Lending Transformation Program Manager - Senior Vice President

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We’re currently looking for a high caliber professional to join our team as Senior Vice President, Lending Transformation Program Manager - Hybrid (Internal Job Title: Program Management Senior Lead - C14) based in Singapore.  Being part of our team means that we’ll provide you with the resources to meet your unique needs, empower you to make healthy decision and manage your financial well-being to help plan for your future.  For instance:

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The Program Management Senior 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.

In this role, you’re expected to:

•  Support the Lending Transformation Program Target Operating Model project to design and implement the multi-year global loan operations target state, covering people, process and integrating technology
• Support the broader Lending Transformation Program, including implementing the interim control model working with Global Loan Operations and Transaction Management
• Supports planning, directing and coordination of day-to-day activities of LTP Target Operating Model workstream(s) activities
• Identifies stakeholders and key organizations and build and manage relationships.
• Directs the creation of multiple programs of work and manage their alignment to business goals.
• Leads the facilitation, coordination, and arbitration of cross-functional macro level topics within/across programs and with Senior Management.
• Leads the identification and drive resolution of issues, including those outside established programs of work.
• Works with stakeholders to ensure program scope definition meets business objectives.
• Works with Program Sponsor to ensure business case/cost benefit analysis is in line with business objectives.
• Drives adherence to program processes, procedures, methods, and standards for program delivery and leverage across the program.
• Assists program team in negotiating for resources owned by other departments in order ensure the program can be completed.
• Directs the communication of status, issue, and risk disposition to all stakeholders, including senior management, on a timely basis.
• Directs the identification of risks which impact program delivery and ensure mitigation strategies are developed and executed when necessary.
• Manages multiple teams or a functional area (depending on size of business).
• Applies comprehensive understanding of concepts and procedures within own area and basic knowledge of other areas to resolve issues that have impact beyond own area.
• Ensures creation and signoff of program plan and charter, benefits management plan, stakeholder management plan, acceptance plan, and central program issue log.
• Ensures program plans meet business needs as described in the program initiation documents.
• Ensures all stakeholders are identified and included in scope definition activities, understand the program schedule and key milestones and receive schedule status regularly.
• Ensures funding has been approved for the program.
• Ensures all areas of the program are appropriately staffed.
• Ensures program commitment from those assigning resources.
• Escalates program risks to the Program Director, or Program Sponsor, when appropriate.
• Ensures vendor performance is monitored and actions taken if performance warrants.
• Maintains appropriate staffing requirements to meet operational needs.
• Exercises shared responsibility for budget, policy formulation and planning.
• Evaluates subordinates' performance and makes recommendations for pay increases, promotions, terminations, and other personnel actions.
• 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.

• 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 a successful candidate, you’d ideally have the following skills and exposure:

• 10+ years’ experience in project management and business analysis
• Must have wholesale lending experience, preference for background in Operations, Risk or Finance function
• Proven record of delivery in process and organizational change
• Possess a strong knowledge of control design and metrics
• Should demonstrate a commitment to quality and attention to detail
• Ability to drive change and effectively manage projects and stakeholders
• Strong organizational leadership and influencing skills
• Proactive, 'no surprises', approach in communicating issues/requests
• Capable of prioritizing and multi-tasking in a dynamic environment
• Strong business analysis, problem solving and analytical skills
• Excellent oral and written communications skills; Must be articulate and persuasive.
• Excellent interpersonal relationships with ability to influence and negotiate with stakeholders
• Critical thinking and problem solving skills
• Keen sense of urgency and eagerness for ownership
• Works well under pressure and in tight deadlines

Working at Citi is far more than just a job. A career with us means joining a family of more than 230,000 dedicated people from around the globe. At Citi, you’ll have the opportunity to grow your career, give back to your community and make a real impact.

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