IT Business Sr Analyst - Assistant Vice President

Citi; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 107,000 - 161,000; Full time

Job summary

Citi in Irving, TX is seeking an IT Business Analyst to optimize the platform using data-driven approaches. You will collaborate with engineering to translate pain points into prioritized requirements and ensure alignment with business goals.

Ideal candidates have 5–8 years in banking software, strong SDLC understanding, and excellent communication in a global matrixed environment. This full-time role offers growth and impact within Citi.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
• 5-8 years of experience in banking or financial services.
• Experience with SDLC and stakeholder communication.

Responsibilities

• Build new products and services using data to optimize the platform.
• Partner with engineering to translate pain points into prioritized requirements with usability data.
• Operate effectively within a global matrixed organization.
• Drive innovations and seek new solutions.
• Contribute to the platform product portfolio and roadmap.
• Collaborate with engineering to manage feature releases and analyze demos.
• Identify and research anomalous performance and operational risks.
• Assess risk with a focus on Citi's reputation and regulatory compliance.

Skills

SDLC knowledge

End users collaboration

Analytical thinking

Written and verbal communication

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Confluence

Jira

Java

Microservices

Job description

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 IT Business Analyst is a seasoned professional role. Applies in-depth disciplinary knowledge, contributing to the development of new techniques and the improvement of processes and work-flow for the area or function. Integrates subject matter and industry expertise within a defined area. 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. Work and performance of all teams in the area are directly affected by the performance of the individual.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for building new products and services, working with data to continually optimize the platform
• Develop relationships with the engineering organization to turn pain points into prioritized requirements and using usability studies, metrics and competitive analysis to understand the platform and business needs for the platform
• Understand how a global matrixed organization operated and functions, and thrive in this type of environment
• Innovate and seek out new solutions
• Contribute to the platform product portfolio and roadmap
• Responsible for working collaboratively with the engineering organization to make trade off decisions on the platform product features, to determine release goals, to monitor feature development by maintaining bug catalogs at the feature level, to review product demos against acceptance criteria and to monitor platform performance, adoption, and operational health for feature sets
• Responsible for identifying and researching anomalous performance and operational risks
• 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

• 5-8 years of experience
• Work experience in the banking industry for at least 5 years
• Understanding the software development processes (SDLC)
• Experience working with end users or business users
• Experience with Confluence, Jira and writing stories
• Experience with Java, Microservices or Mainframe is a plus
• Sharp; think on your feet, quickly come up with innovative solutions and always one step ahead
• Consumer-centric; empathetic towards the customer with the ability to put yourself in their customer's shoes
• Obsession for digital products
• A willingness and appetite to do what it takes to take the product from concept to launch
• Distinct analytical background with the ability to find data, identify and run tests, distil the results quickly and turn it into actionable insights
• Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication
• Great team member and partner

Education

• Bachelor’s/University degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience

Job Family Group

Product Management and Development

Job Family

Digital Product Management

Time Type

Full time

Primary Location

Irving Texas United States

Primary Location Full Time Salary Range

$107,120.00 - $160,680.00

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

Please see the requirements listed above.

Anticipated Posting Close Date

Oct 30, 2026

Automated Processing and AI

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