Issue Management Senior Analyst, Assistant Vice President

Citigroup Business Process Solutions Pte. Ltd.; Pateros; Hybrid; PHP 1,800,000 - 3,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Citi in the Philippines is seeking an Assistant Vice President, Issue Management Senior Analyst, Hybrid to join our Controls Governance & Oversight team. This role focuses on coordinating and managing issues with key stakeholders to ensure compliance and timely remediation.

The ideal candidate has at least 8 years in operational risk management, compliance, or related controls functions in financial services, with a Bachelor's degree.

Qualifications

• At least 8 years of experience in operational risk management, compliance, audit, or other control-related functions in the financial services industry.
• Ability to identify, measure, and manage key risks and controls.
• Strong knowledge in the development and execution for controls.
• Proven experience in implementing sustainable solutions and improving processes.
• Understanding of compliance laws, rules, regulations, and best practices.
• Understanding of Citi’s Policies, Standards, and Procedures.
• Strong analytical skills to evaluate complex risk and control activities and processes.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to engage at the senior management level.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, particularly Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and manage issues with key stakeholders to ensure timely remediation.
• Drive issue quality reviews and ensure compliance with policy standards.
• Support quality control engagements across the lifecycle of high-impact remediations.
• Maintain robust tracking and reporting of issue inventory with quality metrics.
• Implement sustainable solutions by addressing root causes and risks.
• Use analytics to assess remediation trends and derive process improvements.
• Identify control gaps and operational risks and propose proactive mitigations.
• Develop corrective action plans incorporating lessons learned for timely closure.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and internal policies.
• Collaborate with internal audit, business units, and senior management to drive issue resolution.

Skills

Analytical Thinking

Stakeholder Management

Risk Management Lifecycle

Issue Management

Governance

Root Cause Analysis

Process Design

Escalation Management

Communication

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Education

Bachelor's/University degree

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Job description

At Citi, we get to connect millions of people across hundreds of cities and countries every day. And we've been doing it for more than 200 years. We do this through our unparalleled global network. We provide a broad range of financial services and products to our clients – whether they be consumers, corporations, governments or institutions – to help them meet their biggest opportunities and face the world's toughest challenges.

We’re currently looking for a high caliber professional to join our team as Assistant Vice President, Issue Management Senior Analyst, Hybrid based in the Philippines. Being part of our team means that we’ll provide you with the resources to meet your unique needs, empower you to make healthy decision and manage your financial well-being to help plan for your future. For instance:

Citi provides programs and services for your physical and mental well-being including access to telehealth options, health advocates, confidential counseling and more. Coverage varies by country.

We believe all parents deserve time to adjust to parenthood and bond with the newest members of their families. That’s why in early 2020 we began rolling out our expanded Paid Parental Leave Policy to include Citi employees around the world.

We empower our employees to manage their financial well-being and help them plan for the future.

Citi provides access to an array of learning and development resources to help broaden and deepen your skills and knowledge as your career progresses.

We have a variety of programs that help employees balance their work and life, including generous paid time off packages.

We offer our employees resources and tools to volunteer in the communities in which they live and work. In 2019, Citi employee volunteers contributed more than 1 million volunteer hours around the world.

Individuals in Issue Management are responsible for the coordination and comprehensive management of issues with key stakeholders, such that Citi achieves and maintains compliance and appropriately remediates findings from internal and external reviews as well as self-identified issues. Includes coordinating with key stakeholders to investigate controls gaps or failures, develop corrective action plans, and provide robust challenge enabling the key stakeholders to implement sustainable solutions by addressing root causes and adopting enhanced discipline including consideration of lessons learned for the timely closure of issues.

In this role, you are expected to:

• Help support for the coordination and comprehensive management of issues with key stakeholders
• Help drive issue quality reviews ensuring compliance with Issue Management Policy, Standards and Procedures
• Help facilitate Business / Function Quality Control engagement across the full lifecycle of high impact issue remediations and key remediation programs
• Help maintain a robust tracking and reporting issue inventory including issue quality metrics to provide visibility on the status of control gaps and Issues quality control processes highlighting risk and escalating concerns in timely manner
• Implement sustainable solutions by addressing root causes
• Utilize analytics to assess issue remediation trends, identify key risks, and develop insights for process improvement
• Identify and analyze potential control gaps and operational risks across Citi, leveraging data analysis to assess impact and recommend proactive mitigation strategies
• Help support key stakeholders to develop comprehensive corrective action plans to address identified control gaps or failures
• Help incorporate lessons learned guidance into the development of corrective action plans, promoting continuous improvement and timely closure of issues
• Ensure compliance with all relevant regulatory requirements and internal policies
• Build partnership with internal audit, business units, and senior management, communicating effectively to drive issue resolution, influence decision-making, and promote a culture of risk awareness
• 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 teams and create accountability with those who fail to maintain these standards

As a successful candidate, you’d ideally have the following skills and exposure:

• At least 8 years of experience in operational risk management, compliance, audit, or other control-related functions in the financial services industry.
• Ability to identify, measure, and manage key risks and controls.
• Strong knowledge in the development and execution for controls. Proven experience in control related functions in the financial industry.
• Proven experience in implementing sustainable solutions and improving processes.
• Understanding of compliance laws, rules, regulations, and best practices.
• Understanding of Citi’s Policies, Standards, and Procedures.
• Strong analytical skills to evaluate complex risk and control activities and processes.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to engage at the senior management level.
• Strong problem-solving and decision‑making skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, particularly Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.

Education

Bachelor's/University degree or equivalent experience

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

Working at Citi is far more than just a job. A career with us means joining a family of more than 230,000 dedicated people from around the globe.

At Citi, you’ll have the opportunity to grow your career, give back to your community and make a real impact.

Job Family Group: Controls Governance & Oversight

Job Family: Issue Management

Time Type: Full time

Most Relevant Skills

Analytical Thinking, Constructive Debate, Controls Lifecycle, Escalation Management, Governance, Issue Management, Process Design, Risk Management Lifecycle, Root Cause Analysis, Stakeholder Management.

Other Relevant Skills

For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.

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