Senior Employment & HR Counsel | Strategic Advisor

Citi; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 170,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision coverage

401(k)

Life, accident & disability insurance

Wellness programs

Paid time off

Job summary

Citi is seeking a Senior Lead Counsel 2 (Employment & HR) to provide expert legal guidance across Employment & HR for Citi Businesses and Functions from our Tampa, FL office. This role negotiates complex matters, advises senior stakeholders, and leads policy improvement initiatives while ensuring regulatory compliance and risk management.

The successful candidate will possess 15+ years of Employment & HR experience, a JD, and a bar license.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of specific relevant Employment & HR experience with some experience working in an in-house legal role in financial services.
• Excellent leadership, interpersonal, organizational and relationship management skills
• Experience in working with regulators/regulatory bodies is preferred
• Proven ability to apply sound judgement while managing multiple assignments simultaneously in a demanding, fast-paced environment
• Knowledge and expertise on specific laws, rules and regulations and enforcement actions related to Employment & HR including FINRA, while staying abreast of the changing regulatory and legal environment, internal policies and industry trends that impact the business
• Experience with complex deals, demonstrated ability to analyze issues and develop recommendations
• Effective communication and negotiation skills and ability to build and maintain trusted relationships
• Bar license in good standing to practice law

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with employment laws and regulations; Provide counsel to managers regarding compliance with employment laws
• Serve as a partner and advisor on employment contracts, claims of discrimination, and employment-related arbitration
• Advise on all matters pertaining to human resources within the organization, specifically discrimination, employment contracts, immigration law, workplace safety, data retention, and privacy
• Audit and improve employment policies, practices, and compliance initiatives while identifying areas of risk, including appropriate use of AI and other innovations
• A recognized subject matter expert who substantially influences the way things are done within Employment & HR service within Citi and the legal/financial services industry including relevant FINRA regulations and processes; their area of responsibility and has primary accountability for the end results
• Serves as a partner to senior management or key regional management and/or primary advisor to senior business stakeholders in the Wealth business, functional partners (e.g., Risk, Compliance, Finance, CAO, CCO), the Legal Management Council (LMC), Practice Group Heads, and/or Regional/Country Leadership on issues of Employment & HR
• Key stakeholder in senior forums covering strategy, risk management, Employment & HR governance, franchise reputation and/or highly complex or high-risk issues arising as part of job remit
• Provides critical inputs and/or has shared responsibility with more senior management to determine and execute future strategy for the part of the organization that is managed
• Exercises operational responsibility for planning, finances/budgeting and execution of end results
• Accomplish results by leveraging networks/connections, colleagues, and peers at comparable institutions
• Lead workstreams to analyze key implications of emerging and existing laws that impact the geography
• Actively participate in various risk review and control forums while demonstrating keen awareness of issues that could cause financial, reputational, or legal consequences
• Negotiates, coordinates, and monitors management of complex issues with senior leaders inside and outside the Legal Department to advise and influence strategy, and makes key decisions within area of responsibility, escalating where necessary
• Proactively identify, evaluate, and contribute to the appropriate management of legal, regulatory, and reputational risk by collaborating with ICRM & Risk, following relevant legal developments, participating in internal projects, and performing other related tasks
• 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, as well as effectively supervise the activity of others and create accountability with those who fail to maintain these standards
• Innovate process improvements and improved ways of working, including appropriate use of AI

Skills

Leadership

Relationship management

Negotiation

Communication

Regulatory experience

Strategic thinking

Risk management

Education

Juris Doctorate

Bar license in good standing

Job description

Citi is seeking a Senior Lead Counsel 2 (Employment & HR) to provide expert legal guidance across Employment & HR for Citi Businesses and Functions from our Tampa, FL office. This role negotiates complex matters, advises senior stakeholders, and leads policy improvement initiatives while ensuring regulatory compliance and risk management.

The successful candidate will possess 15+ years of Employment & HR experience, a JD, and a bar license.