Loan IQ Project Lead - Loans Transformation, Vice President

Citigroup Inc.; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Citigroup Inc. is seeking a Project Lead in Chennai to manage multiple projects within the commercial lending domain. The role focuses on delivering to milestones and budgets, with tight alignment to business objectives.

You will guide cross-functional teams, manage risks, and provide expert advice to senior stakeholders while ensuring governance and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• 10-15 years relevant experience in project management within commercial lending.
• Fully knowledgeable on day-to-day activities of a product or process; subject area expert in one or more skills.
• Basic understanding of the firm's businesses and related economics.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for day-to-day management of executing milestones and budget on one or more projects.
• Assess creation of project plan, charter, stakeholder management plan, acceptance plan, and central log.
• Work with Project Sponsor to ensure business case/cost benefit aligns with objectives.
• Identify stakeholders and ensure scope definition and understanding of milestones.
• Escalate project risks to the Project Director or Sponsor when appropriate.
• Monitor vendor performance and take action if warranted.
• Provide sophisticated analysis to define problems and innovative solutions.
• Advise senior stakeholders and/or team members on technical matters.
• Operate with limited supervision and exercise autonomous judgement.

Skills

Project management

Lending domain

Stakeholder management

Risk & compliance

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Loan IQ

Job description

The Project Lead is a strategic professional who stays abreast of developments within own field and contributes to directional strategy by considering their application in own job and the business. Recognized technical authority for an area within the business. Requires basic commercial awareness. There are typically multiple people within the business that provide the same level of subject matter expertise. 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. Significant impact on the area through complex deliverables. Provides advice and counsel related to the technology or operations of the business. Work impacts an entire area, which eventually affects the overall performance and effectiveness of the sub-function/job family.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the day to day management of executing to milestones and budget on one or more projects.
• Assess creation of project plan, charter, stakeholder management plan, acceptance plan, and central project issue log.
• Work with Project Sponsor to ensure business case/cost benefit analysis is in line with business objectives and confirm project plans meet business needs as described in the project initiation documents.
• Ensure all stakeholders are identified and included in scope definition activities and understand project schedule and key milestones.
• Escalate project risks to the Project Director, or Project Sponsor, when appropriate.
• Ensure vendor performance is monitored and actions taken if performance warrants.
• Provides sophisticated analysis with interpretive thinking to define problems and develop innovative solutions.
• Directly affects the business by influencing strategic functional decisions through advice, counsel or provided services.
• Has the ability to operate with a limited level of direct supervision.
• Can exercise independence of judgement and autonomy.
• Acts as SME to senior stakeholders and /or other team members.
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citi, 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.

Recommended Qualifications

• 10-15 years relevant experience in project management within commercial lending
• Loan IQ experience
• Fully knowledgeable on the day-to-day activities of a product or process; Basic understanding of the firm's different businesses and the related economics ; Individual is expected to be subject area expert in one (or more) specific skill sets
• Possesses a comprehensive understanding of how own area and others collectively integrate to contribute towards achieving business objectives

Education

• Bachelor’s/University degree, Master’s degree preferred

This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required.

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