Compliance Testing Group Manager

Serves as a senior compliance risk manager for Independent Compliance Risk Management (ICRM)’s Testing team responsible for assessing compliance risks and controls implemented by the first and second line of defense. Also responsible for performing risk assessments of Citi's compliance risks; performing independent testing activities (testing and on-going monitoring) to assess the design and effectiveness of key controls designed to address compliance risk; reporting and escalating control issues and any violations of laws or breaches of policy; and validating adequacy of remediation taken to address reported issues.Key Activities include:- Overseeing the development, implementation, and execution of the compliance testing, continuous testing, and reporting programs within an assigned region in accordance with the Compliance Testing (CTA) Plan.- Managing the planning, execution, and reporting of compliance testing reviews and compliance and regulatory issue validation activities for a component of a product line, function, or legal entity within an assigned region in accordance with CTA Plan- Managing a team or multiple teams of Compliance professionals. Responsible for hiring, compensation, performance appraisals, staff development, training, etc.- Developing and executing a robust CTA Pan to monitor for compliance with rules, laws, and regulations.- Executing interactive programs of support and testing, in accordance with CTA requirements, that provide regulators and stakeholders’ insight into compliance trends, themes, issues, and root causes.- Managing and monitoring budgets for assigned CTA projects.- Serving as a lead reviewer for complex reviews, analysing report findings, and communicating findings to corresponding control/process owners.- Develop CTA Risk Assessments and CTA Monthly and Quarterly Reporting Summaries.- Participating in the development and enhancement of the CTA Methodologies and Standards for auditing, testing, monitoring, and reporting.- Analysing and providing credible challenges to team’s assessment of the control environment (of relevant assessment units), including Manager’s Control Assessments (MCA), Internal Audit Assessments (and related control metrics such as Issues Being Actioned by Management (IBAM), on-time remediation, Reopens, and MCA effectiveness), Regulatory Issues (and its metrics), Compliance Testing Results, and Legal Matters.- Developing effective relationships within CTA function and with other stakeholders including business and technology process owners, and Internal Audit function.- Building and managing relationships with senior functional management executives, as well as working closely with the regional Compliance Testing Heads, regional Heads of Internal Audit, and functional auditors to ensure delivery of a plan of work that provides testing over the key risks for the Global Corporate Functions.- Promoting knowledge sharing and promulgation of best practices across ICRM and the business.- Identifying industry best practices and share insight with the CTA teams on a regular basis.- Informing CTA senior management of significant compliance matters that require their attention or action.- Additional duties as assigned.**Qualifications**:- 10+ years of experience- Expertise of Compliance laws, rules, regulations, risks and typologies- Demonstrate extensive abilities as a team leader, which includes creating a positive environment, monitoring workloads of the team, respecting the work-life quality of team members, providing candid and meaningful feedback in a timely manner, and keeping leadership informed of progress- Extensive global compliance and audit related experience, and strong knowledge of business processes and IT technologies utilized in the Financial Services Industry- Experience in planning, executing, and reporting on compliance testing reviews and regulatory issue validation activities- Knowledge and extensive experience with auditing principles including audit planning, risk assessments, development of risks and controls matrices, processes and controls design assessments, controls operating effectiveness testing, transactional access segregation of duties, transactional testing, surveillance systems, and reporting activities- Senior level experience in a related role with experience in business, functional and people management, with proven abilities in taking responsibility for executing concurrently on a portfolio of high quality deliverables to stakeholders according to strict timetables- Demonstrated career progression within highly respected diversified institutions with complex and diverse products and customers- Understanding of rules, laws, and regulations, and specific regulatory requirements impacting financial services and (insert product, function, legal entity or regional nature of role as required)- Strong interpersonal skills for building strong relationships with stakeholders and engagi