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Job Overview

Team/Role OverviewCiti is looking for a Senior Vice President, Technology & Cyber Risk to serve as a senior independent voice on technology and cyber risk across our Markets, Banking, and International businesses a role where your expertise directly shapes the firm's risk posture at the highest level. Sitting within Citi's Technology and Cyber Compliance and Operational Risk function, you will provide credible, evidence-based challenge to the first line of defence, ensuring that technology and cyber controls are robust, well-governed, and aligned to the firm's risk appetite. This is a high-visibility, high-impact position for a seasoned professional who can translate complex technical risk into clear strategic insight and influence outcomes at executive level.

What youll do

• Manages internal projects on threat issues that support a variety of participants and stakeholders measuring the effectiveness and comprehensiveness of Citis first line defenses.

• Establishes and oversees the application of compliance and technology and cyber policies and procedures, technology and tools, and governance processes to provide credible challenge for minimizing losses from technology and cyber risks.

• Independently assesses technology and cyber risks and drive actions to address the root causes that persistently lead to operational risk losses by challenging both historical and proposed practices.

• Leads independent assurance activities to assess areas of concern including substantive and controls testing.

• Monitors, evaluates, and challenges Key Risks and associated Key Risk Indicators triggers and thresholds. Also lead discussions with Key Indicator owners on breaches and action steps to correct breaches.

• Identifies potential risks associated with program/project delivery on a technical and detailed level.

• Leads various second line of defense technology and cyber assessments including risk assessments, control assessments, maturity assessments etc.

• Assesses technology and cyber risks associated with new initiatives and programs being proposed for implementation.

• Challenges the design, adequacy and strength of the control environment associated to technology and cyber and recommends actions to ensure the operational risk profile is in line with the technology and cyber risk appetite.  

• Executes ad-hoc activities for the TCCORO organization, including but not limited to: researching and producing materials for presentations of deep dives into selected topics, coordinating deliverables related to audits and examinations, and maintaining associated data for executive reporting.

What well need from you

• 10+ years of relevant experience in technology and cyber risk assessments, metrics, enterprise technology services, risks, and controls within globally complex, dispersed, and diverse organizations.

• Advanced knowledge and experience leading control design and operating effectiveness evaluation, testing, and reporting with a track record of influencing effective risk mitigation strategies

• Advanced proficiency in creating written executive materials and mastery in verbal presentation to Executive audiences.

• Outstanding communication and influencing skills, with the ability connect with individuals throughout all levels of the organization and with external partners and vendors.

• Exceptional relationship management skills,  including demonstrable experience managing through conflict and issue resolution with senior stakeholders.

• Proven ability to work within teams, manage cross-functional projects, influence executive-level strategic decision-making, and effectively translate technology / cyber risk insights to value-add risk mitigation solutions

• Subject matter expert in one or more industry standard risk management frameworks (including ISO27001, COBIT, TOGAF and CRI for example), and an in-depth understanding of technology and cyber risk mitigation strategies.

• Deep knowledge of products within the coverage area (e.g, Markets, Banking), including a technical understanding of current and emerging trends as well as the ability to apply in-depth understanding of the business impacts of technical contributions.

• In-depth knowledge of technology and cyber risks and controls across various information system architecture and engineering domains including data protection, identity and access management, vulnerability management, network security, endpoint security, logging and monitoring, incident management, and third-party management; preferred expertise in the following areas:

  • Experience with reviewing and evaluating technology architecture design and solutions inclusive of reviewing the people, process, and technology components.

  • Knowledge of full system, software, and security development lifecycle.

  • Knowledge of Information Security and Cyber security controls, technologies, operations, and operational response processes.

  • Knowledge of the risks and underlying controls that support the integration, testing and production support needs of Payment, Trade, and Banking applications.

  • Demonstrated expertise in data management and/or AI/ML/GenAI space.

  • Knowledge of Cloud security and controls, including secure design patterns and governance

  • Working familiarity with automated monitoring tools and incident tracking tools to effectively communicate and manage incidents, defects, and data quality issues.

  • Extensive technology and cyber risk domain knowledge including ability to analyse metrics and independently derive risk insights focused on business and regulatory context.

What we can offer you

By joining Citi Solutions Center Poland, you will not only be part of a business casual workplace with a hybrid working model (currently up to 2 days working at home per week), but also (potentially, subject to final offer) receive a competitive base salary and enjoy a whole host of additional benefits which can include: 

• Employer paid Defined Contribution Pension Plan contribution of 6% of employees pensionable earnings (PPE Program) 

• Employer paid Private Medical Care Package for employees and Private Medical Care Packages for certain family members available at preferential rates 

• Employer paid Life Insurance Program for employees and Life Insurance for certain family members available at preferential rates  

• Employee Assistance Program financed by Employer  

• Paid Parental Leave Program (maternity and paternity leave; statutory and 2 weeks additional paid paternity leave)  

• Sport Card for employees subsidised via Social Benefits Fund and Sport Cards for certain family members available at preferential rates  

• Additional benefits from Companys Social Benefit Fund, in particular: Holidays Allowance, support for sport and cultural activities, team building events. 

• Additional day off for volunteering 

• Cafeteria/ flex benefit a company benefits system which enables employees to select and purchase benefits offered by a provider and available for employees on the platform. 

• Opportunity to receive an annual discretionary incentive award 

• Special offers and discounts for employees 

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Alongside these benefits Citi is committed to ensuring our workplace is where everyone feels comfortable coming to work as their whole self every day. We want the best talent around the world to be energized to join us, motivated to stay, and empowered to thrive.  

Sounds like Citi has everything you need? Then apply to discover the true extent of your capabilities.

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Job Family Group:

Risk Management

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Job Family:

Operational Risk

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Time Type:

Full time

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Primary Location Full Time Salary Range:

z340,990.00 - z580,610.00

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Most Relevant Skills

Analytical Thinking, Controls Lifecycle, Credible Challenge, Governance, Policy, Procedure, and Regulation, Risk Management Lifecycle.

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Other Relevant Skills

Control Monitoring, Issue Management, Operational Risk, Policy and Procedure, Policy and Regulation, Risk Controls and Monitors, Risk Identification and Assessment.

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