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Job Overview

Role Overview
The Business Risk and Solutions Lead is a critical role within the Fixed Income and Commodities organization. This position is responsible for guiding the business through strategic transformation initiatives while simultaneously ensuring robust management and mitigation of operational risk. The successful candidate will expertly balance forward-thinking strategies with essential risk mitigation, fostering a stable, compliant, and innovative operational environment.

What you'll do

• Develop & Implement Risk Frameworks: Design, implement, and maintain comprehensive risk management frameworks in partnership with the Risk and Control team. This includes identifying, measuring, managing, and mitigating operational risks.
• Provide Strategic Insights: Deliver thorough risk assessment reports, strategic insights, and actionable mitigation strategies to senior leadership, addressing operational, financial, market, reputational, and strategic risks.
• Institute Governance Protocols: Establish governance protocols that integrate risk management principles with transformation activities, ensuring transparency, accountability, and adherence to regulatory standards.
• Lead Transformation Programs: Oversee and lead significant transformation programs, focusing on digital innovation, enhancing operational efficiency, and evolving business models within Fixed Income and Commodities.
• Partner with Leadership: Collaborate strategically with senior leadership to formulate and execute forward-looking transformation strategies that drive organizational growth, competitive advantage, and innovation.
• Foster Collaboration: Drive cross-functional collaboration with Operations, Technology, Finance, and other key departments to ensure effective integration and successful delivery of strategic initiatives.
• Monitor Performance: Establish and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics for all initiatives, facilitating clear prioritization, progress tracking, and agile adaptation of strategies.

What we need from you

• Demonstrated knowledge and capability in risk management, business transformation, or strategic roles within the financial services industry.
• Proven ability to successfully manage multiple concurrent activities and complex projects within a highly regulated and operational environment.
• Subject matter expertise in one or more functional areas relevant to Fixed Income and Commodities.
• Exceptional communication, negotiation, and diplomatic skills, with a proven ability to influence stakeholders at all levels and articulate complex recommendations clearly, both written and verbal.
• A strong risk-oriented mindset combined with a focus on driving transformational change.
• Proficiency in data-driven decision-making and analytical problem-solving.
• Highly results-oriented, proactive, and effective in dynamic, high-pressure environments.
• Strong project management capabilities.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required.
• Master's degree preferred.

What we can offer you

We work hard to have a positive financial and social impact on the communities we serve. In turn, we put our employees first and provide the best-in-class benefits they need to be well, live well and save well.

By joining Citi Belfast, you will not only be part of a business casual workplace with a hybrid working model (up to 2 days working at home per week), but also receive a competitive base salary (which is annually reviewed), and enjoy a whole host of additional benefits such as:

• Generous holiday allowance starting at 27 days plus bank holidays; increasing with tenure
• A discretional annual performance related bonus
• Private medical insurance packages to suit your personal circumstances
• Employee Assistance Program
• Pension Plan
• Paid Parental Leave
• Special discounts for employees, family, and friends
• Access to an array of learning and development resources

Alongside these benefits Citi is committed to ensuring our workplace is where everyone feels comfortable coming to work as their whole self every day. We want the best talent around the world to be energized to join us, motivated to stay, and empowered to thrive.

Sounds like Citi has everything you need? Then apply to discover the true extent of your capabilities.

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Job Family Group:
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Job Family:
Securities and Derivatives Processing ------------------------------------------------------

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