Compliance Risk Management Officer - Vice President (LUXEMBOURG)

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. Citi has had a presence in Luxembourg since 1970, and it is a branch of Citibank Europe Plc, headquartered in Ireland.  

Role Overview:

Serve as a Vice President for Independent Compliance Risk Management (ICRM) responsible for regulations management; coordinating with the central teams for management reporting purposes; performing independent testing activities (targeted assessments and on-going monitoring) to assess the design and effectiveness of key controls designed to address compliance risk; reporting and escalating issues and any violations of applicable regulations or breaches of policy; advising the first line of defence on EU, Luxembourg regulatory matters; credibly challenge the first line of defence processes and controls.

Responsibilities:

• Regulatory Change Management and Controls: prompt identification of new or amended regulations impacting Citi activities in Luxembourg; perform impact assessment of the regulations; initiate the regulatory intake for the change management requirements and processes.
• Regulatory Inventory: Ensure that the regulatory inventory is up to date at all times, mapped to the applicable functions and business lines, along with the regulatory control framework for existing requirements.
• Management Information: Coordinate with regional and product ICRM stakeholders for escalating relevant ICRM information to local senior management.
• Compliance reviews: Perform independent testing activities to assess the design and effectiveness of key controls designed to address compliance risk.
• Credible challenge: Perform independent credible challenge on the first line of defence activities.
• Advisory role: advise the first line of defence stakeholders on any compliance related matters impacting them.
• ICRM Training: Ensuring that country elements of the ICRM global training plan are current and reflect local regulations while providing a fresh perspective on local trends and emerging regulation; ensuring that the training delivery method is tailored to the requirements of the subject matter and audience.
• Additional duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Demonstrated knowledge in area of Business in focus i.e. Investor Services and Issuer of securities.
• Work experience in Regulatory Compliance.
• Knowledge of EU and Luxembourg laws, rules, regulations, risks and typologies applicable to Credit Institutions.
• Strong interpersonal skills for building strong relationships with stakeholders and engaging teams
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively and ability to navigate a complex organization.
• A proactive approach in communication, and strength in sustaining independent views
• Strong oral communication and writing skills in interacting with non-executives and executive management and across several business lines and control functions
• Must be a self-starter, flexible, innovative and adaptive
• Advanced analytical skills
• Excellent project management and organizational skills and capability to handle multiple projects at one time
• Proficient in MS Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Prior experience of having worked for a large international Bank
• Proficient in English, French

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree; experience in compliance, legal or other control-related function in  financial services firms, regulatory organization, or legal/consulting firm, or a combination thereof; Advanced degree a plus.

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