Senior Vice President, SVP, Financial Crimes Middle East & Africa - Services
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About the Role
Citi is seeking a Senior Vice President for Financial Crimes in MEA to lead first-line risk management for Services businesses. You will develop and implement financial crimes strategy covering AML, Sanctions, Fraud, ABC, and Reputational Risk.
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Responsibilities
- Understand business owned products and services (payments, Baas, digital assets, custody, fund services, CC, LMS, trade finance) and corresponding financial crimes related controls and processes
- Provide financial crimes compliance/risk management subject matter expertise to the Services businesses in MEA
- Assess complex issues, structure potential solutions, and drive effective resolution with other senior stakeholders
- Assess and help manage Financial Crime (AML, Sanctions, ABC & Fraud) as well as Reputational Risk across Services in MEA
- Assess existing control framework, identify potential compliance gaps
- Drive execution ensuring compliance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations, as well as effectiveness of the control environment
- Ensure adequate mapping of risk and processes and clear control ownership
- Create & maintain a robust partnership with the business heads, operations, technology and the second line of defense
- Ensure clear and timely escalation of control issues, while assisting their adequate management and internal reporting
- Drive a consistent and holistic approach to Financial Crimes risk management across Services
- Ensure early engagement on new business initiatives to ensure timely support of commercial priorities and full adherence to global, regional & local risk management policies and procedures
- Conduct reviews of financial crimes processes and procedures to ensure that both controls and processes are in keeping with policy and business expectations
Requirements
- Bachelor’s/University degree required, master’s degree desirable
- 15+ years’ experience in financial crime compliance or risk management
- Financial Crime certification preferred (ACAMS, ACSS etc.)
- Strong understanding of international Sanctions
- Strong professional experience in Financial Services, in Financial Crime Compliance and/or Financial Crime Risk & Controls
- Knowledge and understanding of Payments, Securities, Custody, Digital Assets, Correspondent Banking, Trade, Working Capital, and Liquidity Management products
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Able to work independently and deliver according to strict timelines and quality standards
- Demonstrated ability and confidence to challenge business management, escalate issues and press for change
- Good oral and written communications skills; must be articulate and persuasive
- Able to drive change to business practices by working effectively across a global organization
- Self starting with the ability to multitask and prioritize
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Job Overview
- Are you looking for a career move that will put you at the heart of a global financial institution? Then bring your skills in client management, problem solving and communication to Citi’s Financial Crimes team.
- By Joining Citi, you will become part of a global organisation whose mission is to serve as a trusted partner to our clients by responsibly providing financial services that enable growth and economic progress.
Team/Role Overview
- This first line role is responsible for supporting the Services businesses in managing and mitigating financial crime risks end to end for the MEA cluster.
- The successful candidate will lead the development and implementation of a comprehensive financial crimes strategy that integrates Sanctions, Anti Money Laundering (AML), Fraud, Anti Bribery and Corruption (ABC), Fraud and Reputational Risk management.
- The Financial Crimes SVP is a hands on role and will provide guidance, ongoing support, and constructive challenge to the business teams.
- The position will report to the Services global head of Financial Crime Risks.
What you’ll do
- Understand business owned products and services (payments, Baas, digital assets, custody, fund services, CC, LMS, trade finance), as well as corresponding financial crimes related controls, and processes.
- Provide financial crimes compliance/risk management subject matter expertise to the Services businesses in MEA to ensure the design and implementation of a coherent and effective control environment.
- Assess complex issues, structure potential solutions, and drive effective resolution with other senior stakeholders.
- Assess and help manage Financial Crime (AML, Sanctions, ABC & Fraud) as well as Reputational Risk across Services in MEA.
- Assess existing control framework, identify potential compliance gaps.
- Drive execution ensuring compliance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations, as well as effectiveness of the control environment.
- Ensure adequate mapping of risk and processes and clear control ownership.
- Create & maintain a robust partnership with the business heads, operations, technology and the second line of defense.
- Ensure clear and timely escalation of control issues, while assisting their adequate management and internal reporting.
- Drive a consistent and holistic approach to Financial Crimes risk management across Services.
- Ensure early engagement on new business initiatives to ensure timely support of commercial priorities and full adherence to global, regional & local risk management policies and procedures.
- Conduct reviews of financial crimes processes and procedures to ensure that both controls and processes are in keeping with policy and business expectations.
What we’ll need from you
- Bachelor’s/University degree required, master’s degree desirable.
- 15+ years’ experience in financial crime compliance or risk management.
- Financial Crime certification preferred (ACAMS, ACSS etc.).
- Strong understanding of international Sanctions.
- Strong professional experience in Financial Services, in Financial Crime Compliance and/or Financial Crime Risk & Controls.
- Knowledge and understanding of Payments, Securities, Custody, Digital Assets, Correspondent Banking, Trade, Working Capital, and Liquidity Management products.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Able to work independently and deliver according to strict timelines and quality standards.
- Demonstrated ability and confidence to challenge business management, escalate issues and press for change.
- Good oral and written communications skills; must be articulate and persuasive with the judgement and authority to provide insightful commentary to senior stakeholders.
- Able to drive change to business practices by working effectively across a global organization.
- Self starting with the ability to multitask and prioritize.
What we can offer you
- We work hard to have a positive financial and social impact on the communities we serve. In turn, we put our employees first and provide the best in class benefits they need to be well, live well, and save well.
- Citi is committed to ensuring our workplace is where everyone feels comfortable coming to work as their whole self every day.
Additional Information
- Job Family Group: Risk Management
- Job Family: In Business Risk
- Time Type: Full time
- Most Relevant Skills: Analytical Thinking, Controls Lifecycle, Credible Challenge, Governance, Policy, Procedure, and Regulation, Risk Management Lifecycle.
- Citi is an equal opportunity employer.
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