Vice President, Solutions Sales Senior Specialist, Services

Citi; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Citi is seeking a Vice President, Solutions Sales Senior Specialist in New York, specializing in TTS sales origination and client satisfaction. The ideal candidate will have 6-10 years of experience in finance or banking, with a strong understanding of market practices. Native level proficiency in Japanese is required for this hybrid role.

The position offers opportunities for personal and professional growth within a global organization, focusing on managing top-tier corporate portfolios and ensuring excellent service delivery.

Qualifications

• 6-10 years of experience in banking or finance.
• Native level Japanese language proficiency.
• Accounting background with good aptitude.

Responsibilities

• Manage TTS sales origination and client satisfaction.
• Drive client loyalty and satisfaction with TTS platform.
• Develop market knowledge and identify client needs.

Skills

Customer service skills

Analytical skills

Interpersonal communication

Leadership ability

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree preferred

Job description

Vice President, Solutions Sales Senior Specialist, Services

Job Req Id: 26949801

Location: Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan

Job Type: Hybrid

Posted: Apr. 01, 2026

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Job Overview

The Solution Sales Sr Specialist is a strategic professional who stays abreast of developments within own field and contributes to directional strategy by considering their application in own job and the business. Recognized technical authority for an area within the business. Requires basic commercial awareness. There are typically multiple people within the business that provide the same level of subject matter expertise. Developed communication and diplomacy skills are required in order to guide, influence and convince others, in particular colleagues in other areas and occasional external customers. Significant impact on the area through complex deliverables. Provides advice and counsel related to the technology or operations of the business. Work impacts an entire area, which eventually affects the overall performance and effectiveness of the sub-function/job family.

In this role, you’re expected to:

• Manage a portfolio of Top Tier Local Corporates and Global Subsidiaries and be responsible for TTS sales origination, cross-sell and retention across the portfolio
• Originate new TTS sales for clients, cross‑selling TTS products and services to deepen wallet penetration, revenue realization and expansion, and driving customer satisfaction through quality service delivery
• Primary global or regional point of contact and accountability for TTS sales origination and related activities to clients
• Trusted advisor for the TTS solutions provided to clients and be responsible for overall client satisfaction
• Responsible for growing the TTS P&L of clients and oversee the sales process from origination to revenue realization for assigned clients
• Manage and drive the deal team and work closely with Relationship Managers, TTS Product, Client Delivery and O&T to achieve objectives
• Ensure consistent, professional delivery of all client management disciplines including: account planning, call reporting, lead generation, pipeline management, implementation acceleration, plus TTS relationship reviews
• Cultivate client contacts in the key buying centers that allocate and influence the client’s TTS‑related wallet
• Identify client goals and financial needs that can be addressed through the TTS platform
• Identify opportunities for new deals across TTS product set and geographies including multi‑product requirements
• Develop and maintain market knowledge through participation in conferences and keeping up to date on market trends affecting clients
• Manage and drive the global / regional teams for each account
• Champion multi‑product and/or cross‑regional solutions and pricing through the deal review process (Product Sales will be responsible for overall proposal creation and deal review)
• Ensure global team communication (e.g. call reports, CRM, emails)
• Drive overall client satisfaction with the TTS platform and build customer loyalty
• Respond to customer escalation for operational/customer service issues, including complex or cross‑geography issues
• Build a culture of responsible finance, good governance and supervision, expense discipline and ethics
• Appropriately assess risk/reward of transactions when making business decisions; demonstrating proper consideration for the firm’s reputation
• Be familiar with and adhere to Citi’s Code of Conduct and the Plan of Supervision for Global Markets and Securities Services
• 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 a successful candidate, you’d ideally have the following skills and exposure:

• 6-10 years of experience
• Customer service oriented person with excellent communication skills
• Accounting background with good aptitude
• In-depth knowledge of regulations, market practices and bank operations
• Demonstrated interpersonal, oral/written communication skills
• Analytical and advanced problem solving skills
• Independently motivated and resourceful
• A sense of pragmatism and urgency in execution of strategy
• Innate leadership ability to galvanize resources across units
• Product, sales and business management experience
• People with relevant Banking/Finance/Client Service or relationship management experience
• Ability to work with a broad group of stakeholders
• Must have native level Japanese

Education

• Bachelor’s/University degree, Master’s degree preferred

This job description provides a high‑level review of the types of work performed. Other job‑related duties may be assigned as required.

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