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.

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 Counterparty Credit Risk (SA-CCR);
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, and Word;
• Familiarity with data visualization tools, such as Tableau;
• Experience with prompt engineering and interacting with agentic AI systems.