Financial Crimes Policy Adherence Lead Vice President

Financial Crimes Policy Adherence Lead Vice President

The Financial Crimes Global Policy Adherence & Engagement Team within the FCFP organization supports the delivery and ongoing direction of a comprehensive Financial Crimes Program in partnership with multiple functions such as Compliance, Operations, Technology, Risk, Audit, and multiple stakeholders at all levels of management. This team is responsible for fostering a culture of control and compliance, customer centricity and accountability while leading efforts to identify, anticipate and mitigate AML, Sanctions and Anti-Bribery regulatory, reputational, and operational risks. The Financial Crimes Lead will support USPB Cards Financial Crime activities related to Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Sanctions/Screening, and Anti-Bribery & Corruption (AB&C). Scope of coverage includes KYC (Know Your Customer), AML, and screening (sanctions and non-sanctions). This position serves as a partner to AML and Sanctions Compliance as well as Cards Business, Internal Audit, and operations teams.

Responsibilities

Manage all identified issues and work with Business Risk, Compliance, Operations and Technology teams to actively identify new AML/KYC and Sanctions policy gaps

Support the impact assessment and implementation assessment for new and revised AML/KYC and Sanctions policies for Cards

Manage execution of AML/BSA policy related Corrective Action Plans (CAP) which Includes managing CAP milestones and execution timeline

Facilitate both gap and root cause analysis (RCA) exercises between Legal, Compliance, Operations, Technology, Risk and the line of business in order to create action plans that provide resolution and ensure policy adherence

Champion efforts to get project requests drafted to resolve gaps to ultimately retire manual workarounds

Partner with the project group to get the project requests prioritized and delivered

Manage action items for the issues management workstream by timely follow-up and coordination between multiple stakeholder groups to bring each project to closure

Provide guidance and subject matter expertise related to policy and regulatory requirements up to senior management across the businesses and support functions

Act as an SME for Sanctions and Screening Policies and AML/KYC Policies for NAM Cards and develop sustainable solutions to meet policy requirements and mitigate risk.

Perform detailed analysis for complex recommendations to ensure appropriate risk/reward balance, including policy changes

Contribute to USPB Cards Financial Crimes Strategy and Roadmap

Contribute to design and execution of Horizontal Controls Assessment across the USPB Cards business and operations teams

Qualifications

6-10 years of direct, relevant experience in financial service operations, risk and controls, compliance, audit, or regulatory management.

Deep functional knowledge of the Credit Cards and/or Retail Banking industries and applicable AML KYC rules, regulations, policies, and processes with preferred knowledge of and experience with Citi Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Sanctions and Screening programs

Project management and governance experience with the proven ability to develop project plans and drive a diverse group of stakeholders to identify and achieve milestones within deadlines

Demonstrated ability to identify, classify, prioritize and remediate risks

Superior organizational skills, with proven ability to successfully manage multiple and concurrent priorities while working independently or with little supervision.

Self-motivated with a passion for establishing and maintaining a culture of control within the business.

Demonstrated relationship management skills with ability to deepen relationships and build partnerships across the business and key functional support areas with a strong ability to influence a group of diverse stakeholders and drive accountability and ownership with key business partners and process owners.

Detail oriented, with proven ability to question and identify opportunities within existing processes and business practices by leveraging previous experiences and knowledge of the business. This candidate should have strong conflict resolution skills and work in a sometimes-stressful environment with quick turnaround timelines

Pragmatic problem-solver, forward thinker with independence of thought and strong critical thinking skills

Expert in using PowerPoint and Excel, a plus

Excellent verbal and written skills and experience presenting to senior audiences

Education

Bachelor's/University degree or equivalent experience, potentially Master's degree