Markets Business Unit Manager - SVP at Citi

• The role is key to enabling business growth through maintaining a sound control environment, facilitating new business initiatives, product expansion and driving technology change within the business. The role will cover all asset classes ex-equities for the markets business. The jobholder should be able to work well in a team environment within the country/business as well as manage matrix reporting lines and should be able to function without close supervision

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide updates related to financial performance , opportunities, risk and control issues, escalation points, regulatory engagement
• Support the business in facilitating new business initiatives, product expansion and driving technology change within the business
• Create and provide effective metrics to stakeholders and management teams
• Build strong relationship with country product, business and function partners and coordinate effectively across the South Africa Markets team.
• Liaison with desk heads, support functions building relationships with control and support functions to develop and deliver on business strategy
• Provide support for the control framework for the business including but not limited to Risk & Controls testing, operational loss processes, investigation and developing and driving corrective actions.
• Seek out and ensure corrective actions are implemented for control related issues across the spectrum of control functions with a goal of driving a robust, harmonized business model for the country.
• Have a critical mind and question processes and frameworks with a preventive business framework
• Preparation of meeting materials, ensuring minutes are accurately recorded and tracking follow-up items
• Relay business knowledge, product knowledge, and requirements to business and internal support functions where required.
• Communicate (written and oral) information within and between the businesses and support functions.
• Build effective prioritization skills as the job entails dealing with multiple conflicting priorities in a time- pressured environment.
• Other ad hoc administration tasks that support the activities of the business including PowerPoint presentations and excel analysis.
• Business support for Internal and external exams/audits

Knowledge/Experience:

• >5 years of experience in financial markets either in the business or business support functions
• Exposure to financial markets related products and experience would be an advantage

Skills:

• Excellent communications skills (written / verbal) at all organisational levels. People management experience
• Results/task orientated with excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to manage and prioritise effectively and resolve conflicting priorities.
• Ability to work well as part of a team and autonomously.
• High level of computer literacy especially in the Microsoft Office product suite

Qualifications:

• Excellent academic background educated to a minimum of degree level or sufficient industry experience
• Financial / Project management/accounting degree / Master degree would be a plus.
• Professional qualifications could be an advantage

Competencies:

• Communication / Relationship building
• Attention to detail
• Team work
• Prioritization / Initiative