Technical Strategy Lead Vice President

Citi is seeking a Payments Technology Strategy Lead to drive and support global payments technology transformation programs. This role focuses on shaping and improving Program and Project Management procedures to align with Agile methodologies and reduce manual processes. The position requires strong teaching, training, coaching, and mentoring skills to foster adoption across the organization.

Responsibilities

• Help drive the formalization and enhancement of the Payments technology strategy.
• Drive execution of the strategy across all teams, including business and operations partners.
• Lead change management activities related to the strategy, particularly around Agile ways of working and new or improved processes.
• Communicate the strategy and track progress toward achieving strategic targets.
• Create recognition and awareness of internal success stories.
• Ensure alignment of the annual budget to the technology strategy.
• Help develop new strategic ideas and turn them into investable initiatives.
• Assess potential vendors and strategic partners to help implement or extend strategic objectives.
• Drive external assessment of competitors, partners, and general technology trends.
• Identify innovative ways to use technology to drive additional value to the business.
• Partner with the business to develop strategic partnerships.
• Represent Payments Technology with partners and in various forums.

Requirements

• Strong leadership strategy skills, with a successful track record of defining and executing technology strategy.
• Exceptional skills organizing and visualizing complex topics in an easy-to-understand way (examples of previous work may be requested).
• Proven track record of successful strategy execution, including continuous follow-through and issue resolution.
• Experience communicating across all levels of the organization, including strong executive communication skills.
• Ability to grasp complex topics quickly and work through details independently from high-level concepts.
• Proven track record of influencing senior partners across the organization and negotiating win-win outcomes.
• Ability to develop relationships across the Payments leadership team and implement tools/processes to track status and challenges while minimizing overhead.
• Strong communication (written and verbal) in a concise yet in-depth manner.
• Track record of solving complex problems through critical thinking, engagement, and collaboration.
• Ability to thrive in an environment with a high degree of change and delivery pressure.
• Driven personality with the ability to self-organize work around goals and measured results while inspiring others for continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in a technology strategy role, preferably from a consulting or strategic advisory background.
• 5+ years of experience working with key stakeholders, including senior management, business reporting, communication, and presentations.
• 5+ years of experience with data analysis.
• 3+ years of experience with process analysis and business plan development.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• Excellent presentation skills (written and verbal).
• AI experience is a plus.
• Bachelor’s degree, or foreign equivalent, in Computer Science, Engineering (any field), or equivalent work experience.

Pay

Full-time salary range: $129,840.00 - $194,760.00. In addition to salary, eligible employees may receive discretionary and formulaic incentive and retention awards.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• 401(k) retirement plan.
• Life, accident, and disability insurance.
• Wellness programs.
• Paid time off, including vacation, sick leave, and holidays.

Schedule

Full time.

Location

Jersey City, New Jersey, United States.