Regulatory Risk Senior Analyst

Citi; Warszawa; On-site; PLN 165,000 - 281,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension plan 7%

Private medical care package

Life insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Parental leave (maternity & paternity)

Sport card

Discretionary annual incentive

Job summary

Citi Handlowy in Warsaw seeks a Regulatory Risk Senior Analyst to govern the New Activities Management process and support enterprise-wide risk programs. You will challenge and validate new proposals to ensure alignment with risk appetite and regulatory obligations, while contributing to governance of key risk committees and annual risk processes.

The role requires Polish and English fluency, strong banking risk knowledge, governance experience, and collaboration across stakeholders at all

Qualifications

• Fluency in Polish and English (both written and spoken) is required.
• Knowledge of banking domain especially risk management.
• Experience in product program governance and risk management framework.
• Ability to build and maintain relationships with the ability to work collaboratively and with people at all levels of the organization.
• Good knowledge of banking products, risk processes and controls with good understanding of regulatory requirements and risk management framework.
• Proficient in MS Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).

Responsibilities

• New Activities Management: End-to-end accountability as New Activity Risk Manager for new activity proposals, with full responsibility for the quality, timeliness, and risk integrity of the approval process.
• Credible challenge authority over business decisions and the completeness and quality of submitted documentation.
• Coordination of high-priority proposals.
• Acting as advocate for new activities process improvements.
• Risk governance & controls: Contribute to shaping and strengthening the risk control environment and governance culture, including participation in the annual review and assessment of the risk management system and engagement in projects aimed at advancing risk culture across the organization.

Skills

Polish & English fluency

Banking domain knowledge

Governance & risk management

Relationship building

Regulatory awareness in risk

Tools

MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

Job description

This Regulatory Risk Senior Analyst role is dedicated to the governance of the New Activities Management process. The successful candidate will be a seasoned professional responsible for ensuring a robust and compliant framework for evaluating new business proposals, achieved through close cooperation with various subject matter experts across the bank. This position serves as a central point of contact for the governance of new initiatives, requiring a deep understanding of risk management principles and the ability to navigate a complex stakeholder environment. The analyst will apply their expertise to challenge and validate new proposals, ensuring they align with the firm's risk appetite and regulatory obligations.

In addition to its primary focus on new activities, this role provides crucial support for key enterprise-wide risk programs, such as the annual Risk Identification and Assessment Process. The analyst will also play a vital part in the governance of key risk management committees, including logistical support and ensuring adherence to procedural requirements, contributing directly to the firm's strong risk culture.

Responsibilities

• New Activities Management:
  • End-to-end accountability as New Activity Risk Manager for new activity proposals, with full responsibility for the quality, timeliness, and risk integrity of the approval process.
  • Credible challenge authority over business decisions and the completeness and quality of submitted documentation.
  • Coordination of high-priority proposals.
  • Acting as advocate for new activities process improvements.
• Risk governance & controls:
  • Contribute to shaping and strengthening the risk control environment and governance culture, including participation in the annual review and assessment of the risk management system and engagement in projects aimed at advancing risk culture across the organization.
  • Shaping and ongoing monitoring of the key controls to the processes covered by the Team.
  • Ongoing discussions with the Department Head over the improvements needed to the existing controls.
  • Acting as New Activity Committee, Risk and Capital Management Committee secretary back up.
  • Supporting New Activity Committee, Risk and Capital Management Committee secretary in: scheduling the committee meetings; preparing minutes; minutes approval progress monitoring; preparation of annual report on activities performed by the committee throughout the year; reporting to ICRM; conducting annual assessment of the committee effectiveness.
  • Monitoring and update of the Risk Taxonomy.
  • Support during annual Risk Identification and Assessment Process.

Qualifications

• Fluency in Polish and English (both written and spoken) is required.
• Knowledge of banking domain especially risk management.
• Experience in product program governance and risk management framework.
• Ability to build and maintain relationships with the ability to work collaboratively and with people at all levels of the organization.
• Good knowledge of banking products, risk processes and controls with good understanding of regulatory requirements and risk management framework.
• Proficient in MS Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).

Citi Handlowy offers

• Employer paid Defined Contribution Pension Plan contribution of 7% of employee’s pensionable earnings (PPE Program).
• Employer paid Private Medical Care Package for employees and Private Medical Care Packages for certain family members available at preferential rates.
• Employer paid Life Insurance Program for employees and Life Insurance for certain family members available at preferential rates.
• Employee Assistance Program financed by Employer.
• Paid Parental Leave Program (maternity and paternity leave; statutory and 2 weeks additional paid paternity leave).
• Sport Card for employees subsidised via Social Benefits Fund and Sport Cards for certain family members available at preferential rates.
• Additional benefits from Company’s Social Benefit Fund, in particular: Holidays Allowance, support for sport and cultural activities, team building events.
• Additional day off for volunteering.
• Extra days off provided to employees celebrating significant service anniversaries, with eligibility occurring every five years.
• Cafeteria/ flex benefit – a company benefits system which enables employees to select and purchase benefits offered by a provider and available for employees on the platform.
• Opportunity to receive an annual discretionary incentive award.
• Special offers and discounts for employees.

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Alongside these benefits Citi Handlowy is committed to ensuring our workplace is where everyone feels comfortable coming to work as their whole self every day. We want the best talent to be energized to join us, motivated to stay, and empowered to thrive.

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Job Family Group

Risk Management

Job Family

Regulatory Risk

Time Type

Full time

Primary Location Full Time Salary Range

165 020,00 zł - 280 980,00 zł

Most Relevant Skills

Analytical Thinking, Credible Challenge, Governance, Policy, Procedure, and Regulation, Risk Management Lifecycle, Stakeholder Management.

Other Relevant Skills

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

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