Payments Tech Business Execution Lead - Senior Vice President

Citigroup; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Citi in Jersey City seeks a Senior Business Execution Lead for the Payments Technology Business Execution team. You will drive financial management, governance, and strategic execution across a global organization, supporting senior technology executives and managing a ~ $200 million budget.

The role requires strong financial acumen, executive presence, and ability to influence across Technology, Product, Operations, and Finance.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience managing budgets and financial planning for large programs.
• Ability to influence senior technology and business stakeholders.
• Strong communication and executive presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage a technology budget of approximately $200 million, with governance, forecasting and expense oversight.
• Provide executive-level reporting, metrics, and insights to leadership.
• Coordinate governance routines, operating reviews, and strategic planning across Payments Technology portfolios.
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior technology managers and cross-functional partners.

Skills

Financial analysis

Budgeting

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Leadership

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.

Position Summary

The Senior Business Execution Lead is a senior member of the Payments Technology Business Execution team, supporting senior technology executives across a large-scale global organization. The role is responsible for driving financial management, organizational effectiveness, strategic execution, workforce planning, governance, and client engagement activities across key Payments Technology portfolios. The successful candidate will directly support senior technology managers and have accountability for approximately $200 million in budget management, including expense governance, forecasting, investment oversight, client allocations, and financial transparency. The role also provides senior leadership across central portfolio management efforts, including governance of direct green budgets, client allocation methodologies, and ensuring overall Payments Technology Services (PTS) financial cleanliness and integrity. The position requires strong executive presence, financial acumen, and the ability to influence outcomes across senior technology, business, finance, and client stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Management & Governance

• Manage and oversee a technology budget of approximately $200 million, ensuring alignment with strategic, operational, and financial objectives.
• Drive budgeting, forecasting, expense management, productivity tracking, resource planning, and investment governance activities.
• Lead financial reviews and provide recommendations on expenditure, investment, and resource allocation decisions.
• Provide senior leadership across centralized financial management initiatives, including direct green budget governance, client allocation processes, and financial planning activities.
• Ensure PTS financial cleanliness through accurate reporting, ownership alignment, expense governance, chargeback accuracy, and adherence to financial controls.
• Identify cost optimization opportunities and partner with Finance and technology leaders to improve productivity and financial efficiency.
• Develop executive-level financial reporting, metrics, and insights to support leadership decision-making.

Executive Support & Strategic Execution

• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior technology managers, supporting execution of strategic priorities and organizational objectives.
• Drive cross-functional initiatives and special projects, ensuring successful delivery against commitments.
• Coordinate leadership governance routines, operating reviews, business reviews, and strategic planning activities.
• Prepare executive communications, presentations, operating materials, and management reporting for senior leadership.

Client & Stakeholder Management

• Act as a key client-facing representative for Payments Technology, partnering with internal and external stakeholders on strategic and operational priorities.
• Build and maintain strong relationships across Technology, Product, Operations, Finance, Risk, and Business organizations.
• Support client engagements, business reviews, and governance forums, ensuring alignment between technology priorities and client expectations.
• Influence and drive outcomes across a highly matrixed global envi