Legal Entity Governance Officer

This new role is part of the ICG (Institutional Clients Group) Risk and Control team supporting the Legal Entity Oversight Governance Lead by contributing to and supporting with the design, development and implementation of an enhanced enterprise-wide target state for legal entity (LE) governance and LE oversight framework elements to further strengthen legal entity oversight and integrity. The role will be a part of the APAC ICG Risk and Controls team and will partner closely with the APAC ICG business teams in Hong Kong, Singapore and Global functions (including Compliance, Legal, Operational Risk Management, Operations & Technology, etc) as well as Country Business Operational Risk and Control teams to support the implementation of robust control directives and processes.

The role requires extensive knowledge in one of the following areas: governance, risk and control, operational or compliance risk practices, with a solid understanding of industry standards and requirements.

**Responsibilities**:
Support regions and legal entities across the jurisdictional footprint to implements new governance requirements and strengthen the governance framework (policies, standards, governance structures and artefacts) to enhance Citi’s governance arrangements and satisfy evolving regulatory expectations
Partner with ICG businesses and first line stakeholders to support in the delivery of effective governance arrangements on an ongoing basis that aids the businesses in overseeing and managing key risks and operational effectiveness
Maintain close interaction with governance stakeholders, e.g. the CAO function, and other 1st and 2nd line functions responsible for enhancing top of the house governance arrangements
Lead or participate in multiple and concurrent enhancement / transformation initiatives to remediate any identified gaps
Working with the ICG businesses and function owners on risk and control matters, providing objective views on risks, controls and trends to the Regional ICG Risk and Controls Head and the respective Country leadership, advising and guiding the function owners on risks and controls, and performing timely escalation on emerging risks and issues.
Liaise with line control officers on any deficiencies or control gaps as well as ensure appropriate remedial actions are in place where deficiencies are identified
Provide support to the global Risk & Control Management to ensure a robust assessment of the ICG control environment is provided to APAC Management to facilitate effective oversight of control risk
Support with the implementation of best practice governance frameworks and arrangements across key ICG businesses and jurisdictions
Support the roll out of enhanced governance and risk and control frameworks across the region and legal entities (as part of the global initiative)
Work with control partners and Internal Audit to coordinate governance and control remediation efforts
Partner with in-business risk and control leads to co-ordinate key regulatory priorities and control enhancements across the ICG businesses

**Qualifications & skills**:
**Experience in one of the following areas**: governance, project management, risk and control, finance, operational or compliance risk practices
3-5 years relevant work experience in banking or financial sector
Project management and change capabilities or prior consultancy experience is an advantage
Good working knowledge of ICG businesses and products Strong Stakeholder Management Skills (e.g. written and verbal communication, influencing skills & negotiation)
Strong attention to detail
A self-starter with ability to independently manage work and support with multiple deliverables concurrently
Ability to work effectively across a global organisation and support in the driving of change to business practices
Capable of prioritizing and multi-tasking in a dynamic, fast paced environment
Demonstrated analytical skills with follow-up and problem-solving capability
Development Value
Form part of a new, global transformation team at Citi with a focus to enhance and standardize Citi’s governance and risk management practices for all legal entities globally and work with senior leaders in the 1 LOD as well as Finance, Risk, O&T, Legal and Compliance to set new standards for legal entities.
Gain significant exposure to senior personnel at Citi around the world, will have the opportunity to travel, develop project management, programme design and advocacy skills, and will form a critical part of Citi’s Transformation and its go-forward state.
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- **Job Family Group**: Risk Management
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- **Job Family**: Business Risk & Controls
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- **Time Type**: Full time
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- Citi is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.

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