SVP, Risk Regulatory Engagement Lead – Banking and International (Hybrid)

About Citi:

Citi, the leading global bank, has approximately 200 million customer accounts and does business in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions. Citi provides consumers, corporations, governments, and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including Consumer Banking and Credit, Corporate and Investment Banking, Securities Brokerage, Transaction Services, and Wealth Management. Our core activities are safeguarding assets, lending money, making payments, and accessing the Capital Markets on behalf of our clients.

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Position Objective:

The objective of this role is to support the execution of regulatory interactions across Risk Management, to ensure the organization is responsive, agile and well-prepared for unique and demanding regulatory requests. The position will require project management and stakeholder engagement to ensure that regulatory interactions are thoughtful, comprehensive, and culminate in consistent messaging.  In addition, there is opportunity to provide Senior Management with themes that emerge from the feedback received through these points of regulatory contact. 

Team Overview:
The Risk Regulatory Engagement team ensures the Independent Risk organization maintains a strong and productive engagement model with critical regulators, including the Federal Reserve, OCC, FDIC, and International Regulators. The team proactively manages the execution of regulatory engagements on behalf of the Independent Risk organization, which includes exams, ongoing supervisory meetings and requests as well as responses to supervisory letters. The team partners closely with subject matter experts within risk segments to:

• Oversee and coordinate regulatory examinations and reviews to ensure the Risk organization proactively addresses regulatory requests and concerns.

• Manage regulatory interactions, including recurring liaison meetings and ad hoc information requests, to strengthen regulatory relations from an Independent Risk Management perspective.

• Produce thematic summaries to Senior Management on regulatory interactions and developments to provide insight and advice.

• Conduct exam readiness assessments to ensure the organization proactively self-identifies issues and documentation is ready for submission.

• Support the development of appropriate and comprehensive responses and remediation plans when regulatory issues and concerns are identified.

• Work closely with partners in other Businesses and Functions, to ensure consistent and clear communications to regulators.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage complex regulatory exams that require significant program management across risk teams, with a focus on ensuring regulatory expectations are addressed on a holistic and consistent basis. 

• Establish effective working relationships and partner with key stakeholders and subject matter experts across relevant risk segments to ensure a more integrated approach to regulatory relations.

• Support proactive communication strategies with regulators and provide advice to senior management on the best approach to regulatory interactions with guidance on best-in-class presentations, materials and other submissions provided to regulato