Technology Governance - Business Risk and Control Committee Lead - C14

The Technology Business Risk and Control Committee (Technology BRCC) is the single and most senior consolidated Risk and Control Governance body for Technology globally.

Its members include Citi’s Technology Head, Co-CIOs, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), Technology Control Head, Technology COO, and representatives from Citi’s second (Operational Risk and Compliance) and third (Internal Audit) lines of defense.

The Technology Governance Team is seeking a highly motivated individual to work closely with senior Citi executives / Managing Director-level staff to organize Risk and Control management activities for the Technology BRCC and related projects/programs.

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The Technology Governance – Business Risk and Control Committee (BRCC) Lead is responsible for managing the agenda and facilitating the primary meeting of the Technology BRCC, and for liaising with senior technology management to lead/support special projects on behalf of the Committee.

In addition to overseeing the Technology BRCC and managing essential relationships with senior Technology managers, there will be exposure to a wide range of macro-level technology, and business issues. The individual will be directly involved in supporting the execution of enterprise level Risk and Control processes and providing leadership to facilitate the completion of action items assigned by the Committee.

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The selected candidate should be able to form relationships quickly; facilitate, indirectly influence, and motivate teams; perform as a highly organized process/project/program manager; and possess exceptional verbal and written communication skills. Internal candidates with Technology Risk and Control experience and/or enterprise-wide Citi experience are preferred but exceptional external candidates will be considered as well.

This is an excellent opportunity to experience the full range of Technology Governance activities within our organization and be part of a team with a high level of exposure to / directly supporting Citi’s Technology leadership.

Responsibilities:

• Facilitate the Technology BRCC, manage the Committee’s agenda, content preparation, and underlying governance processes
  • Develop and maintain the agenda/schedule of topics for Technology BRCC discussion in line with enterprise level standards for BRCCs, Technology specific requirements/needs, and direct input from Technology Control leadership.
  • Facilitate the monthly meeting of the Technology BRCC, including aggregation / quality control of content from a wide range of Technology Risk and Control Functions.
  • Facilitate Technology BRCC review and decisioning for risk and control escalations and other mandated items.
  • Create and manage regulator-accessible meeting minutes of the Technology BRCC meeting, and communicate and track to closure any follow-up action items.
  • Liaise with topic owners, presenters, and related subject matter experts to appropriately prepare for Technology BRCC discussions and facilitate required pre and post meeting awareness.
  • Design and maintain associated document repositories and respond to control testing, Audit, and Regulatory requests as required.
  • Conduct Annual Assessment of Committee effectiveness, and review updates to Citi’s Governance Policies / Standards to assess required and potential improvements for operation of the Technology BRCC and related processes.
     
• Serve as Relationship Manager for GBRCC and Technology Risk and Control Functions/Initiatives:
  • Engage coordinators for Citi’s Group-level, cross functional Risk and Control Committee (GBRCC) on a monthly basis to escalate risk and control topics / events from the Technology function for higher level discussion.
  • Engage Risk and Control leads for Technology organizations to cascade key outcomes and follow-ups from Committee meetings and help to manage Technology BRCC agendas.
  • Liaise with leads of Technology Risk and Control strategic initiatives, Governance functions, Risk Stripes, 2nd / 3rd lines of defense to prepare for Technology BRCC discussions and address open issues.
     
• Author Technology BRCC Communications:
  • Assist Technology BRCC presenters by developing and enhancing materials destined for Committee meetings, to help ensure effective engagement.
  • Author communications from the Technology BRCC to underlying organizations as needed.
     
• Support and lead special Technology Governance projects as needed:
  • Identify potential need for follow-up projects to support Technology BRCC objectives and decisions, and work with senior leadership to establish sponsorship.  Projects may include improving Technology Risk and Control governance in relation to the Technology BRCC / GBRCC, or engaging partner organizations across Citi.
  • Facilitate engagement and participation of senior Technology leaders for special projects.
  • Provide project/program management support including monitoring implementation progress and helping to manage and resolve risks and issues.
  • As needed, develop executive level and broad organizational communications that summarize project outputs and adoption approaches, with audiences including the Technology BRCC, GBRCC, and potentially Citi’s Board level Committees.
     

Requirements/Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree required.  MBA or MS preferred, or equivalent experience in Technology Risk and Control at an overall organizational level.
• 10-15+ years’ experience successfully managing complex processes/projects/programs, including experience applying a structured approach (methodology) to successfully managing, tracking, planning, monitoring and reporting efforts across multiple geographies and organizations.
• Strong knowledge of Risk and Control monitoring / management processes at an enterprise level, including concepts such as: Risk Appetite, Operational Risk Reporting, Compliance Risk Reporting, Key Indicator Development / Monitoring, Issues and Operational Loss Events / Near Miss Events. 
• Understanding of escalation/governance frameworks and ability to assess Governance Policies / Standards to determine applicability to owned processes.
• Financial Services Technology experience required, Citi experience preferred.  Prior Corporate Governance or Management Consulting experience a plus.
• The ideal candidate possesses strong relationship building, communication, organization, planning, coordination, critical thinking, and follow-up skills - with strong attention to detail, and ability to multi-task.
• Team/resource leadership experience. This position will be supported by a more junior resource.
• Experience with Process simplification / standardization / redesign.
• Individual should be very comfortable working with ambiguity and managing through influence.
• Excellent facilitation, and partnering skills, with experience and ease interfacing with senior management.
• Technical proficiency in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, SharePoint.

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Job Family Group:

Risk Management

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Job Family:

Business Risk & Control

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Time Type:

Full time

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Primary Location:

Tampa Florida United States

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Primary Location Full Time Salary Range:

$130,880.00 - $196,320.00

In addition to salary, Citi’s offerings may also include, for eligible employees, discretionary and formulaic incentive and retention awards. Citi offers competitive employee benefits, including: medical, dental & vision coverage; 401(k); life, accident, and disability insurance; and wellness programs. Citi also offers paid time off packages, including planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave), and paid holidays. For additional information regarding Citi employee benefits, please visit citibenefits.com. Available offerings may vary by jurisdiction, job level, and date of hire.

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Anticipated Posting Close Date:

Jul 01, 2024

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