AVP - Business Risk and Controls Officer – Digital Growth and Data Solutions (UAE National)
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About the Role
Citi is seeking an AVP - Business Risk and Controls Officer for Digital Growth and Data Solutions in Dubai. The role involves designing and assessing controls programs, identifying risks, and driving enhancements.
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Responsibilities
- Support the design and development of Citi's comprehensive controls program
- Support assessment of the effectiveness of existing controls, identifying areas for improvement, and helping to implement necessary changes
- Contribute to controls enhancements focused on increasing efficiency and reducing risk
- Help coordinate with key stakeholders and relevant process owners to drive management decisions aimed at maintaining operations within the firm’s Risk Appetite
- Support the assessment for the business/function risk appetite in line with changes in the business environment, regulatory requirements, and strategic objectives
- Help collaborate with key stakeholders to assess potential risks and develop risk mitigation activities
- Help to drive execution of Enterprise Risk Management Framework and adherence with Risk Mgmt. / Compliance Policies
- Help collaborate with business and functions to understand the control processes and identify potential areas for improvement
- Stay updated on regulatory changes and industry best practices related to control management
- Support providing regular updates to senior management on the performance of the controls assessment and design
- Partner with business and related functions in the coordination of internal audits and regulatory reviews
Requirements
- 4 8 years of experience in operational risk management, compliance, audit, or other control related functions in the financial services industry
- Ability to identify, measure, and manage key risks and controls
- Knowledge in the development and execution for controls
- Experience in control related functions in the financial industry
- Understanding of compliance laws, rules, regulations, and best practices
- Analytical skills to evaluate complex risk and control activities and processes
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Problem solving and decision making skills
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, particularly Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
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Overview
- Individuals in Assessment & design are responsible for developing, designing, and implementing controls programs, and providing review and guidance on robust controls design adhering to Citi’s Policies, Standards, and Frameworks.
- Individuals proactively identify and drive controls enhancements such as automation, standardization and rationalization including transformation execution activities.
- Includes first line activities for identification, measurement (significance and likelihood), and ongoing assessment of key risks and controls in partnership with relevant process owners to drive management decisions to operate within the firm’s Risk Appetite.
Responsibilities
- Support the design and development of Citi's comprehensive controls program.
- Support assessment of the effectiveness of existing controls, identifying areas for improvement, and helping to implement necessary changes.
- Contribute to controls enhancements focused on increasing efficiency and reducing risk.
- Help coordinate with key stakeholders and relevant process owners to drive management decisions aimed at maintaining operations within the firm’s Risk Appetite.
- Support the assessment for the business/function risk appetite in line with changes in the business environment, regulatory requirements, and strategic objectives.
- Help collaborate with key stakeholders to assess potential risks and develop risk mitigation activities to define the acceptable level of risk across various areas of operation.
- Help to drive execution of Enterprise Risk Management Framework and adherence with Risk Mgmt. / Compliance Policies.
- Help collaborate with business and functions to understand the control processes and identify potential areas for improvement.
- Stay updated on regulatory changes and industry best practices related to control management and ensure the controls program aligns with these standards.
- Support providing regular updates to senior management on the performance of the controls assessment and design.
- Partner with business and related functions in the coordination of internal audits and regulatory reviews and provide necessary support with audit and examination deliverables, tracking of engagements, monitoring of issues and CAPs raised as part of the audit process, etc ensuring coverage for Digit
Qualifications
- 4 8 years of experience in operational risk management, compliance, audit, or other control related functions in the financial services industry.
- Ability to identify, measure, and manage key risks and controls.
- Knowledge in the development and execution for controls.
- Experience in control related functions in the financial industry.
- Understanding of compliance laws, rules, regulations, and best practices.
- Analytical skills to evaluate complex risk and control activities and processes.
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Problem solving and decision making skills
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, particularly Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
Most Relevant Skills
- Analytical Thinking
- Business Insights
- Constructive Debate
- Controls Lifecycle
- Digital Skills (Including AI)
- Policy, Procedure, and Regulation
- Process Design
- Program Management
- Risk Management Lifecycle
- Stakeholder Management
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