Vice President, Markets Controls Testing & Risk Oversight

Citigroup Inc.; Belfast City District; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Citi Global Markets is seeking a Senior Quality Assurance professional to join the 1LOD Markets Controls Testing team. You will plan, execute and report control testing across trading and sales activities, ensuring rigorous delivery and robust risk controls.

You will supervise junior staff, challenge designs, and maintain strong stakeholder relationships across Front Office, Risk, and Compliance, while delivering clear, data-driven summaries to leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree preferred, but industry experience and delivery track record are important.
• Experience in Front Office controls testing, internal or external audits, or similar reviews.
• Knowledge of Markets regulations and related controls.

Responsibilities

• Executing and reporting results of control testing
• Supervising and coaching junior team members in execution of control testing
• Monitoring execution of parts of the testing programme to agreed timelines, escalating and resolving obstacles to delivery
• Maintaining high standards and best practice for execution of testing activities
• Providing challenge to stakeholders on the design and effectiveness of controls
• Supporting stakeholders in determining necessary control remediation identified through the testing programme
• Maintaining strong stakeholder relationships across Front Office, Markets Conduct Risk, Compliance and Operational Risk
• Presenting impactful summary outputs from the testing programme to stakeholders
• Providing Markets controls subject matter expertise to stakeholders across all three lines of defence

Skills

Analytical Thinking

Assurance Strategy

Controls Assessment

Stakeholder Management

Risk Management

Coaching and Mentoring

Regulatory Knowledge

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor / university education preferred

Job description

Citi Global Markets is seeking a Senior Quality Assurance professional to join the 1LOD Markets Controls Testing team. You will plan, execute and report control testing across trading and sales activities, ensuring rigorous delivery and robust risk controls.

You will supervise junior staff, challenge designs, and maintain strong stakeholder relationships across Front Office, Risk, and Compliance, while delivering clear, data-driven summaries to leadership.