At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead IT projects, develop work plans, and drive process improvements.
- Company: Join Citi, a global leader in financial services with a collaborative culture.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive salary, generous holidays, private medical insurance, and hybrid working.
- Other info: Be part of a diverse team committed to innovation and community.
- Why this job: Make a real impact while growing your career in a dynamic environment.
- Qualifications: Experience in technology roles and strong project management skills required.
The predicted salary is between 80000 - 100000 £ per year.
Overview
The IT Project Tech Lead is a strategic professional who stays abreast of developments within own field and contributes to directional strategy by considering their application in own job and the business.
Recognised technical authority for an area within the business.
Requires basic commercial awareness.
There are typically multiple people within the business that provide the same level of subject matter expertise.
Developed communication and diplomacy skills are required in order to guide, influence and convince others, in particular colleagues in other areas and occasional external customers.
Significant impact on the area through complex deliverables.
Provides advice and counsel related to the technology or operations of the business.
Work impacts an entire area, which eventually affects the overall performance and effectiveness of the sub‑function/job family.
Responsibilities
- Develops and coordinates the execution of detailed IT work plans, schedules; project estimates, resource plans and status reports.
- Interfaces with senior project staff and client senior management teams regarding status of projects.
- Recommends and oversees process improvements.
- Has considerable business impact through in‑depth evaluation of complex business processes, system processes and industry standards.
- Provides expertise in area and an advanced level of understanding of the principles of IT project leadership.
- Possesses a comprehensive understanding of how own area and others (i. e., architecture or infrastructure) collectively integrate to contribute towards achieving business objectives.
- Directly impacts the business by influencing strategic functional decisions through advice, counsel or provided services.
- Acts as advisor or coach to new or lower‑level analysts; allocates work.
- Provides in‑depth and sophisticated analysis with interpretive thinking to define problems and develop innovative solutions.
- Persuades and influences others through a comprehensive communication and diplomacy skills.
- Appropriately assesses risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behaviour, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.
Qualifications & Experience
- Experience in a related technology role and subject matter expert in overall field.
- Multi‑year experience with the implementation of regulatory driven requirements related to Market Risk and Regulatory capital (e. g., FRTB, Mi FID, Dodd Frank, BCBS).
- Demonstrable experience and abilities in executing the delivery of diverse portfolios of complex and multi‑faceted technology changes.
- Proven effectiveness of managing software delivery and strong use of project and programme software tools (such as JIRA, Confluence, Sharepoint, Microsoft suite).
- Experience and proven ability of senior executive management engagement, relationship building and reporting.
- Experience and a track record of the adoption and usage of AI tooling advantageous.
- Bachelor's degree/University degree or equivalent experience, potentially Master’s degree.
Benefits
Working at Citi is far more than just a job.
A career with us means joining a team of more than 230,000 dedicated people from around the globe.
At Citi, you'll have the opportunity to grow your career, give back to your community and make a real impact.
By joining Citi London, you will not only be part of a business casual workplace with a hybrid working model (up to 2 days working at home per week), but also receive a competitive base salary (which is annually reviewed), and enjoy a whole host of additional benefits such as: Generous holiday allowance starting at 27 days plus bank holidays; increasing with tenure.
A discretionary annual performance related bonus.
Private medical insurance packages to suit your personal circumstances.
Employee Assistance Program.
Pension Plan.
Paid Parental Leave.
Special discounts for employees, family, and friends.
Access to an array of learning and development resources.
Alongside these benefits Citi is committed to ensuring our workplace is where everyone feels comfortable coming to work as their whole self every day.
We want the best talent around the world to be energized to join us, motivated to stay, and empowered to thrive.
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