Reference Data Lead - VP

Citigroup; Belfast City District; On-site; GBP 62,000 - 102,000; Full time

Job summary

Citi in Belfast, Northern Ireland, is hiring a senior Technology Product Manager to lead Corporate Actions data initiatives. You will drive requirements, manage epics and user stories, and partner with clients across business lines and IT to deliver data-driven solutions.

The role focuses on data modelling, validation, automation opportunities, and AI-ready reference data, with emphasis on stakeholder management and timely delivery in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Lead senior stakeholder and partner engagement to capture business and product requirements.
• Document functional and technical specs, epics, and user stories.
• Expertise in Master/reference data, especially instrument or corporate actions lifecycle.
• Collaborate with Development, QA and Operations for validation and testing.
• Drive data modelling and mapping across vendors and internal feeds.
• Identify opportunities for automation and AI-ready data use cases.

Responsibilities

• Lead business and functional requirements, epics, and user stories for complex Corporate Action initiatives.
• Drive product backlog management, refinement, and sprint prioritization.
• Lead data modelling and mapping across vendors and internal feeds.
• Perform data mining, profiling, transformation, and advanced SQL validation.
• Work closely with clients across business lines, operational partners, IT, and PMO.
• Drive interface strategy and design for web GUIs and APIs.
• Lead engagements with internal and external data providers and vendors.
• Define and govern Golden Copy rules and vendor source hierarchy logic.
• Identify opportunities for automation, process streamlining, and AI-ready data use cases.
• Manage senior stakeholder expectations, roadmap delivery, user training, and release governance.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Requirements gathering

Reference data

Validation & testing

Cloud & APIs

Independent contributor

SQL

Data analysis

Data models

Attention to detail

AI fundamentals

Automation

Analytical thinking

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Self-motivation

Under pressure

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

AI

Cloud

SQL

Swift

Web

Business Intelligence

Job description

Salary: £62,000 - 102,000 per year

Requirements

• Experience engaging senior stakeholders, clients, and business partners to capture business and product requirements
• Strong analytical skills and extensive experience documenting functional and technical specifications, epics, and user stories
• Expertise in Master or Reference Data, preferably Instrument or Corporate Actions lifecycle
• Experience with validation and testing in collaboration with Development, QA, and Operations
• Experience with business process reengineering, business systems development, and modern system architectures, including cloud and APIs
• Ability to work independently as a senior individual contributor and manage multiple priorities under pressure
• Proficiency in SQL, data analysis, and understanding data models
• Data-oriented approach and excellent attention to detail
• Preferred: understanding of AI/GenAI fundamentals and structuring AI-ready reference data
• Preferred: exposure to process automation, workflow streamlining, or intelligent data quality checks
• 5+ years of relevant experience
• Proven complex analytical, interpretive, and problem-solving skills
• Proven interpersonal, data analysis, diplomatic, management, and prioritization skills
• Clear and concise written and verbal communication
• Self-motivation, initiative, and ability to master new tasks quickly
• Ability to work under pressure, meet tight deadlines, and approach work methodically
• Bachelors degree, university degree, or equivalent experience

Responsibilities

• Lead business and functional requirements, epics, and user stories for complex Corporate Action initiatives
• Drive product backlog management, refinement, and sprint prioritization
• Lead data modelling and mapping across vendors and internal feeds
• Perform data mining, profiling, transformation, and advanced SQL validation
• Work closely with clients across business lines, operational partners, IT, and PMO
• Drive interface strategy and design for web GUIs and APIs
• Lead engagements with internal and external data providers and vendors
• Define and govern Golden Copy rules and vendor source hierarchy logic
• Identify opportunities for automation, process streamlining, and AI-ready data use cases
• Manage senior stakeholder expectations, roadmap delivery, user training, and release governance

Technologies

• AI
• Cloud
• SQL
• Swift
• Web
• Business Intelligence

More

We are Citi, and our Master and Reference Data organization provides authoritative enterprise reference data through technology and operational processes for collecting, storing, analyzing, and distributing product, pricing, account, and corporate action data. Our global Corporate Actions Product & Data Team works on the Global Corporate Action Event Repository, covering vendor data feeds, data analysis and research, SWIFT messages, user interfaces, downstream data publishing, rules and governance, audit, and compliance. Coverage, completeness, accuracy, and timeliness guide our work, while client and user needs shape the product roadmap. This is a full-time Technology Product Management role based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. We are an equal opportunity employer.

last updated 40 week of 2026