VP, Data Intake and Execution Lead Analyst (Hybrid)

Data is one of Citi's most critical assets, and the quality and management of Citi's data assets is integral to delivering a remarkable customer experience and meeting the bank’s objectives.

Chief Data Office (CDO) Data Intake and Execution function is focused on providing project and product management expertise in support of the CDO Data operational model in order improve the integrity and quality of data used across Citi’s franchise processes.

The CDO Data Intake and Execution Lead Analyst will be accountable for intake demand management and planning of data related projects and initiatives that are focused on ensuring CDO complies with Citi’s Data Management Policy, which is highly visible to key regulators such as the OCC, Federal Reserve Board and NY Fed.

This role requires basic commercial awareness. Developed communication and diplomacy skills are required 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.

This role is to support the CDO Intake and Execution Group Manager. This role is an individual contributor role but may expand depending on workflow.

This role requires someone who is dynamic, flexible, and can easily respond to quickly changing needs. The candidate must have the ability to handle ambiguity and complexity and be able to deliver on multiple responsibilities.

Developed communication and diplomacy skills are required in order to guide, influence and convince others. This role requires strong project management skills, business knowledge, broad connections across all businesses as needed, excellent verbal and written communication skills, and regulatory knowledge.

Executive level communication will be required as well.

Key Responsibilities

• Project Manage CDO data management related initiatives across the Private Banking and Wealth Management including regulatory commitments, policy requirements, and business as usual deliverables.
• Provide project management support to CDO Project and Program managers and ensure that detailed, tracked, monitored, and measured project plans are in place in support of the timely delivery of CDO Data Management projects.
• Ensure that Project Management principles are maintained, delivered, and applied across the CDO data management projects and initiatives in compliance with corporate policy and best-practice standards.
• Drive process standardization with consistent measures of progress, quality, benefits across all CDO Data projects.
• Ensure rigor in planning with regards and not limited to resourcing, testing, budget, critical path identification and risks.
• While the focus will be on managing CDO projects, timelines, etc., this role will also be leveraged to manage projects across the regions when required.

This will be required when we are required to report on the status of a project at the CDO level.

• Support across multiple time-zones and geographies, when required, in support of Regional Data teams when required to fill a gap in that area.
• Experience in Scrum, Test Driven Development, and waterfall methodologies a plus.
• Execution / Delivery experience of large transformation programs.
• Participate in book of work reviews and health checks.
• Coordinate as needed PM related regulatory inquiries and provide guidance during internal / external audits.
• Lead on-demand project reviews and post-mortems
• Enforce program and project management governance guidelines and follow up on exceptions.
• Establish clear escalation paths to raise Program Management concerns to CDO Senior Management team as appropriate.
• Support planning and managing Book of Work (BoW) for the CDO organization.
• Plan and perform Demand Management tasks including opening investments and work requests.
• Monitor and track the budgets allocated as part of BoW and prepare reports for executive summaries / presentations.

Knowledge and experience

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in business required.
• Track record of exceptional performance.
• 6-10 years minimum experience with 2 years minimum experience in project management (including execution and governance), including experience leading large-scale projects.
• Detailed knowledge of the Citi PM Policy and Citi PM Standards (or similar) and knowledge of the interaction with industry level standards.
• Prior experience in MRA remediation and regulatory interaction.
• Proficient with using MS-Office tools including Excel and PowerPoint.

Skill requirements

• Builds strong Client Relationships / Business Partnership
• Builds a comprehensive understanding of key clients, subject matter, and priorities.
• Creates and sustains a network of strong partnerships with the business (relationship and product management) and other functions, particularly decision makers and influencers.
• Demonstrates diplomacy.
• Provides support on due diligence, planning, and offers creative solutions to help achieve objectives.
• Provides well-reasoned, balanced assessments of issues and questions, in a timely fashion.
• Strong process and project management skills including the ability to manage several large initiatives simultaneously. Detail oriented, analytical.
• Considers broad implications of decisions on different functions and units. Thinks strategically and articulates concepts clearly.

Management Capability

• Project management capabilities coupled with strong analytic and operational capabilities able to work at the highest levels and get into the intricate details.
• Demonstrated ability to synthesize information, prioritize business goals and drive results with a high sense of urgency.
• Exceptional communication and executive reporting and negotiation skills.
• Is a true thought leader who develops sophisticated new techniques, methodologies, and approaches in own field which directly affect the work of others and the results of the organization.
• Long-term vision and leadership stamina to maintain course within a constantly changing environment.
• Proven leadership on large cross-functional teams focused on strategic process.
• Proven financial acumen, critical thinker with ability to provide an impartial, consultative, and solutions-oriented approach.
• Strategically minded with track record of execution excellence.
• Prior success working in a large, highly-matrix and complex organization; able to set priorities and 'triage' in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Education :

Bachelor's / University degree, master’s degree preferred.

Job Family Group : Data Governance

Data Governance

Job Family :

Data Governance Foundation

Time Type : Full time

Full time

Primary Location :

Tampa Florida United States

Primary Location Full Time Salary Range :

$113,840.00 - $170,760.00

Anticipated Posting Close Date :

May 16, 2024