Global Markets Program Lead (VP) — Hybrid

Citigroup; Belfast City District; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Citigroup Belfast is seeking a Program Execution professional to drive strategic transformation programs within Markets, spanning regulatory and business-driven initiatives. You will collaborate with Front Office, Risk, Operations, Technology and Compliance to deliver change at speed.

The role blends business strategy, financial engineering, and technology, offering exposure across equities, fixed income, credit, commodities and FX in a fast-paced, global environment.

Qualifications

• Markets domain experience in project management, business analysis, or delivery-focused role.
• Understanding of capital markets, trading lifecycles, market structures, pricing and risk management.
• Strong analytical and technical understanding of system architectures, data models, APIs, trading/risk platforms.
• Experience delivering projects impacting control structures, regulatory compliance, or operational risk.
• Strong analytical capabilities with a first-principles approach to complex processes.
• Excellent verbal and written communication to business leaders and technical teams.
• Bachelor's/University degree in a technical or financial discipline or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Drive End-to-End Delivery: lead execution of complex projects across Markets (Equities, Fixed Income, Credit, Commodities, FX) including timelines, budgets and scope.
• Bridge Business and Technology: collaborate with Front Office, Risk, Operations and Technology to map requirements and define success metrics.
• Proactively Manage Risks & Dependencies: identify and mitigate risks, translate issues into actionable status reports for senior leadership.
• Orchestrate Readiness & Testing: coordinate cross-functional training, stakeholder communications and UAT across front-to-back systems.
• Maintain Rigorous Governance: keep documentation complete, auditable, and compliant with governance/regulatory standards.

Skills

Markets domain

Financial product knowledge

Technical literacy

Regulatory experience

Analytical problem solving

Communication

Academic foundation

Education

Bachelor's degree in technical or financial discipline

Job description

Citigroup Belfast is seeking a Program Execution professional to drive strategic transformation programs within Markets, spanning regulatory and business-driven initiatives. You will collaborate with Front Office, Risk, Operations, Technology and Compliance to deliver change at speed.

The role blends business strategy, financial engineering, and technology, offering exposure across equities, fixed income, credit, commodities and FX in a fast-paced, global environment.