Business Risk & Control Officer - Lesson Learned & Risk Assessment

Role / Team Overview:

The Business Risk and Control Officer (VP) is a strategic professional who stays abreast of developments within own field and contributes to directional strategy by considering their application in own job and the business. Recognized technical authority for an area within the business. Requires Global Markets Risk and Control execution expertise in the analysis of emerging and event driving risks. 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. Significant impact on the area through complex deliverables. Provides advice and counsel related to the technology or operations of the business. Work impacts an entire area, which eventually affects the overall performance and effectiveness of the sub-function/job family

What you'll be doing:

• Work with Management on governance and 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 Lesson Learned Policy, Risk Control Policy, Control Standard and Issue Management Policy.
• Ensure the identification of root causes, partnering with control and process owners to recommend holistic corrective actions and improvements, provide check and challenge to ensure appropriate escalation in according with relevant Policies (e.g. Issue Management and Escalation Policies).
• Direct teams in the implementation of the Lessons Learned Policy, including dissemination and learnings across other business units for process improvement to limit recurrence of similar 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, document 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 processes & control 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).
• Provide Markets business risk and control subject matter expertise to stakeholders across all three lines of defense.

What you'll bring:

• Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication skills
• Effective organizational influencing skills required.
• Demonstrated ability to lead global team efforts
• Excellent problem-solving skills Ability to comprehend the big pictures with high attention to critical details
• Demonstrated ability to develop and implement strategy and process improvement initiatives.
• 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
• Experience of developing and maintaining senior stakeholder relationships.

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.

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