At a Glance
- Tasks: Identify and reduce operational risk in a dynamic financial environment.
- Company: Join Citi's innovative Markets Operations Embedded Risk team.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive pay, hybrid work model, and professional development opportunities.
- Other info: Gain exposure to cross-functional teams and enhance your professional network.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on risk management while collaborating with industry experts.
- Qualifications: Experience in operational risk management and strong analytical skills required.
The predicted salary is between 72000 - 88000 £ per year.
Citi is looking for a Senior Risk Analyst to join the Markets Operations Embedded Risk team, where you will play a central role in proactively identifying, assessing, and reducing operational risk across the Asset Servicing Operations function. In this position, you will partner directly with operations teams and cross-functional control groups to strengthen the firm's risk management practices and drive meaningful improvements to the control environment. This is an opportunity to take ownership of end-to-end risk oversight in a high-impact, globally connected environment.
Responsibilities
- Assess the effectiveness of existing controls across Asset Servicing Operations, identifying gaps and leading the implementation of targeted enhancements to reduce operational risk.
- Manage the end-to-end execution of the Manager's Control Assessment (MCA) program, including periodic attestations, quality oversight, and associated reporting cycles.
- Monitor adherence to the Enterprise Risk Management Framework and applicable risk, compliance, and operational policies, escalating issues where standards are not met.
- Evaluate business activities and processes against required policies and standards to strengthen risk management quality and ensure regulatory alignment.
- Coordinate with operations line staff and internal control groups across the second and third lines of defense to develop corrective action plans that address identified control failures.
- Conduct issue quality reviews in line with issue management standards, ensuring findings are accurately documented, tracked, and resolved in a timely manner.
- Produce standardized risk and controls reporting that provides reliable, actionable information to support decision-making by senior management, governance committees, and regulators.
- Participate in internal and external audit engagements, coordinating responses and facilitating the remediation of audit findings across the Asset Servicing Operations team.
Required Qualifications & Skills
- Significant experience in operational risk management, compliance, audit, or a related controls function within financial services.
- Demonstrated ability to identify, measure, and manage key risks and controls across complex operational environments.
- Experience designing and executing controls frameworks, including sustainable process improvements that reduce risk over time.
- Working knowledge of compliance regulations, risk management principles, and industry best practices relevant to financial services operations.
- Analytical capability to evaluate complex risk and control processes, translate findings into clear recommendations, and communicate these effectively to senior stakeholders.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage confidently at senior management level and across multiple business functions.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word, with the ability to use these tools to build risk reporting and present findings clearly.
Beneficial Skills & Qualifications
- Experience working within or alongside Asset Servicing, Markets Operations, or a similar financial services operational environment.
- Familiarity with governance committee operations, including meeting coordination, agenda management, and action item tracking.
- Exposure to new business initiative review processes or regulatory change programs in a financial services context.
- Master's degree in a relevant discipline such as finance, risk management, or business administration.
What We Offer
- Joining Citi's Markets Operations Embedded Risk team means working at the centre of a globally connected organisation, where your contributions directly shape how operational risk is managed at scale.
- You will collaborate with experienced professionals across operations, compliance, and control functions, with genuine scope to influence risk outcomes and build long-term expertise in a senior, high-visibility role.
- A hybrid working model with 3 days in the office and 2 days working remotely, giving you structure and flexibility.
- Strategic influence over the risk and control agenda for the Asset Servicing Operations function, with clear ownership and accountability.
- Exposure to cross-functional teams spanning operations, audit, and regulatory engagement, broadening your professional network and expertise.
- Access to learning and development programmes that support your continued professional growth within risk, controls, and financial services.
- Competitive compensation and financial wellbeing benefits, including access to Citi's broader employee support programmes.
- Wellbeing and work-life balance support, with resources designed to help you perform at your best both professionally and personally.
Citi is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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