Governance Foundation Sr Analyst, Assistant Vice President

Citi; Getzville (NY); On-site; USD 77,000 - 116,000; Full time

Job summary

Citi in Getzville, NY seeks a Governance Foundation Senior Analyst to support Citi's governance committees, develop tools for stakeholder management, and monitor performance against priorities. You will coordinate meetings, prepare reports, and coach team members in governance practices.

The role emphasizes risk-aware decision making, strong communication, and the ability to drive process improvements across large organizations, with a focus on data governance and internal controls.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in financial services with significant operational risk exposure.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to prioritize and multitask in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
• Proven collaboration across teams to deliver value to stakeholders.
• Knowledge of Business Analysis and Project Management best practices.
• Analytical skills including root cause and trend analysis with problem solving.
• Strategic, analytical, and creative problem solving abilities.
• Understanding of risk management techniques across financial services.
• Strong interpersonal skills and diplomacy in large organizations.
• Proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint & SharePoint; data concepts; BPM; reporting/analytic tools.

Responsibilities

• Support Citi governance committees, coordinating meetings and agendas.
• Develop tools and processes for stakeholder management.
• Track performance against priorities and identify gaps.
• Create internal communications, reports, metrics and presentations.
• Apply understanding of how multiple areas integrate to meet goals.
• Ensure quality of work and maintain effective cross-team communication.
• Assess risk in business decisions, uphold Citi policies and ethics.

Skills

Data Governance

Data Management

Data Quality

Internal Controls

Management Reporting

Policy

Procedure

Regulation

Program Management

Risk Monitoring

Education

Bachelor’s/University degree

Tools

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

SharePoint

Job description

The Governance Foundation Sr Analyst is responsible for contributing to the development of new techniques and improvement of processes and workflow. Requires in-depth understanding of how areas collectively integrate within the sub-function as well as coordinate and contribute to the objectives of the function and overall business. Evaluates moderately complex and variable issues with substantial potential impact, where development of an approach/taking of an action involves weighing various alternatives and balancing potentially conflicting situations using multiple sources of information. Requires good analytical skills in order to filter, prioritize and validate potentially complex and dynamic material from multiple sources. Strong communication and diplomacy skills are required. Regularly assumes informal/formal leadership role within teams. Involved in coaching and training of new recruits. Significant impact in terms of project size, geography, etc. by influencing decisions through advice, counsel and/or facilitating services to others in area of specialization.

Responsibilities

• Support the operations of Citi's governance committees, including coordinating meetings, managing agendas, and ensuring follow-up on action items; and, provide analysis, governance, end-to-end management, and oversight for Governance Committees in adherence to Citi’s Policies, Standards, and Procedures
• Develop and maintain tools and processes to enable effective stakeholder management
• Tracks business unit performance against the submitted priorities/ goals; identifies gaps
• Contributes to and/or creates internal communications. Creates and prepares reports, metrics and presentations; exhibits sound understanding of concepts and principles in own area and a basic knowledge of concepts and principles in other areas.
• Applies comprehensive understanding of how multiple areas collectively integrate to contribute towards achieving business goals
• Directly impacts the business by ensuring the quality of work provided by self and others; impacts own team and closely related work teams. Exhibits sound and comprehensive communication and diplomacy skills to exchange complex information
• 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

Qualifications

• 2+ plus years of experience in financial services with significant experience in Operational Risk is a must. Other risk and control disciplines would be a plus – credit, and market; with ability to effectively delineate items of importance and communicating outputs of such to governance forums
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Capable of prioritizing and multi-tasking in a dynamic, fast paced environment
• Proven results working across teams and boundaries, regardless of titles and roles, to deliver value to internal and external clients.
• Good understanding of Business Analysis and Project Management best practices preferred.
• Demonstrated analytical skills including root cause and trend analysis, with follow-up and problem-solving capabilities
• Demonstrated ability to think strategically, analytically, and creatively problem solve
• Process re-engineering and improvement mindset with ability to identify and solve for root cause rather than symptoms; track record of problem-solving and approaching opportunities in a holistic way that breaks down organization silos
• Understanding of best-practice risk management techniques across the financial services industry
• Strong interpersonal skills, with evidence of working in collaboration across large organizations, including a proactive and 'no surprises' approach
• History of proactively seeking opportunities to enhance and strengthen controls in a way that enhances risk management and oversight
• Proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint & SharePoint. Good understanding of Data Concepts and experience using Business Process Management, Reporting & Analytical Tools

Education

• Bachelor’s/University degree or equivalent experience required

Job Family Group

Data Governance

Job Family

Data Governance Foundation

Time Type

Full time

Primary Location

Getzville New York United States

Primary Location Full Time Salary Range

$77,280.00 - $115,920.00

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.

Most Relevant Skills

• Data Governance
• Data Management
• Data Quality
• Internal Controls
• Management Reporting
• Policy
• Procedure
• Regulation
• Program Management
• Risk Controls and Monitors

Other Relevant Skills

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

Anticipated Posting Close Date

Oct 13, 2026

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