IT Senior Group Manager

Citigroup Inc.; Ciudad de México; On-site; MXN 1,000,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Citigroup Inc. seeks an IT Senior Group Manager to lead multiple technology teams and drive strategic initiatives aligned with business goals. You will oversee budgeting, planning, and risk controls while coordinating with senior leaders and cross-functional partners to deliver complex programs.

The role emphasizes deep industry understanding, strong communication, and the ability to manage people and budgets in a dynamic financial services environment.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in multiple technology disciplines with extensive experience in business, functional and people management.
• Budget management, Risk & Control management, influencing skills
• Managerial experience

Responsibilities

• Oversees multiple technology teams and aligns delivery with business goals.
• Defines strategy, budget, and planning for the technology function.
• Negotiates with senior leaders and external stakeholders as needed.
• Evaluates risk, compliance, and controls to protect firm assets.
• Speaks to industry trends and drives cross-functional collaboration.
• Ensures performance, hiring, disciplinary actions and budget approvals are executed.

Skills

Senior management

Technology leadership

Budget management

Risk & control

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor’s/University degree

Master’s degree preferred

Job description

The IT Senior Group Manager manages multiple teams through other managers. In-depth understanding of how own sub-function contributes to achieving the objectives of the function. A good understanding of the industry, direct competitors’ products and services, is also necessary in order to contribute to the commercial objectives of the business. Requires thorough understanding of strategic direction of the function within the relevant part of the business, combined with a solid conceptual/practical grounding in both the function and/or area of expertise and related subject areas. Excellent communication skills required in order to negotiate internally, often at a senior level. Some external communication/negotiation may be necessary. Responsible for executing functional strategy in area managed. Determines approach to implementing functional strategy. Accountable for end results, budgeting, planning, policy formulation and contribution to future strategy of the area(s). Impact reflects size of team managed, strategic influence on the business and interaction with other functions or businesses. Full management responsibility for multiple teams, including management of people, budget and planning, to include duties such as performance evaluation, compensation, hiring, disciplinary actions and terminations and budget approval. May be doing involved or responsible for diverse (cross-discipline) activities. Typically, a direct report to a C16 role and function as an intergral member of the functional leadership team within a country/site location, job family, or line of business.

Responsibilities

• Ensures managed areas are defining and implementing systems that are aligned with business strategy and goals.
• Resolves a variety of broad based and complex issues. Applies a broad and comprehensive understanding in multiple functional areas as well as underlying business principles.
• Demonstrates an in depth understanding of how own sub function integrates within the overall technology function to achieve objectives; requires a good understanding of the industry.
• Provides evaluative judgment based on analysis of factual information in complicated, unique and dynamic situations; draws on diverse range of internal and external sources.
• Impacts the technology sub function by strategic influence and by exercising control over resources, budget management and planning; accountable for end results.
• Influences and negotiates with senior leaders (across functions); may communicate with external parties.
• 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.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in multiple technology disciplines with extensive experience in business, functional and people management.
• Budget management, Risk & Control management, influencing skills
• Managerial experience

Education

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

Job Family Group

Technology

Job Family

Technology Management

Time Type

Full time

Most Relevant Skills

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Other Relevant Skills

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