Programme Analyst – Regulatory Horizon Scanning

Citigroup Inc.; Belfast; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job description

Team/Role Overview

Markets provide world-class solutions that are as diverse as the needs of the corporates, institutions, governments, and individual investors we serve in 160 countries and territories. The breadth, depth, and strength of our underwriting, sales and trading, and distribution capabilities span asset classes and currencies, sectors and industries, covering a vast array of products. The Markets Program Execution and Transformation team (“MPET”) works with all Markets businesses and Citi functions, including Legal, Compliance, Finance, Risk, Operations and Technology to identify, mobilize and execute responses to regulatory and cross-business transformational projects. The primary mission of the team is to design and implement integrated solutions and sustainable capabilities in the most efficient and effective way for Markets and its clients.

Examples of major programs Program Execution and Transformation currently manage include: Brexit; Dodd-Frank Title VII; EMIR/Re-Fit; FRTB; IBOR Transition; Markets Conduct Risk; MiFID / MiFIR; Resolution Stay Rules; Volcker / Volcker 2.0 and multiple specific APAC/EMEA/NAM Regulations. As a member of the Markets Program Execution and Transformation team, the successful candidate will engage with the Markets Compliance Risk team (Tier 1 Reg Leads) to track new and upcoming legislation, guidance, Q&As and supervisory concerns that may affect an existing Tier 1 Regs book of work across the respective Citi franchise (all impacted business units) or give rise to a new programme.

As an AVP, you will engage with key stakeholders within Citi, including ICRM and Legal, as well as use external resources, such as CUBE (regulatory news feed), law firms, industry groups and consulting firms, in order to map upcoming regulatory changes. The applicant will be expected to produce regular weekly updates to key stakeholders within MPET, Compliance Risk and impacted business units on upcoming regulatory change and also deliver oral and written presentations and updates to wider groups – both within MPET, Compliance Risk and outside. They will also be expected to maintain a database of resources, and remain available to engage with interested stakeholders on doing deeper dives into new updates.

What you’ll do

• Effective communication with key stakeholders to the program / project (Tier 1 Regulation), including obtaining buy-in for business process and infrastructure changes.
• Production and distribution of weekly reports to highlight key changes to the Tier 1 Regulations listed, in accordance with existing templates.
• Updates to the Master tracker to reflect ‘hand-shake’ with primary stakeholders (‘Acknowledgement of ownership’).
• Utilisation of CUBE, law firms, industry groups and consulting firms to determine Tier 1 Regulatory changes in scope (‘Horizon scanning’).
• Provide subject matter expertise for internal queries relating to appropriate Tier 1 Regulation.

What we’ll need from you

• Demonstrable experience of running high impact projects / programs as a consultant, within a legal setting or as part of an internal change group.
• Knowledge and experience of analyzing legislative and regulatory texts, and associated legal analysis.
• Knowledge of Global Markets trading products including Fixed Income, Equity, FX, Commodities and Spread Products.
• Understanding of Front Office trading processes across the full trade lifecycle within a large bank/dealer.
• Knowledge and understanding of global regulatory processes – i.e, European Commission, Parliament, Council, UK Consultations, US legislative procedures. Preference will be given to candidates with an LLB, LLM or similar qualification.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills, with attention to detail.
• Management and facilitation to achieve objectives, with both local and with remote teams.
• Strong interpersonal, influencing and organizational skills to mobilize and motivate delivery in a co-operative and collaborative working environment across trading and support/infrastructure/control functions.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, to effectively produce documentation and communicate with senior management. Ability to seamlessly communicate complex technical issues to non-technical colleagues.

What we can offer you

We work hard to have a positive financial and social impact on the communities we serve. In turn, we put our employees first and provide the best-in-class benefits they need to be well, live well and save well.

We’ll provide you with the resources to meet your unique needs, empower you to make healthy decisions, and allow you to choose which benefits suit you and your personal life best.

Visit our Global Benefits page to learn more.

Highlights of our core benefits include:

• Award winning pension.
• On-site health services.
• Private medical insurance packages to suit your personal circumstances.
• Paid parental leave.
• Generous holiday allowance starting at 27 Days plus bank holidays; increasing with tenure.

Citi Belfast also champions diversity within our workforce, which helps us be well and live well together. We have over 40 different nationalities in our Northern Ireland offices, are a vocal supporter of LGBTQ+ rights, and are proud to have 47% of our leadership team made up of individuals who identify as women.

We encourage and lead inclusivity through our Pride, Disability, Multicultural, Families Matter, and Women affinity networks that are run by and for Citi Belfast colleagues; providing them with the support they need in their personal and professional journeys and supplying them with the tools to help educate colleagues on all things related to each network to help us work better together.

Sound like Citi has everything you need? Then apply to join the world’s most global bank and discover the true extent of your capabilities.

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Job Family Group: Project and Program Management

Job Family: Program Management

Time Type: Full time

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