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Background Screening Escalations Lead

Job Req Id:
25922654
Location(s):
Warsaw, Mazovia, Poland
Job Type:
Hybrid
Posted:
Jan. 05, 2026

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Job Overview

Are you looking for a career move that will put you at the heart of a leading financial institution? Then bring your skills and knowledge to Citi’s HR (Human Resources) Team. 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 Background Screening Escalations Lead is a management level position responsible for accomplishing results through the management of a team or department to drive Background Screening management policies, processes and procedures to minimize risk within the onboarding workflow in coordination with the Talent Acquisition Operations team. Developed communication and diplomacy skills are required in order to guide, influence and convince others, in other areas related to sensitive screening matters. The overall objective of this role is to manage risk exposure to Citi by ensuring analysts make appropriate decisions using risk/reward balance methodology.

What you'll do:

  • Lead Screening Management projects, and manage a component of the Screening escalation process.
  • Contribute to the development of Screening management policies, processes, procedures, tactics and strategies.
  • Manage Screening case volumes, advise or coach new or lower-level personnel, and ensure analysts make appropriate decisions.
  • Identify Screening detection issues at the strategy and portfolio level and provide analytical/modeling solutions.
  • Participate in the execution of change management initiatives and monitor the execution of operational objectives and goals.
  • Manage authorization detection strategies to mitigate Screening risk and ensure actions balance risk/reward and are customer centric.
  • Prioritize and plan detection projects in conjunction with Screening management policies and strategies.
  • Conduct performance evaluations, compensations, hiring, disciplinary actions, and terminations of team members as well as maintain appropriate staffing requirements
  • Monitor the team’s quality and efficiency of end results and manage all training and development needs of assigned personnel.

What we'll need from you:

  • 6-10 years of experience in a related role.
  • Senior level experience in a similar position preferred.
  • Ability to manage teams.
  • Expert in the subject of at least one area of the function.
  • Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication.
  • Demonstrated ability to remain unbiased in a diverse working environment
  • Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience

What we can offer you:

By joining Citi Solutions Center Poland, you will not only be part of a business casual workplace with a hybrid working model (currently up to 2 days working at home per week), but also (potentially, subject to final offer) receive a competitive base salary and enjoy a whole host of additional benefits which can include:

  • Employer paid Defined Contribution Pension Plan contribution of 6% of employee’s pensionable earnings (PPE Program)
  • Employer paid Private Medical Care Package for employees and Private Medical Care Packages for certain family members available at preferential rates
  • Employer paid Life Insurance Program for employees and Life Insurance for certain family members available at preferential rates
  • Employee Assistance Program financed by Employer
  • Paid Parental Leave Program (maternity and paternity leave; statutory and 2 weeks additional paid paternity leave)
  • Sport Card for employees subsidised via Social Benefits Fund and Sport Cards for certain family members available at preferential rates
  • Additional benefits from Company’s Social Benefit Fund, in particular: Holidays Allowance, support for sport and cultural activities, team building events.
  • Additional day off for volunteering
  • Cafeteria/ flex benefit – a company benefits system which enables employees to select and purchase benefits offered by a provider and available for employees on the platform.
  • Opportunity to receive an annual discretionary incentive award
  • Special offers and discounts for employees

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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Job Family Group:

Operations - Core

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Job Family:

Operations Support

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Time Type:

Full time

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Most Relevant Skills

Please see the requirements listed above.

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Other Relevant Skills

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

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