Assistant Vice President – Eligible Collateral Negotiator – Markets Operations

Markets Operations represents the evolution and transformation of Operations in the Finance Industry which creates a uniqueness about how we deliver our products and solutions. We take pride and are passionate about our People and our culture. We are invested in you, your experiences, development, and in building a successful career for you  are modernizing everything we do; allowing flexibility and creating an exciting environment which encourages diversity of thought and inclusion.

We are a dynamic, global, and diverse Organization, with a presence in over 60 Countries; covering all post execution Operations teams including product aligned Middle Office groups, Settlements, Margin, Asset Servicing, Listed Derivative, Clearing & Commodities Operations. We support an extensive range of Capital Markets products and services including Fixed Income (FX, Rates, Credit, Muni, Cash and Derivatives) where Citi is consistently a dominant top 3 player in the market, Equity (Cash, Derivatives, Prime Brokerage, Futures, Listed Derivatives, Clearing and Foreign Exchange Prime Brokerage) where Citi has a significant growth program to continue to build out its capabilities and services;

and Syndicates where we support both FI and EQ new issues and IPOs.

Our Operations groups are the core of all activity at the Firm and have significant impact across the lifecycle of a trade. We partner extensively with a range of internal stakeholders such as Front Office Sales and Trading Desks, Compliance, Legal, Finance and HR; alongside having significant interaction with our external client base, playing a key role in the overall client experience.

We have a client relationship group dedicated to overseeing service performance and strategic partnerships with top tier clients, where we play a key role in supporting global clients to ensure they have a first-class experience when doing business with Citi.

Our roles entail ensuring we operate in a robust control environment, whilst in a fast-paced workplace. We comply with global regulations and internal policies and adopt a proactive approach to identifying opportunities to reduce risk through the continuous evaluation of our controls; to protect our clients, the firm, and our reputation.

We work closely with our external global peers, partners, and regulators, and play an integral part in leading an agenda at the forefront to optimize and streamline processes and drive strategy across our industry.

The Collateral Schedule Negotiations team supports global Markets businesses working across products, regions, and divisions, with a broad range of stakeholders. The objective of the team is to deliver efficient, controlled, and scalable collateral optimization, supporting cost reduction and capacity growth.

The team undertakes the negotiations of eligible collateral profiles for uncleared derivatives. This includes both bilateral and triparty arrangements.

The group maintain and update negotiation templates, ensuring compliance with applicable regulations. Additionally, the schedules need to align with credit risk tolerances, collateral optimization objectives and operational capabilities.

• Demonstrate and develop knowledge of collateral definitions and regulations surrounding uncleared derivatives margin regulations.
• Provide white glove client service by facilitating a seamless negotiation and execution experience of collateral schedules.
• Ensure processes are well designed and implemented, with sound governance, procedures, workflows and controls. Drive best practices.
• Participate in transformation initiatives driving risk reduction, cost reduction, client service excellence & revenue opportunities.
• Partner closely with key stakeholders such as Legal, Operations, Technology, Client Onboarding, Markets businesses, and risk functions.
• Help develop talent, support their growth, and promote a culture of continuous improvement by cultivating a robust service and control environment.

• BA/BS degree preferred
• Relevant experience in:
  Agreement Management, CSA and Eligible Collateral Schedule Negotiations, Client Onboarding, Derivatives…