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Citigroup Business Risk Sr Group Manager - C15 - LONG ISLAND CITY in Queens, New York
Citi Wealth AML Risk Management Lead – C15
Citi’s Wealth business serves the needs of clients across the entire wealth spectrum. It has been created by combining the Wealth Management businesses across Citi Global Consumer Bank and Citi Private Bank. It serves over 500,000 clients through its global footprint in Asia, EMEA, and Americas.
Wealth delivers a wide range of products and services covering capital markets, managed investments, portfolio management, trust and estate planning, investment finance and banking. By building on the strengths and capabilities across Citi, we intend to transform the way we serve clients across the wealth spectrum, delivering the full range of high tech and high touch capabilities Citi can offer, and ultimately help them achieve their goals.
The Wealth Controls Team is looking for an experienced AML Risk Management professional.
This role will require expertise in AML Risk Management in the retail brokerage/investment and private banking space. Ability to effectively and sustainably solution streamlined AML risk prevention measures is paramount. Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required, along with resourcefulness, out-of-the box thinking, and robust risk control acumen. Candidates must have experience in complex problem-solving as well as working across multiple businesses, regions, and functions.
Key Responsibilities
Support an effective AML risk management governance framework
Identify, assess and document inherent AML risks arising from Wealth business activities on an on-going basis, including as part of the new business/activity assessment, and existing products, services, client makeup, interaction channels and procedures
Assess AML prevention and detection control effectiveness, including direction to MCA/RCSA design and execution
Focus on continuous improvements to ensure controls are efficient, effective, streamlined, and sustainable
Identify and escalate AML risk related control issues to governance forums
Define and monitor remediation actions to manage residual AML risks to an acceptable level and in accordance with fraud risk appetite
Support the development of AML risk appetite
Source high quality AML risk related data that is complete, accurate and timely to enable the monitoring of AML risk profile
Identify inconsistencies and other anomalies in AML risk related data
Connect the dots with adjacent financial crime risk stripes, such as Sanctions and fraud
Perform look-across/thematic review of internal and external events
Identify/assess emerging risk, e.g., deep fakes, and drive Wealth effort to mitigate
Participate in industry wide AML risk discussions to attain best practice and lessons learned
Coordinate with Citi enterprise Financial Crimes & Fraud Prevention team, KYC operations and the 2nd LOD AML Compliance Risk Management team to proactively and seamlessly improve risk profile
Provide adequate oversight of the change implementation plan to confirm that technology expenditures and operational resources are adequately deployed to improve KYC controls
Lead the response to regulatory exams and audits
Stay abreast of relevant changes to laws, rules and regulations that impact Wealth AML risk profile
Qualifications
15+ years of Financial Services work experience with focus on AML risk management
Bachelor's degree required; Master’s degree preferred
ACAMS preferred
Skill Requirements
Strong process and project management skills, including the ability to manage several large initiatives simultaneously
Detail oriented and analytical
Ability to use broad knowledge and expertise to clearly define complex issues despite incomplete or ambiguous information
Ability to create and maintain a network of strong partnerships across the regions/products/functions
Provides well-reasoned, balanced assessments of issues and questions, in a timely fashion
Considers broad implications of decisions on different functions and units
Thinks strategically and articulates concepts clearly
Ability to drive operating and culture change and has the long-term vision and leadership stamina to maintain course within a constantly changing environment.
Demonstrate ability to synthesize information, prioritize business goals and drive results with a high sense of urgency
Exceptional communication, executive reporting, influencing, and negotiation skills
Accomplished change leader with a flexible approach and resilience to setbacks
Openness to challenge and continuously challenging the status quo
Self-motivated, highly adaptive, and able to work well under high stress
Strategically minded with track record of execution excellence
Job Family Group:
Risk Management
Job Family:
Business Risk & Control
Time Type:
Full time
Primary Location:
Long Island City New York United States
Primary Location Full Time Salary Range:
$170,000.00 - $300,000.00
In addition to salary, Citi’s offerings may also include, for eligible employees, discretionary and formulaic incentive and retention awards. Citi offers competitive employee benefits, including: medical, dental & vision coverage; 401(k); life, accident, and disability insurance; and wellness programs. Citi also offers paid time off packages, including planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave), and paid holidays. For additional information regarding Citi employee benefits, please visit citibenefits.com. Available offerings may vary by jurisdiction, job level, and date of hire.
Anticipated Posting Close Date:
Mar 11, 2025
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