Asset Servicing Manager Vice President

Citi; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 130,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision coverage

401(k)

Paid time off

Wellness programs

Life, disability insurance

Job summary

The Asset Servicing Manager Vice President – Voluntary Corporate Actions at Citi in Jersey City, NJ, leads end-to-end processing of voluntary corporate actions across global markets. You will drive risk-managed operations, team development, and client instruction execution within market cutoffs.

We seek a seasoned professional with 5–10 years in financial services, strong leadership, and deep knowledge of event workflows, cash movements, and related controls.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of progressive operations experience in financial services, with asset servicing expertise.
• Proven leadership of operational teams in high-volume, deadline-driven environments.
• Advanced knowledge of event workflows, cash and security movements, and risk controls.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team managing end-to-end validation, election capture, and execution of voluntary corporate actions.
• Ensure timely submission of client instructions to depositories and agents within market cutoffs.
• Oversee position validation, entitlement calculations, and payment facilitation.
• Manage complex discrepancies and market-driven exceptions with SLAs.
• Drive STP enhancements and process improvements.

Skills

Leadership

Operational excellence

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s in Finance

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

DTCC/CDS

MS Office Suite

Job description

Asset Servicing Manager Vice President – Voluntary Corporate Actions

The Asset Servicing Manager Vice President – Voluntary Corporate Actions is a key operational leadership role responsible for directing the end-to-end lifecycle, execution, and risk management of voluntary asset servicing events. This position requires advanced technical expertise in voluntary corporate action mechanics (such as tender offers, rights subscriptions, exchange offers, and consent solicitations), exceptional analytical capabilities, and proven leadership in optimizing operational workflows.

The candidate will lead a high-performing team tasked with position verification, election capture, transaction processing, entitlement distribution, and exception resolution.

Responsibilities

• Team Leadership & Operational Execution: Lead and mentor a specialized team managing the end-to-end validation, election capture, and execution of voluntary corporate action events across global markets.
• Client Election Management: Ensure prompt, precise execution and submission of client instructions to depositories and agents within strict market cutoff windows, proactively identifying and mitigating processing risks.
• Event Lifecycle & Settlement Oversight: Direct position validation, instruction tracking, entitlement calculations, and payment facilitation for voluntary corporate action events, ensuring strict alignment with internal controls.
• Client Inquiry & Exception Management: Set and maintain strong service-level standards by overseeing the investigation and timely resolution of complex discrepancies, corporate action queries, and market-driven exceptions.
• Root‑Cause Analysis & Process Improvement: Conduct in-depth diagnostic assessments of operational workflows and complex issues to design, implement, and institutionalize scalable straight-through processing (STP) enhancements.
• People Development: Provide continuous mentorship, coaching, and targeted skill development to build team subject‑matter depth, bench strength, and operational resilience.
• Governance & Management Reporting: Transparently escalating, tracking, and reporting key risk indicators, control metrics, and operational incidents to senior management and governance committees.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Establish and maintain collaborative partnerships with internal and external stakeholders, including custody operations, product, client service teams, and industry working groups.
• Strategic Initiatives: Sponsor and drive operational transformation initiatives aimed at enhancing straight-through processing rates, reducing manual intervention, and elevating the client experience.

Qualifications

• Experience: 5–10 years of progressive operations experience in financial services, with substantial domain expertise in asset servicing and voluntary corporate actions.
• Leadership Track Record: Proven experience leading, developing, and inspiring operational teams in high-volume, deadline-driven environments.
• Technical & Market Knowledge: Advanced knowledge of event workflows, cash and security movements, accounting principles, market deadlines, and operational risk controls.
• Problem Solving & Decision-Making: Exceptional analytical acumen with a track record of resolving complex operational bottlenecks under tight market constraints.
• Communication & Influence: Excellent interpersonal, presentation, and stakeholder‑management skills with the ability to communicate complex concepts effectively to diverse audiences.
• Systems & Technology: Proficiency in enterprise asset servicing platforms, market utilities (e.g., DTCC/CDS), and MS Office Suite.

Education

• Bachelor’s/University degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field is required; Master’s degree preferred.

Job Family Group

Operations - Transaction Services

Job Family

Securities and Derivatives Processing

Time Type

Full time

Primary Location

Jersey City New Jersey United States

Primary Location Full Time Salary Range

$129,840.00 - $194,760.00

In addition to salary, Citi’s offerings may also include, for eligible employees, discretionary and formulaic incentive and retention awards.

• discretionary and formulaic incentive and retention awards
• medical, dental & vision coverage
• 401(k)
• life, accident, and disability insurance
• wellness programs
• paid time off packages, including planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave), and paid holidays

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Available offerings may vary by jurisdiction, job level, and date of hire.

Most Relevant Skills

Please see the requirements listed above.

Other Relevant Skills

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

Anticipated Posting Close Date

Oct 09, 2026

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