Head of FX Technology Controls (SVP) - London

Head of FX Technology Controls

About Citi

As the world’s most global bank, Citi gives you the tools to be a trailblazer. We’re not just building technology; we’re building the future of banking. With thousands of employees located around the globe, we are an international team encompassing a broad range of teams, roles, and cultures, and we invite you to come and join us!

Citi’s technology team supports business operations in 100+ countries, across multiple lines of business spanning both Institutional and retail businesses.

The group works to optimize the IT environment by standardizing production platforms, reducing complexity, and introducing innovative solutions that provide new business capabilities, reduce total cost of ownership, and create a competitive advantage for Citi.

We want to regularly engage with talented individuals who are passionate about producing clean, testable code as part of a high performing team. We have found this to be way more important than experience in the financial sector.

Citi’s FX has a physical presence in 83 countries with 1,400 dedicated staff giving us the largest FX presence of any bank globally. Foreign Exchange has been one of the defining businesses of Citi for much of its 200 year existence.

Above all, we seek individuals who seek exceptional attitude and aptitude in the people they work with and have a demonstrated passion for delivering FX technology in support of our #1 FX business.

Role Overview/What will you do:

• Lead the coordination, implementation, and consistent execution of controls across our global FX technology stack.
• This role will be responsible for overseeing the seamless integration and alignment of our FX systems, ensuring all platforms and processes meet operational, risk, and compliance standards.
• The SVP will collaborate across multiple teams, including technology, trading and operations, to ensure smooth execution, scalability, and innovation.
• Clear communication and ability to influence stakeholders is a key skill required.
• The role does not involve budget responsibility.
• Lead and present global and regional updates to engage team in the progress of organization.
• Contribute to defining and implementing best practices and processes for the department and ensure transparency and consistency across teams.

Key Skills and Experience required

• The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in FX technology, strong project management skills, and the ability to drive cross-functional alignment at all levels of the organization.
• Extensive leadership in an FX organization (ideally) with deep understanding of the regulatory environment.
• Experience of working with both technical and non-technical stakeholders on complex and cross-functional projects.
• Extensive stakeholder management across all levels Technology and Markets Businesses.
• Deep understanding of all aspects of IT development/Engineering, product management and program management to enable effective collaboration with partners from those disciplines.
• Experience in multiple areas of the financial services domain e.g., consumer, institutional, risk, compliance, and finance to facilitate effective communication with partners.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate to a wide variety of stakeholders including senior leadership.
• Positive can-do attitude with a willingness to take control of a situation when required.

What we’ll provide you

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:

• 27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays).
• A discretional annual performance related bonus.
• Private Medical Care & Life Insurance.
• 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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