Business Execution Lead, Middle East and Africa - VPnew

Responsiblities:

• Strategic Initiatives: Collaborate with Business, Function, and Cluster Heads to advance Payments-wide strategic priorities, encompassing business performance management, client experience enhancements, headcount management, and expense management Business

• Alignment & Collaboration: Partner with local and cross-functional business teams to ensure consistent alignment with overarching business goals, lead key business forums in MEA to drive business growth

• Revenue/Sales Analytics: Lead revenue and sales analytics, delivering strategic insights to drive revenue growth across product lines and customer segments, focusing on MEA applying Global Payments Framework

• Executive Communications & Reporting: Coordinate the preparation of materials for key leadership forums, including Business Reviews, Town Halls, internal and external business reviews, presentations, and Citi earnings preparations. Manage ad-hoc deliverables related to reviews, reporting, and strategic initiatives

• Operational Excellence: Partner with key stakeholders to establish and refine best practices, streamlining processes to enhance business management activities and drive efficiency gains

• Project Management & Execution: Drive the implementation of business-critical projects across functions, collaborating closely with relevant senior leadership

• Knowledge Sharing & Communication: Effectively communicate business and product knowledge, as well as strategic requirements, to business units and internal support functions. Risk Management & Compliance: Diligently assess risk in all business decisions, prioritizing the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients, and assets. Ensure compliance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations, adhering to internal policies and exercising sound ethical judgment

• Regulatory Forums/Questionnaires: Coordinate preparation of materials for meetings, presentations and exams related to MEA regulatory requests

Requirements:

• Experience with Banking businesses, particularly Treasury and Trade Solutions or Securities Services

• Strategic Thinking & Execution: Demonstrated strategic and project management capabilities, combined with strong analytical and financial acumen

• Bachelor’s Degree/University degree, Master’s degree preferred

The role holder shall be required to discharge his/her responsibilities in accordance with Central Bank of Kenya’s Prudential Guidelines, code of conduct and other applicable laws and regulations (collectively, “Applicable Laws and Regulations”) together with Citi’s policies, standards, procedures, code of conduct, employee handbook (“Citi Policies”) or as may be amended from time to time. By submitting your application, you acknowledge that you have read and understood the Applicable Laws and Regulations (and in the case of Citi Policies, will read and understand these as and when it is made available to the role holder), and agree to undergo any additional screenings or assessments, including taking necessary steps and actions, if required by Citi.