Vice President, Platforms & Data Services - Data Product Manager - Transformation

Citigroup; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Generous holiday

Job summary

Citigroup in London is seeking a data-focused Product Specialist to drive a multi-year Core Accounts transformation, aligning data, analytics and reporting with business priorities. You will collaborate with stakeholders across geographies to design datasets and establish a single source of truth for reporting and client service, while guiding agile data SCRUM processes and data-driven decision making.

The role emphasizes leadership, strong communication, and the ability to distill complex

Qualifications

• Experience in Financial Services focusing on business analysis, business process transformation, or platform modernisation.
• Working knowledge of TTS technology ecosystem and platforms; Flexcube Core Banking knowledge preferred.
• Experience leading large-scale, multi-year technology transformation efforts, focusing on business simplification and platform modernisation.
• Previous experience working with large volumes of data and understanding basics of data analytics.
• Ability to interpret and understand technical documentation (such as ICDs).
• Business analysis experience, building requirements documentation and relevant business cases is a plus.
• Familiarity with Data management and modelling concepts, canonical Data models (desired but not mandatory).
• Process-oriented mindset, with a focus on building solutions that are forward looking and are designed in alignment with data architecture principles.
• Can interface with technology to create user stories plan and groom Agile sprints.
• Demonstrated ability to synthesize, prioritise, and drive results with a sense of urgency, outstanding strategic, analytical, and critical thinking skills, and an ability to innovate and problem solve.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for driving the data and reporting standardization framework for Citi's Core Accounts Transformation Program in Latam as a pilot, followed by US, EMEA and Asia markets, focusing on data and reporting capabilities.
• Design and deploy datasets that can be leveraged as the single source of truth for all reporting, analytics, and client-service as well as monetisation of Data.
• Work with Operations and product stakeholders and other business areas to capture requirements for data and use cases.
• Provide thought leadership in resolving critical path problems, both at a global and market level.
• Driving data transformation agenda for the pilot, with the goal to achieve economies of scale, across multiple geographies, through the 'drive to common'.
• Work with data scientists and engineers to deliver in value- and client- focused Agile SCRUM and Data SCRUM processes
• Responsible for driving a culture of inclusion, diversity, and engineering excellence across the group: a collaborative environment where everyone can bring their authentic self to work, modern engineering practices, adoption of open source and open standards, automation and tooling, collaboration, and efficiency.

Job description

Are you looking for a career move that will put you at the heart of a global financial institution? Then bring your skills in analysis, problem solving and communication to Citi's Platforms & Data Services team.

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:

The Data and Analytics team in Services is participating in a multi-year transformation programme to rationalise and standardise DDA platforms and Core accounts functionalities, retire legacy infrastructure and build out next generation, best-in-class data and reporting capabilities to support client needs across multiple geographies.

Citi is seeking a strong business-minded analytical Product Specialist to both create and execute against this transformation agenda. The Product Specialist will interface with multiple business stakeholders to understand needs/priorities and pave the path for how data & analytics can be used to accelerate outcomes and deliver against biggest business value, following Agile Data Product Management best practices.

The successful candidate will have exceptional leadership and communication skills, combined with relevant knowledge or experience in Flexcube Core Banking , Treasury & Trade Solutions (TTS) technology ecosystem or related business processes and functions. This is a high-touch, hands on role that will require the candidate to understand the details of complex problems while simultaneously being able to distil key messages though executive level communications.

What you'll do:

• Accountable for driving the data and reporting standardization framework for Citi's Core Accounts Transformation Program in Latam as a pilot, followed by US, EMEA and Asia markets, focusing on data and reporting capabilities.
• Design and deploy datasets that can be leveraged as the single source of truth for all reporting, analytics, and client-service as well as monetisation of Data.
• Work with Operations and product stakeholders and other business areas to capture requirements for data and use cases.
• Provide thought leadership in resolving critical path problems, both at a global and market level.
• Driving data transformation agenda for the pilot, with the goal to achieve economies of scale, across multiple geographies, through the 'drive to common'.
• Work with data scientists and engineers to deliver in value- and client- focused Agile SCRUM and Data SCRUM processes
• Responsible for driving a culture of inclusion, diversity, and engineering excellence across the group: a collaborative environment where everyone can bring their authentic self to work, modern engineering practices, adoption of open source and open standards, automation and tooling, collaboration, and efficiency.

What we'll need from you:

• Experience in Financial Services, focusing on business analysis, business process transformation, or platform modernisation.
• Working knowledge of TTS technology ecosystem and platforms, Flexcube Core Banking knowledge is preferred.
• Experience leading large scale, multi-year technology transformation efforts, focusing on business simplification and platform modernisation.
• Previous experience working with large volumes of data and understanding basics of data analytics .
• Ability to interpret and understand technical documentation (such as ICDs)
• Business analysis experience, building requirements documentation and relevant business cases is a plus.
• Familiarity with Data management and modelling concepts, canonical Data models (desired but not mandatory)
• Process-oriented mindset, with a focus on building solutions that are forward looking and are designed in alignment with data architecture principles.
• Can interface with technology to create user stories plan and groom Agile sprints.
• Demonstrated ability to synthesize, prioritise, and drive results with a sense of urgency, outstanding strategic, analytical, and critical thinking skills, and an ability to innovate and problem solve.
• Demonstrated ability to problem solve using "how I can" instead of a "why I can't" mind-set.
• Proven analytical, presentation and communication skills with an ability to explain complex concepts in a compelling way.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills with ability to influence and build consensus.

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.

By joining Citi London, you will not only be part of a business casual workplace with a hybrid working model (up to 2 days working at home per week), but also receive a competitive base salary (which is annually reviewed), and enjoy a whole host of additional benefits such as:

• Generous holiday allowance starting at 27 days plus bank holidays; increasing with te