Markets Data Risk Controls Lead, North America, Senior Vice President

Responsibilities

Manage the execution of Markets data controls by facilitating the remediation of exceptions from Root Cause Analysis (RCA) through Sustainability; continuously monitor controls to mitigate data risks, particularly for Markets data, Critical Data Elements (CDEs), and associated Data Quality (DQ) validations, ensuring operating effectiveness

Drive standardization and consistent evidencing of controls, and lead initiatives to enhance Markets data controls, including UAT testing and production validation

Analyze data control metrics, actively identifying and understanding data quality issues (including end‑to‑end data flows), and lead remediation efforts in alignment with strategic data programs

Utilize control management skills to develop a data controls team equipped with specialist data analysis and/or risk and control skillsets to effectively operate controls

Provide expert data risk advisory, supporting strategic data execution, and offering guidance on data policies and procedures to business and stakeholders

Drive control enhancements, lead working groups with stakeholders and technology partners, and manage project delivery

Liaise effectively with Internal Audit and regulators to articulate control implementation, data quality metrics, and associated remedial actions, while supporting engagements, identifying corrective actions, and ensuring timely responses

Prepare presentations to update senior management and various governance committees on developments, emerging data quality risks, control issues, and enhancements

Update and maintain a robust Manager’s Control Assessment (MCA) in compliance with the Citi’s Risk Policy

Utilize agentic AI solutions to streamline control construction, execution, management, and exception remediation

Recommended Qualifications

10+ years of experience working with Markets (1st or 2nd line) with a strong understanding of data analytics, financial products, operational intricacies, and various Markets asset classes (Equities, Rates, FX, Markets Treasury, Spread Products, Commodities), including data structures, valuation methodologies, and CDE requirements

Comprehensive understanding of how data influences business decisions, including expertise in data analysis, threshold monitoring, and data anomaly identification/resolution

Extensive experience in designing, operating, and/or monitoring key controls within Citi Risk and Control (CRC) and the associated Manager’s Control Assessment (MCA) tool, particularly within Markets trading environments

Strong controls mindset, adept at identifying, mitigating, communicating, and escalating risks effectively

Understanding of Basel regulatory requirements such as the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB) and/or the Standardized Approach for calculating Counter party Credit Risk (SA‑CCR)

Technical

Skills:

Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, and Word

Working knowledge of SQL for data extraction and analysis

Familiarity with data visualization tools, such as Tableau

Experience with prompt engineering and interacting with agentic AI systems

Education
Bachelor's/University degree, Master's degree preferred

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