Senior Project Manager - Vice President

Citigroup; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Competitive salary

Benefits package

Job summary

Citigroup in Dublin seeks a Senior Project Manager to lead projects within Asset Servicing, directing professional teams and coordinating with senior stakeholders to deliver on time and to high quality standards.

You will own project governance, budgets, risk and change management, and work with cross‑functional partners to ensure delivery while upholding Citi policies and risk controls. A strong track record in complex environments is essential.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in project management within financial services.
• Experience supervising project managers/business analysts/project officers.
• Experience interacting with Board/Executive management levels.
• Broad understanding of business practices and risk awareness.

Responsibilities

• Lead overall direction, coordination, and completion of projects in Citi governance framework.
• Manage people managers and align objectives with organizational goals.
• Own multiple processes or reports, acting as a subject matter expert.
• Develop project plans, budgets, and resource plans; monitor execution and costs.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams to deliver on schedule and quality targets.
• Escalate and manage risks, changes, and stakeholder communications effectively.

Skills

Asset Servicing

Project Management

Leadership

Stakeholder Management

Strategic Thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree preferred

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.

Shape your career with Citi in Dublin. 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.

Citi has had a presence in Ireland since 1965, it was one of the first foreign banks to open an office in the country and is the Citibank Europe Plc Headquarters.

Team/Role Overview

The Senior Project Manager accomplishes results through the management of professional team(s) and department(s). Integrates subject matter and industry expertise within a defined area. Contributes to standards around which others will operate. Requires in-depth understanding of how areas collectively integrate within the sub-function as well as coordinate and contribute to the objectives of the entire function. Requires basic commercial awareness. Developed communication and diplomacy skills are required in order to guide, influence and convince others, in particular colleagues in other areas and occasional external customers. Has responsibility for volume, quality, timeliness and delivery of end results of an area. May have responsibility for planning, budgeting and policy formulation within area of expertise. Involved in short-term planning resource planning. Full management responsibility of a team, which may include management of people, budget and planning, to include duties such as performance evaluation, compensation, hiring, disciplinary and terminations and may include budget approval.

What you'll do

• Responsible for the overall direction, coordination, implementation, execution, control and completion of specified projects ensuring consistency with Citi project management governance.
• Manages people managers, including responsibility for the alignment of Organizational objectives and individual development plans.
• Project manages relatively small projects whilst overseeing the total project list and in particular the key critical projects
• Resolves complex problems or transactions, where expertise is required to interpret against policies, guidelines or processes.
• Strong knowledge of Asset Servicing business
• Full ownership for one or more processes, reports, procedures or products, and may also be considered analytical or procedural experts representing a unit or team on cross-function process or project deliverables.
• Applies in-depth disciplinary knowledge of concepts and procedures within own area to resolve issues.
• Ensures creation of project plan and charter benefits management plan, stakeholder management plan, acceptance plan, and central project issue log.
• Ensures resources are assigned to project & monitor commitment.
• Ensures change control is executed throughout project.
• Identifies, documents, and understands project dependencies Identify key stakeholders who participate in project scope definition.
• Tracks actual project costs, identify variances, and reforecast project costs as needed.
• Measures project management performance against standards.
• Ensures appropriate project staffing levels.
• Establishes project communication needs and create project communication plan.
• Creates the project risk management plan.
• Partners with cross function peers to create, administer, track, and eventually close project contracts.
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency, as well as effectively supervise the activity of others and create accountability with those who fail to maintain these standards.

What we need from you

• Significant experience in project management, primarily in asset servicing
• Experience in supervising project managers/business analysts/project officers
• Experience in interaction at Board/Executive management level of businesses
• Broad understanding of business practices
• Demonstrates capacity to work in highly pressured & volatile environments.
• Bachelor's/University degree, Master's degree preferred

What we can offer you

By joining Citi Dublin, 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 that support you (and your family) to be well, live well and save well.

Alongside these benefits Citi is committed to ensuring our workplace is where everyone feels comfortable coming to work as their whole self every day. We