Digital Software Delivery Lead Analyst, Vice President

Citi; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 139,000 - 208,000; Full time

Job summary

Citi in Irving, Texas seeks a Digital Software Engineering Lead Analyst to shape technology directions and drive delivery across multi‑team programs. This senior role requires coordinating cross-functional teams, defining delivery strategy, and ensuring coherent deployments at scale, while balancing timelines, features, and constraints.

The role emphasizes risk-aware decision making, strong collaboration with TPMs and Eng.

Qualifications

• Leading delivery functions across large-scale technology portfolios.
• Deep grounding in SDLC, Agile, and Waterfall methodologies.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of complex application development initiatives.
• Own dependency management across the Digital organization for coherent deployments.
• Engage stakeholders in structured trade-offs balancing effort, timelines, features and constraints.

Job description

Digital Software Engineering Lead Analyst

Position SummaryThe Digital Software Engineering Lead Analyst is a senior strategic contributor who translates emerging field developments into tangible business direction, operating as a recognized subject matter expert whose counsel shapes how technology and operational decisions are made across teams, functions, and select external partners. Bringing commercial acumen, credibility, and influence to bear, this individual drives significant delivery impact — with outputs that shape the performance trajectory of the broader sub-function.

Core Accountabilities

The role leads end-to-end delivery of complex application development initiatives spanning cross-functional teams and concurrent workstreams, providing strategic direction rather than hands‑on execution. This includes owning dependency management across the broader Digital organization to ensure coherent, coordinated application deployment at scale, defining and driving the overarching delivery strategy, and orchestrating internal and external teams toward committed outcomes. The individual engages business and technical stakeholders in structured trade‑off conversations that balance effort, timelines, features, and constraints — ensuring decisions are timely and well‑informed. Delivery blockers are anticipated and eliminated before they become critical, escalations are handled with precision, and forward momentum is maintained in ambiguous or high‑pressure environments. Clear delivery metrics spanning Design Reviews, Code Reviews, CI/CD adoption, and Design Pattern adoption are established and published to provide consistent, real‑time transparency into delivery health across all teams.

The Lead Analyst sustains expert‑level command of application development methodologies, standards, and best practices. A deep, authoritative understanding of the business domain, systems, and products in scope — encompassing accountabilities, boundaries, limitations, and scale factors — is maintained to interrogate architectural decisions and champion sound long‑term technology choices. Teams are guided in building systems that are disciplined in resource consumption, with deliberate attention to hardware, runtime performance, load tolerance, and memory efficiency.

Serving as the primary engineering liaison to TPMs and Engineering Managers, this individual provides early and accurate visibility into schedule risk while exercising influence well beyond the immediate team perimeter to drive continuous improvement and technology adoption across the organization. Stakeholder tension is navigated with confidence — discordant perspectives are surfaced, structured dialogue is facilitated, and durable resolutions are reached. The role demands a high degree of autonomy, generating clarity and momentum even where business or technical strategy remains fluid; product definition and technical planning fall outside its remit.

Rigorous risk assessment is applied across all intake and delivery decisions, with explicit regard for the firm's reputation and the protection of Citigroup, its clients, and its assets. Sound ethical judgment governs all aspects of personal conduct and business practice without exception, and control issues are managed and escalated with full transparency — ensuring they remain visible, tracked, and resolved.

Key Qualifications

The ideal candidate brings a demonstrated track record of leading delivery functions across large‑scale or multi‑project technology portfolios, paired with deep grounding in application development methodologies including SDLC, Agile, and Waterfall frameworks. Exceptional stakeholder management and communication capabilities are essential, with proven ability to translate complex business requirements into precise system specifications in close partnership with end users and TPMs. A solid command of risk assessment, controls, and regulatory compliance expectations within a complex enterprise environment is equally required.

Job Family Group

Technology

Job Family

Digital Software Engineering

Time Type

Full time

Primary Location

Irving Texas United States

Primary Location Full Time Salary Range

$138,720.00 - $208,080.00

Salary and Benefits

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.

Anticipated Posting Close Date

Oct 01, 2026

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