Third Party Oversight Manager-Senior Vice President

About the position

Procurement and Third-Party Management (TPM) Organization manages the risks associated with Citi’s use of and reliance upon Third Party relationships, including outsourced arrangements, across all business lines and locations. The organization defines and oversees the implementation of policies and standards that provide controls to assess and manage risks related to Citi’s Third Party relationships and outsourcing arrangements. The goal of Procurement & TPM is to support Citi’s selection and management of Third Parties capable of providing products and services in a safe and sound manner and at a reasonable cost and to manage the risks associated with Third Parties. Citi is currently seeking Third Party Management Business Governance Lead in support of the Global Procurement and Third Party Management Organization. The candidate will lead and manage a team of TPM Risk Analysts responsible for the oversight and engagement with business and risk teams accountable for ensuring end-to-end governance of third party risk across these businesses. This includes ensuring third-party risk monitoring is comprehensive, aligned with regulatory and enterprise requirements, consistently executed, and evolves as emerging risks are identified. In additional, this candidate will be responsible for the Alternate Control Framework (ACF) Governance across all ACF categories across the firm. Finally, the role will be responsible for supporting key enterprise initiatives that drive risk-reduction and operational efficiency across the Procurement and Third Party Management (TPM) organization.

Responsibilities

• Manage and lead a team of TPM risk professionals responsible for the oversight and engagement with In-Business Operational Risk teams on TPM risk related issues, trends and remediation actions
• Partner with Procurement Managers, Business stakeholders, Second and Third-lines of Defense organizations on TPM Risk & Control initiatives
• Oversee the Alternate Control Framework (ACF) Governance across all ACF categories across the firm and support program initiatives, as required.
• Monitor and track Key Indicators and risk results, and where required, engage business stakeholder to establish appropriate risk-reduction actions
• Ensure risk monitoring practices of key data sources, including TPM Relationship Risk Scorecard and BAO Performance Scorecards, are in place and that reporting and escalation processes are executed to raise performance issues and emerging risks on a timely basis
• Oversee and develop management reporting capabilities and dashboards for use in managing, monitoring and tracking third party risk issues
• Drive oversight and ensure adherence to key policy requirements, including timely control completion and issue closure
• Partner with TPM and Procurement stakeholders to drive process optimization that ensures robust control processes are integrated across the Procurement and Third-Party lifecycle
• Provide interpretation on TPM Policy & Standards and guidance on how business partners should comply with the requirements
• Participate in Business, Risk and Regulatory forums and other meetings as required
• Partner in supporting updates, reviews and request fulfillment to Independent Operational Risk Management, Internal Audit and Regulators

Requirements

• 10+ years of relevant experience in Third-Party Management experience, with knowledge of assessing third party risk and associated control requirements within a global financial services organization
• 5+ years with direct management experience and leading teams in a global matrixed environment
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements for Third-Party Management and oversight
• Evidence of delivery of results with strong execution skills
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to work in a team
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong planning and organizing skills with the ability to manage and prioritize responsibilities through the effective use of time management and organizational techniques
• Unquestionable integrity and objectivity, with ongoing commitment to excellence and the ability to operate in diverse environments and cultures

Benefits

• medical, dental & vision coverage
• 401(k)
• life, accident, and disability insurance
• wellness programs
• paid time off packages, including planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave), and paid holidays