Data Lead - VP - TAMPA

Citibank; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 113,000 - 171,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global bank seeks a Data Science Lead Analyst in Tampa, Florida. The role focuses on leading data management initiatives, contributing to technology developments, and ensuring overall project success while maintaining strong stakeholder communication. Ideal candidates have extensive hands-on experience in data management, a strong technical foundation, and excellent communication skills.

Benefits

Medical, dental & vision coverage

401(k) plan

Paid time off (vacation and sick leave)

Employee wellness programs

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in Data Management.
• Hands-on experience with Data Modeling and Data Lineage.
• Experience in risk management in an investment bank.

Responsibilities

• Lead meetings with Ops stakeholders to define requirements.
• Perform data analysis and communicate requirements.
• Create and enhance Business Requirement Documents (BRDs).

Skills

Data Analysis

Communication

Project Management

Relationship Management

Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree (preferred)

Tools

Oracle SQL

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Description

Overview of the Role

Citi, the leading global bank, has approximately 200 million customer accounts and does business in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions. Citi provides consumers, corporations, governments, and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, transaction services, and wealth management.

As a bank with a brain and a soul, Citi creates economic value that is systemically responsible and in our clients’ best interests. As a financial institution that touches every region of the world and every sector that shapes your daily life, our Enterprise Operations & Technology teams are charged with a mission that rivals any large tech company. Our technology solutions are the foundations of everything we do from keeping the bank safe, managing global resources, and providing the technical tools our workers need to be successful to designing our digital architecture and ensuring our platforms provide a first-class customer experience. We reimagine client and partner experiences to deliver excellence through secure, reliable, and efficient services.

Our commitment to diversity includes a workforce that represents the clients we serve from all walks of life, backgrounds, and origins. We foster an environment where the best people want to work. We value and demand respect for others, promote individuals based on merit, and ensure opportunities for personal development are widely available to all. Ideal candidates are innovators with well-rounded backgrounds who bring their authentic selves to work and complement our culture of delivering results with pride. If you are a problem solver who seeks passion in your work, come join us. We’ll enable growth and progress together.

The Data Science Lead Analyst 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:·

• Lead meetings with Operations stakeholders and subject matter experts to define and gather requirements and overall objectives.

• Provide regular updates to the Project Manager on progress and risks & issues.

• Understand and identify appropriate systems and processes working with Operations and Technology to ensure development and onboarding of data feeds are in line with business requirements.

• Define business rules to enrich, transform, and normalize data across multiple systems and assign data ownership.

• Create, review, and enhance Business Requirement Documents (BRDs), Feed specifications and Dashboarding requirements to meet the needs of stakeholders.

• Communicate rollout plans and provide tool demos to stakeholders global

• Utilize standard processes, design tools throughout project development life cycle.

• Ensure deliverables are being met on a timely basis.

• Perform data analysis using standard technology tools and communicate requirements to Technology teams

Knowledge/Experience:

• 6+ years of overall experience in Data Management life cycle with a background in development and/or project management. Last 3 years minimum need to be working as a Data Lead for a mid-size to large project, with direct management/ hands-on activities like Data Modeling, Data Dictionary, Data Lineage, Data Catalogue management, managing Critical Data Elements, etc. This is NOT a management role, its heavy on data technology.

• Familiarity with a range of risk information and risk management in an investment bank and corresponding controls/risk measures

• Good Experience in basic technology development to write database (Oracle) SQL queries for data analysis. Hands on experience of evaluating data with Oracle/SQL-Server PL-SQL queries is a must.

• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office packages (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

• Expertise in data analysis and analytics/reporting development

• Knowledge of agile software development lifecycle

• Hands on experience working on, and managing medium to large cross functional programs (Must have in last 3 years)

• Track record of driving change and innovating in the risk and control space in a collaborative way

Required skills and qualifications:

• Ability to see the whole picture without losing attention to detail

• Strong relationship management skills with the ability to effectively handle conflicts and influence negotiations without direct authority

• Ability to clearly communicate business requirements to Technology teams

• Ability to produce accurate, clear, and concise documents

• Ability to resolve user queries related to the platform and analyses/provide quick solutions to remediate issues

• Strong oral and written communication skills

• Capability of multi-tasking and working under pressure

• Ability to target delivery dates and work with minimum supervision

• Self-driven person with a problem-solving attitude

• This is an extremely hands-on position and field/live project experience is a MUST in last 3 years as given: Tools like Collibra, at least 1 industry tool in the field of Data Catalogue Management, Data Dictionary Management, Data Lineage Management, Data Modelling, Managing and defining Critical Data Elements (CDE)

• Ability to understand complex data-scapes, analyze and model data effectively is a must. This is an absolutely required hands-on skill for at least 3 years.

Education:

• Bachelor’s/University degree or equivalent experience

• Master’s degree is a plus

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Job Family Group:

Technology

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Job Family:

Data Science

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Time Type:

Full time

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Primary Location:

Tampa Florida United States

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Primary Location Full Time Salary Range:

$113,840.00 - $170,760.00

In addition to salary, Citi’s offerings may also include, for eligible employees, discretionary and formulaic incentive and retention awards. Citi offers competitive employee benefits, including: medical, dental & vision coverage; 401(k); life, accident, and disability insurance; and wellness programs. Citi also offers paid time off packages, including planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave), and paid holidays. For additional information regarding Citi employee benefits, please visit citibenefits.com. Available offerings may vary by jurisdiction, job level, and date of hire.

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Most Relevant Skills

Please see the requirements listed above.

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Other Relevant Skills

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

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Anticipated Posting Close Date:

Jun 18, 2025

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