Senior Project Lead

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 Senior Project Lead 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 and occasional external customers. 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'll do

• Be responsible for the day to day management of executing to milestones and budget on multiple complex projects.
• Identify stakeholders and key organizations in order to build and manage relationships with each.
• Direct the creation of multiple work projects and manage their alignment to business goals.
• Lead the facilitation, coordination, and arbitration of cross-functional macro level topics within/across projects and with Senior Management.
• Lead the identification and drive resolution of issues, including those outside established projects of work.
• Work with stakeholders to ensure project scope definition meets business objectives.
• Work with Project Sponsor to ensure business case/cost benefit analysis is in line with business objectives.
• Drive adherence to project processes, procedures, methods, and standards for project delivery and leverage across the project.
• Assist project team in negotiating for resources owned by other departments in order ensure the project can be completed.
• Direct the communication of status, issue, and risk disposition to all stakeholders, including senior management, on a timely basis.
• Direct the identification of risks which impact project delivery and ensure mitigation strategies are developed and executed when necessary. Escalate program risks to the Program Director, or Program Sponsor, when appropriate.
• Applies advanced and comprehensive understanding of concepts and procedures within own area and basic knowledge of other areas to resolve issues that have impact beyond own area.
• Manage the execution to milestones and budget on multiple complex projects.
• Analyse and check disclosure of interest data and if necessary, prepare DOI filings for review and submit filings to the appropriate regulatory body and/or other interested parties as required under relevant regulation.
• Escalate any issues or concerns identified and provide input on potential corrective action plans designed to address issues that are identified.
• Participate in ad-hoc requests, special projects and regulatory exams directed by other organizations within the compliance or legal departments.
• Oversee the monitoring to adherence to Citi's Risk Policies and relevant procedures.
• Prepare, edit and maintain DOI program related materials.
• Interact and work with other areas within Citi, as necessary.
• Keep abreast of regulatory changes, new regulations and internal policy changes in order to further identify new key risk areas.

What we'll need from you

• Extensive experience is a similar role in a fast-paced environment.
• Well-developed management skills.
• Relevant experience managing operational functions.
• A clear understanding of the firm's different businesses and the related economics is a must.
• Ability to influence and negotiate with senior leaders (across functions) and to communicate with external parties.
• Risk mindset.
• Analytical skills.
• 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 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.

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

Job Family Group: Operations - Core

Job Family: Operations Project Management

Time Type: Full time

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