Key Activities include:

• Directing the design, development, delivery and maintenance of best-in-class Compliance, programs, policies and practices for ICRM.
• Translating ICRM strategy and goals across Citi’s clients, products and geographies in a succinct and clear manner; providing direction and guidance on the programs.

• Managing a team or multiple teams of Compliance professionals. Developing, attracting, and retaining talent; recommending staffing levels required to carry out the unit’s role and responsibilities effectively while establishing and adhering to talent management processes and compensation and performance management programs.

• Providing oversight and guidance over the assessment of complex issues, structures potential solutions and drives effective resolution with other stakeholders.
• Overseeing the identification and assessment of Citi’s key compliance risks. Ensuring compliance risks within Citi are effectively identified, measured, monitored, and controlled, consistent with the bank’s risk appetite statement and all policies and processes established within the risk governance framework.
• Developing and establishing firm wide compliance risk management policies and procedures to mitigate risks. Monitors and measures compliance risk through a robust control framework and ensures that reviews are conducted consistently across each entity on a regular basis to confirm that controls identified are operating effectively.
• Working collaboratively with Citi business/functional line management in recommending, developing and executing on business initiatives within permissible statutory and regulatory frameworks.
• Representing Citi on critical regulatory matters as required. Serving as liaison with regulatory examiners, Internal Audit, and external auditors on critical Compliance issues and overseeing the implementation of related remediation.
• Additional duties as assigned.

• Responsible for the co-ordination and oversight of Citi’s Central Bank of Ireland Fitness & Probity Regime (Central Bank of Ireland regulatory framework) working with senior stakeholders across all CEP & CDSIDAC businesses and functions, in particular CAO, HR, Legal, Company Secretary.
• Responsible for the co-ordination and oversight of Citi’s European Fitness & Probity Regimes working with senior CGME & CBNA stakeholders
• ICRM specialist on Fitness & Probity regulations including the Ireland Fitness & Probity regulations and guidance, the upcoming Ireland Individual Accountability Regime and the EBA & ESMA Guidance on Fit & Proper Assessments.
• Subject matter expect for all Pre-approval Controlled Function CBI and ECB regulatory applications and EBA/ESMA requirements for CGME and CBNA branches
• Manage a team of 3 responsible for the maintenance of Citi Europe Controlled Function register, Fitness & Probity training programme, Fitness & Probity annual attestations , coordination of Controlled Functions initial and ongoing due diligence reviews, management and Board reporting. (expanded role as covering processes for CGME and CBNA and these will differ for CEP)
• Responsible for the assessment and escalation of any matters that impact upon individuals fitness & probity for Citi’s European regulated entities
• Business lead for design, testing and implementation of employee registrations system
• Main point of contact with Central Bank of Ireland and ECB for all Fitness & Probity matters
• This role is a CF2 for the purposes of the CBI Fitness & Probity Regime
• Citi Europe representative on the Licensing & Registrations Global programme
• Citi representative at industry working groups on Fitness & Probity

Education level and/or relevant experience(s) required:

Bachelor’s degree; experience in compliance, legal or other control-related function in the financial services firm, regulatory organization, or legal/consulting firm, or a combination thereof; extensive experience in area of focus; previous experience managing a diverse staff.

Preferred: Advanced degree (e.g. JD, MBA) a plus

Knowledge and skills

 (general and technical)

Required:

• Highly motivated, strong attention to detail, team oriented, organized
• Excellent written, verbal and analytical skills
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills; strong presentation skills with the ability to articulate complex problems and solutions through concise and clear messaging
• Ability to interact and communicate effectively with senior leaders
• Significant knowledge and expertise of Compliance laws, rules, regulations, risks and appropriate controls
• Experience in the design and implementation of Compliance programs
• Demonstrated ability to assess complex issues through root cause analysis and other analytical techniques; structure potential solutions; drive to resolution with senior stakeholders
• Ability to influence and lead people across cultures at a senior level using sound judgment and successful execution, understanding how to operate effectively across diverse businesses
• Experience with and previous exposure to internal or external control functions and regulators
• Ability to challenge business management and escalate issues when appropriate
• Strong track record of effectively assessing and managing competing priorities
• Comfort navigating complex, highly-matrixed organizations
• Comfortable acting as an agent for positive change with agility and flexibility
• Effective negotiation skills, a proactive and 'no surprises' approach in communicating issues and strength in sustaining independent views. 
• Strong presentation and relationship management skills are essential
• Subject matter expertise in Fitness & Probity/ Individual Accountability regimes.
• European regulatory experience with knowledge of IAR and Fitness & Probity and Suitability regimes