient subject matter expertise exists to enable management of these risks within the Business (e.g. compliance, processing, third party, fraud, sanctions etc.)


• Assist management in guiding and influencing standards and procedures that conform to enterprise requirements and support sound operational and compliance risk management.


• Apply knowledge of the business, products or services to preform risk assessments and to identify and implement control points and processes throughout the business.


• Develop excellent stakeholder relationships across First Line of Defense teams and Second Line of Defense teams (e.g. Independent Compliance Risk Management and Operational Risk Management).


• Supervise, engage, coach, develop and manage the performance of junior team members.


• Provide Markets business risk and control subject matter expertise to stakeholders across all three lines of defense.
  
  10+ years of experience


• Strong understanding of risks, and related controls, associated with trading and sales activities


• Strong understanding of risk management practices, including inherent risk assessment, control evaluation and residual risk measurement


• Experience leading the execution of complex projects to challenging timelines and to meet regulatory expectations


• Ability to deliver rigor and attention to detail in execution through coaching, supervision and oversight


• Experience of developing and maintaining senior stakeholder relationships


• Use of effective communication, interpersonal and organizational skills to mobilize and motivate team delivery


• Setting challenging standards, whilst engaging, supporting and developing team members


• Deploying excellent verbal and written communication skills to support clear and impactful communication with senior stakeholders
  
  Are you looking for a career move that will put you at the heart of a global financial institution? 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.
  
  By joining Citi London, 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.