SVP – Compliance AML KYC Group Manager

The Compliance AML KYC Group Manager is a senior management-level position responsible for accomplishing results through the management of a team or department to provide Anti-Money Laundering (AML) monitoring, governance, oversight and regulatory reporting services in coordination with the Compliance and Control team. The overall objective of this role is to drive the development and management of a dedicated internal KYC (Know Your Client) program at Citi.

Responsibilities:

• Provide strong people leadership to the Markets KYC Buffalo team. This includes prioritizing 1:1’s, team meetings, training / coaching, career advancement, and performance management in partnership with global functional matrix managers.
• Demonstrate strong representation for Markets KYC in the Buffalo site. This includes ensuring Markets KYC is an ISG and site leader in various people and organizational initiatives.
• Serve as the global Markets KYC functional leader for audit engagement, partnering closely with stakeholders in Risk and Control, AML, and the Business to ensure timely and complete responses to all internal and external reviews.
• Drive strategic operational readiness functions for Markets KYC globally, including ensuring client coverage is completed timely, workflow allocations are done strategically to meet business / client and productivity goals, and capacity is managed centrally across functions.
• Represent Know Your Client (KYC) team in multiple forums, internally and externally, including senior management discussions and key stakeholder meetings across the business, compliance and operations to provide transparency on initiatives
• Work with Global KYC management team to provide strategic direction and develop all aspects of the KYC control environment (e.g., people, process, technology and governance)
• Ensure proper and effective governance of tasks and processes with reference to internal policy and external regulation
• Partner with Compliance, the business and KYC teams globally on interpretation and implementation of new Anti-Money Laundering (AML) policies managing directly the impact to the control environment
• Develop project plans and ongoing KYC training plans related to business, product and AML policies including review and attestation processes
• Assess and manage changes to the KYC control environment delivered though process, policy and technology change
• Drive continuous improvements to quality of data, control reporting and associated metrics to increase global consistency
• 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:

• 10+ years of relevant experience
• Strong people leader
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Experience in Client Onboarding and/or KYC
• Demonstrated people leadership in both direct and indirect / matrix scenarios
• Strong communication and presence in virtual environment
• Strong organizational skills with proven track record of identifying deliverables, outlining plans, and delivering against plans
• Demonstrated partnerships in working across teams to deliver on key objectives

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience

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