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Director Business Risk Analyst – Markets 1LOD Control Testing

Director Business Risk Analyst – Markets 1LOD Control Testing

CitiSingapore, Pedra Branca, Singapore
8 days ago
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Director Business Risk Analyst – Markets 1LOD Control Testing

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Job Purpose :

Citi Global Markets provides world-class solutions and an unmatched global presence. We serve corporates, institutional investors and governments from trading floors in almost 80 countries. The strength of our underwriting, sales and trading and distribution capabilities span asset classes (Commodities, Equities, Rates, Spread Products) and currencies, providing us with an unmatched ability to meet the needs of our clients.

Job Purpose :

Citi Global Markets provides world-class solutions and an unmatched global presence. We serve corporates, institutional investors and governments from trading floors in almost 80 countries. The strength of our underwriting, sales and trading and distribution capabilities span asset classes (Commodities, Equities, Rates, Spread Products) and currencies, providing us with an unmatched ability to meet the needs of our clients.

Markets Governance & Control works with the Markets businesses and functions including Compliance, Operational Risk and Internal Audit, to support identification, evaluation and management of operational and compliance risks in Markets Sales and Trading businesses. The 1st Line of Defence (1LOD) Markets Controls Testing team is part of Markets Governance & Control, and is responsible for execution of a comprehensive, risk-based programme of control testing covering all Markets businesses globally. The primary mission of the 1LOD Markets Controls Testing team is to support Management in its continuous monitoring of its control framework and residual risk profiles, thereby supporting responsible provision of financial services to clients and effective risk management for the firm.

The Global Markets Control Testing Programme Head leads and directs a team of approximately 40 controls testing professionals responsible for supporting the above responsibilities, with breadth and depth on control testing planning and execution. This position reports to the Global Markets Control Testing Programme Head, within the Markets Governance & Control Team; and is a strategic- and execution-oriented leadership role accountable for end-to-end control testing of controls owned by the Markets Front Office – which includes scoping, execution management, results reporting and providing remedial control advice to senior Markets stakeholders.

Excellent management and communication skills are required to negotiate internally, frequently at a senior level. Developed communication and diplomacy skills are required to guide, influence, and convince others, in particular colleagues in other areas. Accountable for controls testing results and advising business and function partners regarding control execution. Necessitates a degree of responsibility over technical strategy. Responsible for supporting the Global Markets Control Testing Programme Head on handling staff management issues, including resource management and allocation of work within the team / project.

Key responsibilities :

  • Providing effective leadership to the 1LOD Markets Controls Testing Team
  • Leading continuous improvement of all aspects of the control testing process
  • Engaging, coaching, developing and managing the performance of Team members
  • Directing development and execution of a large, complex programme of control assessment and testing
  • Overseeing the supervision framework within the testing team, ensuring highly effective
  • execution and reporting of testing activities
  • Execution of the testing programme to agreed timelines, escalating and resolving obstacles to delivery
  • Setting and maintaining high standards and best practice for execution of testing activities
  • Providing robust and constructive challenge to Senior stakeholders on the design and
  • effectiveness of controls
  • Supporting stakeholders in determining necessary control remediation identified through the testing programme
  • Maintaining highly effective Senior stakeholder relationships across Front Office, Markets Conduct Risk, Compliance and Operational Risk
  • Presenting impactful summary outputs from the testing programme to Senior Management and Governance Committees and Forums
  • Providing control subject matter expertise to stakeholders across all three lines of Defense

Knowledge, Experience & Skills :

  • 10+ years experience in Front Office controls testing, internal audit, external audit, independent control reviews, or similar disciplines
  • Comprehensive understanding of Markets business activities and associated regulations
  • Thorough Knowledge of Markets Operational and Compliance risks, and related controls, associated with trading and sales activities
  • Strong understanding of control design assessment and effectiveness testing techniques and practices
  • Extensive experience of leading execution of complex workloads to challenging timelines
  • Extensive experience of leading a large team, coaching and developing team members
  • Experience of overseeing a team to deliver rigor and attention to detail in execution
  • Experience of developing and maintaining effective senior stakeholder relationships
  • Track record of providing constructive, effective challenge to Senior Stakeholders on risk management matters

    • Education :

  • Bachelor’s / University degree or equivalent experience, potentially Masters degree and managerial experience

    • Job Family Group : Risk Management

    Job Family :

    Business Risk & Control

    Time Type :

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    Seniority level

    Seniority level

    Not Applicable

    Employment type

    Employment type

    Full-time

    Job function

    Job function

    Finance and Sales

    Industries

    Banking, Financial Services, and Investment Banking

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