Cross-disciplinary Controls Lead Analyst Vice President

Job ID: 99678064496Posted: 2026-08-28Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland, United KingdomCategory: Controls Governance & Oversight, ProfessionalCompany: CitiCiti COO organization is tightly integrated with Citi's businesses. COO plays a central role in driving value for the firm and its clients.

The mission of the COO NFR team is to support the identification, assessment, and management/mitigation of risks across COO related to franchise, reputational, and client risks. Within COO NFR team, the COO ERM Risk ID Team is responsible for establishing structured and repeatable practices and procedures, global risk reporting and risk governance across all businesses and key risk and control areas within COO that enable compliance with the Citi Enterprise Risk Management Framework and related policies and standards.

Job Description:

This position will report to the COO RMP Risk Identification (Risk ID) Lead and will help enhance the risk identification and quality assurance processes for RMP, working closely with global and regional teams to ensure effective implementation. Responsibilities include identifying non-compliance to second line requirements, data quality issues, and risk trends.

The position requires a solid conceptual / practical grounding in Operational, Strategic, Reputational and Compliance risk stripes. Key ResponsibilitiesDevelop and maintain strong working relationships with COO Control Leads as well as with the Second Line of DefenseEnable the COO RMP risk identification activities by assisting the Risk ID Lead in engaging with the COO functions to gain comfort about the value and effectiveness of a robust risk identification model in sustaining and enhancing the COO RMP processSupport the development and maintenance of the risk identification process including quality measures / metricsReview and evaluate how quality measures are used to drive continuous improvementPerform reviews of COO RMP data to determine compliance to the ORM policies and standardsSupport the design and facilitate the implementation of appropriate scorecards and dashboards to provide a health status to COO senior managementAnalyze operational data to identify trends, issues, and opportunities for improvementTrack corrective actions and validate that the related changes are embedded and sustainedPerform recurring COO RMP procedures and controlsUpdate assurance and risk oversight processes on a continuing basis to ensure sustainable delivery of the processIdentify data validation and process control weaknesses and work with the COO RMP Risk ID Lead to engage technology to find solutionsEscalate appropriately and timely any concerns that could put timeliness/completeness of deliverables at risk to the COO RMP Risk ID LeadQualifications:6 to 8 years broad experience in operational risk or related fieldsUnderstanding of and, preferably, direct experience with technologies applicable to the financial industryWorking knowledge of primary risks factors faced by modern financial institutions (operational disruptions, fraud, security threats, regulatory environment changes, resource availability, etc.)Excellent writing and technical writing skillsA strong business understanding of COO is a plusGeneral understanding of relevant banking regulations and supervisory expectations for large complex financial institutionsDemonstrated ability to think analytically and creatively problem solveStrong interpersonal skills, with evidence of working in collaboration across large organizations, including a proactive and 'no surprises' approach in communicating issues / requestsUnderstand how your work contributes to other work across Citi / understand downstream impacts of decisions madeProactively seek opportunities to enhance and strengthen infrastructure and controls in a way that: drives value, enables the build of better product and services and balances risks and returns / growthPartner across the business in a way that demonstrates collective obligation on managing risk through appropriate controlsContinuously seek out opportunities to improve processes; learn from mistakesSeek out diverse perspectives and skill sets recognizing that the power of Citi is the sum of its partsConstructively challenge others at all levels and across boundaries to deliver better results; invite challengeBe comfortable communicating reality – both positive and negative - honestly, openly, and directlyWork across teams and boundaries, regardless of titles and roles, to deliver the full value of Citi to clientsPrevious supervisory / management experience Is a plusStrong follow-up and organizational skillsDetail and results orientedEducation: A Bachelor's / undergraduate university degree or equivalent relevant business experience preferred------------------------------------------------------Job Family Group: Controls Governance & Oversight------------------------------------------------------Job Family: Cross-disciplinary Controls------------------------------------------------------Time Type: Full time------------------------------------------------------Most Relevant Skills Analytical Thinking, Assessment, Business Acumen, Constructive Debate, Controls Lifecycle, Governance, Issue Management, Process Design, Risk Management Lifecycle, Stakeholder Management.------------------------------------------------------Other Relevant Skills For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.------------------------------------------------------Citi is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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