Tts Latam

**JOB BACKGROUND / BUSINESS CONTEXT**

The Treasury and Trade Solutions (TTS) business offers a variety of Cash Management and Trade products, developed globally, regionally and locally, to serve Institutional Clients Group (ICG) customers. Processing of the TTS products is mostly done in a centralized manner for various Citi Service Centers (CSCs) while a part of it is still locally processed. TTS products processing and delivery must align Citi’s policies and meet all related local and global regulations.

**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Leads multiple risks and control programs’ execution, MCA special projects and tasks through Latam TTS Front Office’ Assessment Unit, including the definition of strategy, approach, tools and metrics reporting that provide global risk management consistency, meaningful assurance view and excellence.
- Applies solid understanding of risk management standards, and correct interpretation of policies' purpose, as a seasoned professional to conduct proper gap analysis over activity, risk, control or monitoring activities in TTS Front Office Assessment Units
- Assesses overlaps, conflicts, alignment to policies, standards, procedures, downstream impacts to MCA, PAP and risk ratings coming from MCA structure changes and communicates to MCA architect, actioning transitions into the MCA structure of TTS Front Office.
- Reports the periodic risk aggregated MCA metrics applicable to LATAM TTS Front Office and explains such aggregated results with adequate level of detail.
- Provides counsel regarding MCA content implementation, influences adoption and improvement among In-Business Risk Control and Product Risk & Control units to whom also helps to stay abreast of changes in MCA approaches that impact the region.
- Document requirements for new or enhanced controls that are relevant for the in-scope product / processes of TTS Front office
- Centralizes and executes, in a timely manner, all applicable changes, enhancement and re-mapping tasks concerning TTS manager’s control assessment (MCA) in alignment with the execution of the business strategy, corporate standards and applicable regulations, leading to the future state of MCA.
- Establishes quarterly quality reviews of risk and controls attributes of LATAM TTS Front Office MCA to ensure proper calculation, standardization of control, monitoring execution completion and overall quality of control framework execution.
- Leads multiple risks and control programs’ execution, MCA special projects and tasks through Latam TTS Front Office’ Assessment Unit, including the definition of strategy, approach, tools and metrics reporting that provide global risk management consistency, meaningful assurance view and excellence by continued capacity assessment and ongoing communication of capacity challenges
- Provides progress update with check and challenge opportunity to IBR Leadership team over MCA transitions and transformation efforts.
- Applies solid understanding of risk management standards, and correct interpretation of policies' purpose, as a seasoned professional.
- Boosts development and deployment of process improvements within TTS Latin America based on a strong sense of risk, pragmatic solutions and adequate conduction of assurance monitoring.
- Works in close partnership with the Latam Business Heads, Local IBRC and Global R&C Teams of ICG and TTS to ensure all changes in MCA are assessed regarding their impacts in MCA processed and risk aggregation, towards timely implementation and resolution.
- Acts as contact for matters concerning TTS Latin America’s MCA transitions and develops effective relationships with all the control roles, MCA Coordinators, Local In-Business Risk and Control Stakeholders, ORM, Product Risk and Control Partners, Cross Border Data Transfer Clearance, and any other required.
- Provides support, education and training to staff aimed to build risk and control awareness within TTS.

**DEVELOPMENT VALUE**:
**Knowledge/Experience**:

- 6-10 years’ experience in Business Risk and Control management related duties;
- 5+ years’ experience in financial services;
- Understanding of financial products and investment banking;
- Understanding/knowledge of Treasury and Trade Services products
- Subject Matter Expertise in Risk & Control Management;
- Previous MCA structure knowledge is preferred;
- Demonstrated ability to develop and implement strategy and process improvement initiatives
- Superior communication, both orally and written in English and Spanish. Portuguese is a plus.

**Skills**:

- Excellent problem solving skills’ ability and strong risk sense;
- Strong analytical and technical skills to translate local regulations, internal policies and inherent risks to corporate controls’ definition and monitoring;
- Clear and concise written and verbal communication skills;
- Ability to efficiently managing time in order to deliver project goals in short timeframes and comply with corporate calend