Government Affairs Ireland And Northern Ireland, Senior Vice President

Citi does business in more than 180 countries and jurisdictions, providing corporations, governments, investors, institutions and individuals with a broad range of financial products and services. This new role within Government Affairs (GA) is Citi’s lead representative to government officials in the Republic of Ireland (RoI) and Northern Ireland (NI) whose legislative and public policy decisions shape the firm’s operating environment. The role also serves as GA’s lead partner for Citi’s Markets business.

Based in London, the role reports to the head of Citi’s United Kingdom (UK) and Ireland GA team and works closely with senior GA colleagues in Brussels, Paris, Stockholm, and Warsaw. The role also partners closely with senior business leaders including the Chief Country Officer for Ireland, the Belfast site lead, and the UK and Europe Markets business leads in London and Paris as well as colleagues across businesses and functions including the regulatory strategy and policy team.

The role holder works closely with key business partners and the team head to develop and execute political engagement strategies that support Citi’s business objectives with government and public institutions. The team drives outcomes in three key areas: building relationships with senior policymakers to advance business objectives, influencing legislative change, and providing sharp analysis on the business implications of geopolitical trends and developments for Citi.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as Citi’s lead advocate on relevant public policy interests with Irish policymakers whose decisions impact Citi’s operations and revenues, and as GA’s lead advocate on markets public policy issues with policymakers and political stakeholders across the EU and UK.
• Develop and execute engagement strategies to advance Citi’s priorities on policy and political issues with the Government of the RoI and the Northern Ireland Assembly and Executive, based on business impact to Citi and direction from the team head.
• Build and maintain relationships with Irish and policymakers.
• Strengthen relationships between Citi leaders and senior government officials through direct engagement and the development of engagement plans for senior business leaders.
• Represent Citi’s public policy positions and advocate for the firm’s interests with government officials, trade associations and other key external stakeholders.
• Identify priority policy issues based on business impact; building internal consensus on advocacy positions; and develop advocacy strategies and plans in partnership with the team head.
• Advise GA and business leaders on the business implications of government actions, providing timely insight and guidance on political and legislative developments and risks.
• Author advocacy materials, briefing documents and talking points for executive use.
• Collaborate with the team head on strategy development, prioritization and execution, leading on RoI and NI strategy.
• Represent Citi at external events and public fora as appropriate.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred.
• Extensive experience in government affairs or related field, including in a national government, a major corporation, trade association, or other business organization.
• Experience working on public policy related to banking and financial services.
• Deep understanding of Irish, UK, and EU political and legislative environment.
• Strong existing relationships with officials in Ireland and preferably the EU and UK.
• Experience engaging senior business and government leaders.
• Demonstrated ability to work with coalitions, peers, consultants and external partners including trade associations and political organizations.
• Ability to travel as required.
• Excellent English oral and written communication skills; prefer additional European languages skills.

Competencies

• Public Policy and Political Insight and Business Acumen.
• Strong understanding of how government actions impact business decisions.
• Significant knowledge of the intersection of and European political trends and their implications for financial services policy.
• Demonstrated ability to translate political risk into effective advocacy strategy.
• Leadership: Team player able to build trusted relationships with senior-level policymakers and business partners.
• Experience coordinating and engaging colleagues and networks across geographies and functions.
• Effective communicator who can engage comfortably with a wide range of audiences.
• Results Orientation: Self-motivated, strategic, and outcomes-focused professional able to manage multiple priorities, operate effectively in ambiguity, and deliver high-quality work independently while partnering closely with senior leadership.
• Able to balance strategic thinking with tactical execution to advance government affairs objectives.
• Demonstrated ability to translate relationships, insights, and advocacy efforts into meaningful policy outcomes for the business.

This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required.