Data Governance Foundation Group Manager - SVP

Citi, the leading global bank, has approximately 200 million customer accounts and does business in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions. Our core activities are safeguarding assets, lending money, making payments and accessing the capital markets on behalf of our clients.

Citi’s Mission and Value Proposition explain what we do and Strategy explain how we do it. Our mission is to serve as a trusted partner to our clients by responsibly providing financial services that enable growth and economic progress. We strive to earn and maintain our clients’ and the public’s trust by constantly adhering to the highest ethical standards and making a positive impact on the communities we serve.

The Data Governance Foundation Group Manager acts as the BCBS 239 Risk Engagement Lead, reporting into the BCBS 239 Implementation Lead, you will be pivotal in establishing and driving the BCBS 239 compliance plan specifically for the Risk function. This role requires an experienced program manager with a strong understanding of risk management processes and regulatory frameworks.

You will be responsible for fostering connectivity with relevant execution leads within the Risk organization, facilitating working groups, synthesizing the status of compliance implementation, and channeling this information effectively to the wider BCBS 239 program PMO. You will act as the single point of contact (SPOC) for the Risk area, handling escalations and providing critical execution support, ensuring seamless alignment across various teams including Product, Operations, Technology, and Data. Your responsibilities include:

• Compliance Plan Establishment: Establish and drive the BCBS 239 compliance plan specifically tailored for the Risk function, ensuring alignment with overall program objectives and regulatory requirements.

• Stakeholder Connectivity: Establish and maintain strong relationships with key execution leads and stakeholders within the Risk function to facilitate collaborative BCBS 239 implementation.

• Working Group Management: Organize and lead working groups focused on BCBS 239 compliance within Risk, ensuring effective collaboration, decision-making, and progress tracking.

• Status Synthesis & Reporting: Synthesize complex compliance implementation status updates from the Risk function and channel concise, accurate information to the broader BCBS 239 program PMO and senior leadership.

• Single Point of Contact (SPOC): Act as the primary point of contact for the Risk area for all BCBS 239-related matters, including escalations, inquiries, and coordination efforts.

• Execution Support & Alignment: Provide hands-on execution support to the Risk function for BCBS 239 initiatives and ensure alignment across Product, Operations, Technology, and Data teams to drive integrated solutions.

• Risk & Issue Management: Identify, track, and support the resolution of risks and issues specific to BCBS 239 implementation within the Risk function.

• Communication & Advocacy: Facilitate effective communication channels and advocate for the Risk function's needs and challenges within the broader BCBS 239 program.

Qualifications:

• 10+ years of relevant experience in Banking, Financial Services, plus 6-10 years of Managerial experience 

• Deep subject matter expertise around Data Governance and/or Data risk, control framework and policy development

• Demonstrates consistent track record of having worked as a Program or Project Manager, or working on large, strategic cross-functional projects

• Strong business analysis competency with historic success in shaping opportunities via conceptual thinking and abstract problem-solving capabilities

• Communicates effectively, develops and delivers multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences; able to drive consensus, and influence relationships at all levels

• Collaborates effectively by building partnerships and working well with others to meet shared objectives

• Ability to gain confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity and authenticity

• Strong negotiation, influencing and stakeholder management skills across a variety of stakeholders at different levels

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, appreciation of