Senior Lead Counsel 1 - Regulatory

Citi’s Legal Department is seeking a motivated and experienced attorney (C-14 – Senior Vice President) to join the legal team supporting Citi’s Transformation Program Groups and Finance organization.  We are seeking pragmatic and talented lawyers who can operate effectively as in-house lawyers for a large, complex global banking organization with nearly 2,000 employees in the Legal Department and more than 200,000 employees worldwide.

The Transformation Legal Group is a part of Citi’s broader bank regulatory legal group and provides legal advice and counsel in connection with the execution and implementation of Citi’s enterprise-wide risk management and control Transformation efforts. Citi’s Transformation is the multi-year effort being undertaken by the company to simplify and modernize how the firm operates and enable it to lead in a dynamic, competitive, and increasingly digital world. This Senior Attorney role will be focused on supporting Citi’s Finance function – including on matters related to regulatory reporting, recovery and resolution planning, capital, and liquidity – as well as certain of Citi’s Transformation functions. The Transformation is an effort of the highest importance to the company and attorneys supporting it will have the opportunity to advise and otherwise engage with senior leaders across the organization.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide legal support, coordination, challenge, and advice to the Finance and certain of Citi’s Transformation functions. Doing so will include (i) identifying, analyzing, and interpreting applicable U.S. and non-U.S. laws and regulations applicable to the Transformation functions, (ii) providing legal advice to colleagues within those functions on those regulations, and (iii) driving consistent approaches, processes, standards, and governance across enterprise-wide Transformation and related remediation efforts.
• Provide sound judgment in connection with Citi’s responses to and ongoing dialogue with the U.S. banking agencies.
• Manage large-scale and critical legal projects and initiatives related to the Transformation functions from beginning to end.
• Closely coordinate and collaborate with other Citi attorneys supporting the Finance function and the Transformation on specific and general Finance and Transformation execution-related matters.
• Stay abreast of changing internal policies, regulations, legislative developments, and industry trends that may impact the Transformation groups and Citi more broadly.
• Work with external counsel to support the needs of the group, as necessary.   

Qualifications:

• 7+ years of relevant industry experience within a large corporation, law firm, or government agency, preferably in financial services. The ideal candidate will have experience providing legal advice on bank regulatory issues.
• Familiarity with complex global financial institutions, their services, and product offerings.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and interpersonal skills and clear and concise written and verbal communication abilities.
• Demonstrated ability to think strategically, problem solve, and exercise sound judgment.
• Proven ability to build and maintain relationships with colleagues in different functions and of varying levels of seniority.
• Ability to handle multiple matters on time and under pressure.
• Bar license in good standing to practice law.

Education:

• Juris Doctorate or equivalent law degree

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Job Family Group:

Legal

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Job Family:

Legal - Enterprise

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Time Type:

Full time

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Primary Location:

New York New York United States

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Primary Location Full Time Salary Range:

$211,280.00 - $316,920.00

In addition to salary, Citi’s offerings may also include, for eligible employees, discretionary and formulaic incentive and retention awards. Citi offers competitive employee benefits, including: medical, dental & vision coverage; 401(k); life, accident, and disability insurance; and wellness programs. Citi also offers paid time off packages, including planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave), and paid holidays. For additional information regarding Citi employee benefits, please visit