Director, Compliance Independent Assessment - TTS Payments & Trade - C15 (Tampa)

Serves as a senior compliance risk manager for Independent Compliance Risk Management (ICRM)’s Testing team responsible for assessing compliance risks and controls implemented by the first and second line of defense. Also responsible for performing risk assessments of Citi's compliance risks; performing independent testing activities (testing and on-going monitoring) to assess the design and effectiveness of key controls designed to address compliance risk; reporting and escalating control issues and any violations of laws or breaches of policy; and validating adequacy of remediation taken to address reported issues.

Key Activities include:

• Overseeing the development, implementation, and execution of the compliance testing, continuous testing, and reporting programs within an assigned region in accordance with Compliance Testing (CT) Plan.
• Directing the planning, execution, and reporting of compliance testing reviews and compliance and regulatory issue validation activities for a component of a product line or function, or legal entity within an assigned region in accordance with CT Plan.
• Managing a team or multiple teams of Compliance professionals. Developing, attracting, and retaining talent; recommending staffing levels required to carry out the unit’s role and responsibilities effectively while establishing and adhering to talent management processes and compensation and performance management programs.
• Assisting in the development of a robust CT Plan to monitor for compliance with rules, laws, and regulations.
• Developing a valued interactive program of support and testing that provides regulators and stakeholders’ insight into compliance trends, themes, issues, and root causes. 
• Developing a valued interactive program of support and compliance risk management services covering the assessment and reporting of Key Compliance Risks across businesses and products, legal entities and jurisdictions, providing stakeholders with insight and practical solutions to improve the control culture and environment across Citigroup.
• Defining resource requirements and budgets for CT projects.
• Serving as a testing owner for complex reviews, analyze report findings, and recommend appropriate interventions where needed.
• Identifying and evaluating emerging risks and present findings to CT function leadership.
• Analysing and providing credible challenges to team’s assessment of the control environment (of relevant assessment units), including Manager’s Control Assessments (MCA), Internal Audit Assessments (and related control metrics such as Issues Being Actioned by Management (IBAM), on-time remediation, Reopens, and MCA effectiveness), Regulatory Issues (and its metrics), Compliance Testing Results, and Legal Matters.
• Participating in discussions with the firm’s regulators in connection with inquiries, inspections, and exams.
• Participating in the development and enhancement of the CT Methodology and Standards for auditing, testing, and reporting with compliance risk focus.
• Providing regulator briefings as necessary and insight to the State of Compliance Report on a quarterly basis to the Audit Committees of Citigroup and Citibank.
• Additional duties as assigned.
• Appropriately assess 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 behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency, as well as effectively supervise the activity of others and create accountability with those who fail to maintain these standards.

Qualifications:

• 15+ years of experience, including 8-10+ years' managerial experience
• Extensive global compliance and audit related experience, and strong knowledge of business processes and IT technologies utilized in the Financial Services Industry
• Subject matter expertise in the area of Treasury and Trade Solutions - Payments and Trade
• Possess strong project management, budgeting, and interpersonal skills, makes sound decisions, and exhibit initiative and intuitive thinking
• Executive presence and a reputation for building strong relationships with stakeholders and leading teams, both direct reports and in peer/influence models. Effectiveness in working within a large scale and complex matrix organization is essential
• Solid understanding of rules, laws, and regulations, and specific regulatory requirements impacting financial services and Treasury and Trade Solutions (Payments & Trade)
• Proven experience in leading transformational change, in influencing geo