Vice President - Project Manager, Futures & Derivatives Clearing

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Job Overview

We are seeking a strategic and accomplished Project Manager/Business Analyst to join our Futures & Derivatives Clearing Transformation team. This professional will play a pivotal role in shaping and executing the transition to a strategic end-state model, contributing directly to directional strategy by applying deep expertise in project management and business analysis within the clearing domain.

As a recognized technical authority within their scope, the incumbent will provide comprehensive PM/BA support, encompassing requirements definition, design, test strategy, control framework establishment, training, and production readiness. This role requires developed communication and diplomacy skills to guide, influence, and align diverse stakeholders across business and technology, ensuring complex deliverables are met within timelines and to exacting quality standards.

The Project Manager/Business Analyst will have a significant impact on the area, meticulously documenting project artifacts such as Target Operating Models, BRDs, User Stories, and Test Cases. They will lead the assessment and management of risks and issues, exercise independent judgment, and operate with a high degree of autonomy. Attention to detail is paramount for making sound judgments and recommendations based on factual analysis. This position also requires a steadfast commitment to appropriately assess and manage risk in business decisions, safeguarding Citigroup's reputation and assets by adhering to regulatory compliance and ethical standards.

Responsibilities:

• Provide PM/ BA support with Futures & Derivatives clearing team  to support transition into strategic end state model, incl requirements, design, test definition, control definition, training, and production readiness.
• Documentation of project artefacts, including, Target Operating Models, BRDs, User Stories, Test Cases
• Deliver requirements, prepare testing plans if any and execute/oversee testing and development of associated project artifacts as required for deliverables.
• Day-to-day management of individual project responsibilities including milestone setting, task and actions management, co-ordination, and execution of plan within required timelines and to stakeholder quality expectations.
• Assess and manage risk and issues.
• Support and manage business ad-hoc queries and requirements.
• Foster and maintain relationships with business and technology stakeholders and support engagement in working groups, steercos, and workshops where required.
• Identify key project risks, whether stated or not, and manage to resolution or escalate accordingly.
• Can exercise independence of judgement and autonomy and can operate with a limited level of direct supervision.
• Requires attention to detail when making judgments and recommendations based on the analysis of factual information.
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating 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.

Qualifications:

• 8-10 years’ experience
• Track record as a Business Analyst/ Program manager within the Financial Services/Investment Banking industry. 
• Knowledge of Markets Operations businesses/ functions is required. Knowledge & understanding of workflows and controls beneficial.
• Knowledge on Futures and Options products and Clearing industry is a plus.
• Strong communication skills to enable the capture of current state and target state processes, challenges and requirements
• Ability to work independently, multi-task, have great attention to detail and take ownership of various parts of a project or initiative.
• Able to lead conference calls and produce meeting agendas, materials, and minutes.
• Have experience of leading User Acceptance Testing (UAT) projects, including overseeing the development & implementation of the UAT test plan, scripts and tools using the detailed functional requirements document.
• Must be extremely organized, motivated and a self-starter.
• Ability to prioritize and multi-task is key.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills and ability to clearly document findings and put together proposals for solutions.
• Excellent Excel, Powerpoint and process mapping skillsets required.
• Ability to work in fast paced environment under tight contractual deadlines.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to communicate to a range of audiences and facilitate discussions.
• Willingness to ask questions, challenge the process and seek out answers.

Education:

• Bachelor’s/University degree or equivalent experience, potentially Masters degree

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Job Family Group:

Project and Program Management

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Job Family:

Program Management

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Time Type:

Full time

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Most Relevant Skills

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Other Relevant Skills

For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.

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