Cross Border Payments, Product Development Lead Specialist, Senior Vice President

Are you looking for a career move that will put you at the heart of a global financial institution? Then bring your skills in product management and development, commercialization, industry knowledge and strategic thinking to Citi’s Global Cross Border Payments team.

Shape your career with Citi in Dublin. By joining Citi, you will become part of a global organisation whose mission is to serve as a trusted partner to our clients by responsibly providing financial services that enable growth and economic progress.

Citi has had a presence in Ireland since 1965, it was one of the first foreign banks to open an office in the country and is the Citibank Europe Plc Headquarters.

Team/Role Overview

This role will focus on the strategic forward thinking, transformation of our Global Cross Border Payment infrastructure and its Payments Capability, a deep integration with our FX Markets partners, bringing together the synergies of industry developments, regulations, infrastructure, and client needs to build best in class payments solutions. This role will be part of the Global Cross Border Payments team, reporting to the Global Cross Border Transformation Head.

What you’ll do

- Responsible for all components of the development and implementation of major/multiple/highly complex projects.

- Develops detailed work plans, schedules, project estimates and status reports.

- Provides strategic business direction for projects managed.

- Impacts the project leadership function by strategic influence and by exercising control over resources, budget management and planning, accountable for end results.

- Exercise a strong Risk and Control discipline in all stages of program delivery

- Provides evaluative judgment based on analysis of factual information in complicated, unique and dynamic situations; draws on diverse range of internal and external sources.

- Influences and negotiates with senior leaders (across functions); may communicate with external parties.

- 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 behaviour, 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.

- Identifying and forming strong working relationships with key internal and external stakeholders. Obtaining agreement and signoffs on all objectives and milestones with the stakeholders.

- Proactively assessing and managing (a) appropriateness of solutions and (b) risks across all regions / products / work streams. Ensuring timely escalation and mitigation of the risks to avoid impact to the project delivery.

- Participation in client presentations and demos and engages in RFPs and solutioning of new technical initiatives.

- Identify opportunities for process improvements and contribute to department initiatives to implement process enhancements.

What we’ll need from you

- Excellent experiences to effectively partner with Product, Operations, Technology to resolve issues, also involve interactions with AML, Compliance Assurance and Internal Audit

- Excellent communication skills and the ability to motivate and persuade colleagues across disparate businesses, regions and cultures.

- Demonstrated excellence at identifying stakeholders, understanding needs, and driving decision‑ making/resolution in a collaborative approach which includes vetting/troubleshooting.

- Well‑developed listening skills and a strong ability to engage at the senior management level.

- Ability to understand and operate successfully in a complex, heavily matrixed environment.

- Role also involves interaction with Global Teams spread across the Globe Use of existing knowledge of Payment Systems in Citibank

- Candidates should have experience in Banking and Financial Services Domain, including Retail, Investment Banking, Banking Payments such as High Value Domestic /Cross Border, Domestic Low Value Payments, SEPA CT, SWIFT MT and ISO 20022 XML Messages Understand the Travel Rule/FATF/Consent Order regulatory requirements and expectations

- ISO20022 experience is must.

- Candidate should have handled large scale implementations

- Candidates should be well versed with Citi Policies & Procedures, Tools such as PTS (Project Tracking System), PAT (Process Automation tool), JIRA, Confluence Page, and Share points.

- Bachelor’s/University degree or equivalent experience, potentially Masters degree

What we can offer you

By joining Citi Dublin, 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 that support you (and your family) to be well, live well and save well. Discover more here.

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 energised 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.

This Role is a “Controlled Function” Role as defined by the Central Bank of Ireland Reform Act 2010 and Principal Regulations 2011, and amending Regulations 2014, 2015.

Time Type: Full time

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