Payments Tech Business Execution Lead - Senior Vice President
About The Position
The Senior Business Execution Lead is a senior member of Citi’s Payments Technology Business Execution team, supporting senior technology executives across a large-scale global organization. The role drives financial management, organizational effectiveness, strategic execution, workforce planning, governance, and client engagement across key Payments Technology portfolios. The position supports senior technology managers and is accountable for approximately $200 million in budget management, including expense governance, forecasting, investment oversight, client allocations, and financial transparency. It provides senior leadership across centralized portfolio management efforts, including governance of direct green budgets, client allocation methodologies, and the financial cleanliness and integrity of Payments Technology Services (PTS). The role requires executive presence, financial acumen, and the ability to influence outcomes across senior technology, business, finance, and client stakeholders.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in Business Execution, Business Management, Chief of Staff, Strategy, Finance, Program Management, or Technology Management roles.
- Proven experience managing large-scale technology budgets and financial planning processes.
- Strong understanding of financial services, technology organizations, governance, and organizational management.
- Demonstrated client-facing experience and ability to engage effectively with senior stakeholders.
- Exceptional communication, executive presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
- Strong analytical, financial, and problem-solving capabilities.
- Ability to influence and drive results across complex, global, matrixed organizations.
- Bachelor's degree in BA or Information Systems.
Nice To Haves
- MBA.
Responsibilities
- Manage and oversee an approximately $200 million technology budget, aligned with strategic, operational, and financial objectives.
- Drive budgeting, forecasting, expense management, productivity tracking, resource planning, and investment governance.
- Lead financial reviews and recommend expenditure, investment, and resource allocation decisions.
- Provide leadership on centralized financial management initiatives, including direct green budget governance, client allocation processes, and financial planning.
- Maintain PTS financial cleanliness through accurate reporting, ownership alignment, expense governance, chargeback accuracy, and adherence to financial controls.
- Identify cost optimization opportunities and work with Finance and technology leaders to improve productivity and financial efficiency.
- Develop executive-level financial reporting, metrics, and insights for leadership decision-making.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to senior technology managers in executing strategic priorities and organizational objectives.
- Drive cross-functional initiatives and special projects through successful delivery against commitments.
- Coordinate leadership governance routines, operating reviews, business reviews, and strategic planning.
- Prepare executive communications, presentations, operating materials, and management reporting.
- Represent Payments Technology in client-facing engagements and partner with internal and external stakeholders on strategic and operational priorities.
- Build and maintain relationships across Technology, Product, Operations, Finance, Risk, and Business organizations.
- Support client engagements, business reviews, and governance forums, aligning technology priorities with client expectations.
- Influence and drive outcomes across a highly matrixed global environment.
- Support workforce planning, headcount governance, organizational design, and operating model reviews.
- Partner with senior leaders and HR on talent strategy, organizational effectiveness, and location strategy initiatives.
- Lead initiatives to improve operational efficiency, transparency, accountability, and organizational performance.
- Ensure strong governance, risk management, and adherence to applicable policies and regulatory requirements.
- Support audit, regulatory, and control-related activities.
- Identify, assess, and escalate risks, driving timely remediation and resolution.
- Foster accountability, transparency, and sound control discipline.
Benefits
- Medical coverage
- Dental coverage
- Vision coverage
- 401(k)
- Life insurance
- Accident insurance
- Disability insurance
- Wellness programs
- Paid vacation
- Paid sick leave
- Paid holidays
- Discretionary and formulaic incentive and retention awards may be available to eligible employees.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
