Global Sanctions Risk Senior Manager - Senior Vice President

Are you looking for a career move that will put you at the heart of a global financial institution? Services is one of Citi’s five interconnected businesses and is at the heart of Citi’s global network. 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

Responsible for supporting all Services lines of business in managing and mitigating risks of sanctions. You will work closely with the global and cluster Products, Financial Crimes, Product Risk, Operations, Technology and Compliance teams to identify and assess emerging and existing sanctions risks, evaluate the effectiveness of existing sanctions processes and controls, and participate in, and oversee, control enhancements where needed.

You are required to provide governance, and oversight to ensure that implementation of controls is effective and consistent with Citi standards and applicable law, that control issues are promptly identified and appropriately escalated, and are addressed in a robust, consistent, and timely manner. Working with counterparts across other Citi businesses to share control best practices and support management of sanctions risk holistically across the firm.

What you’ll do

• Provide sanctions subject matter expertise to the Services businesses on key sanctions laws, regulations and controls.
• Understands the business-owned products, services, and processes, as well as corresponding sanctions-related controls, and sanctions processes (e.g., customer, relationship, and transactional screening).
• Assess complex Sanctions risk issues, structure potential solutions, and drive effective resolution with other senior stakeholders.
• Conduct reviews of sanctions processes and procedures to ensure policy requirements are fit for purpose and have been implemented consistently, with appropriate supporting documentation.
• Work collaboratively with Services Product teams, Operations, and Technology to assess sanctions risks on a client and product basis and evaluate sanctions controls. Support design and implementation of control enhancements, where needed.
• Work with other Financial Crime Risk teams to ensure a consistent holistic approach to sanctions risk management as well as a consistent and holistic approach to sanctions and wider Financial Crimes risk management across Services.

What we’ll need from you

• 8+ years’ experience in sanctions risks frameworks, including trade sanctions and export controls (either first or second line of defense) (EU and UK Sanctions knowledge preferred).
• Knowledge and understanding of Issuer Services, Investor Services, Payments, Trade, Working Capital, and/or Liquidity Management products.
• Able to work independently and deliver according to strict timelines and quality standards.
• Demonstrated ability and confidence to challenge business management, elevate issues and press for change.
• Strong interpersonal skills. Ability to build effective relationships with key stakeholders.
• Good oral and written communications skills; must be articulate and persuasive with the judgement and authority to provide insightful commentary to senior stakeholders.
• Bachelor’s/University degree, Master’s degree preferred.
• Financial Crime certification preferred (ACAMS, ACSS etc.).

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 subsidized 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

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