Svp, Aml Compliance Risk Management

Citi, the leading global bank, has approximately 200 million customer accounts and does business in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions. Citi provides consumers, corporations, governments and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, transaction services, and wealth management. Our core activities are safeguarding assets, lending money, making payments and accessing the capital markets on behalf of our clients.

Citi’s Mission and Value Proposition explains what we do and Citi Leadership Standards explain how we do it. Our mission is to serve as a trusted partner to our clients by responsibly providing financial services that enable growth and economic progress. We strive to earn and maintain our clients’ and the public’s trust by constantly adhering to the highest ethical standards and making a positive impact on the communities we serve. Our Leadership Standards is a common set of skills and expected behaviors that illustrate how our employees should work every day to be successful and strengthens our ability to execute against our strategic priorities.

Diversity is a key business imperative and a source of strength at Citi. We serve clients from every walk of life, every background and every origin. Our goal is to have our workforce reflect this same diversity at all levels. Citi has made it a priority to foster a culture where the best people want to work, where individuals are promoted based on merit, where we value and demand respect for others and where opportunities to develop are widely available to all.

**About the Role**

The Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Risk Management (ACRM) function is the second line of defense in mitigating money laundering and terrorist financing risks for Citi and its customers in the global marketplace. Citi’s ACRM team draws on deep AML expertise, strong risk management skills and applicable business knowledge to actively identify, assess and manage AML risk across Citi’s clients, products and geographies. ACRM is an effective and trusted information source to the business on AML laws, regulations, policies, practices and works with other AML partners on the design, development, and refinement of the Citi AML Program. The group is responsible for assessing complex issues, structuring potential solutions and driving to effective resolution with business stakeholders while providing credible challenge of business products, processes and systems.

The AML Compliance Risk Management (ACRM) Treasury and Trade Solutions (TTS) Funds Transfer/ Payment Transparency team works with global, regional and country AML, Sanctions, and Legal colleagues to provide advice and guidance to the TTS Product Development, Payment Operations, and technology teams. Support covers a range of issues including compliance with AML regulatory and legal requirements, client implementations and processing rules, assessment of operational structures for new products from an AML perspective, guidance and oversight for transformational technology/ infrastructure initiatives, and review payment schemes that may result in reputational/ franchise risk for Citi.

The ACRM TTS Funds Transfer/ Payment Transparency NAM Lead is a senior level role responsible for developing the global framework and program structure for the ACRM TTS Funds Transfer/ Payment Transparency function. The role holder will sponsor and drive the development of internal procedures to prevent money laundering and assist in all matters concerning financial crimes in coordination with the broader Anti-Money Laundering (AML) team. The overall objective for this role is to utilize established disciplinary knowledge to identify inconsistencies in data or results and formulate strategic recommendations on the policies, procedures, and practices of the TTS Product Development, Payment Operations, and Technology functions. The ACRM TTS Funds Transfer/ Payment Transparency NAM Lead reports directly to the NAM Head of TTS ACRM.

**Responsibilities**:

- Develop global program framework, including drafting policies, standards, and procedures for the execution of AML oversight and challenge for the TTS Product Development, Payment Operations, and Technology teams.
- Lead efforts within AML, working with cross-LOB teams including Product, Operations and Technology, to establish global standards and document known variations within country regulatory environments related to FATF-16/ Funds Transfer Regulations.
- Provide thought leadership, guidance, oversight, and challenge to global LOB teams working on ISO 20022 adoption to ensure system enhancements and changes appropriately consider impacts to AML compliance requirements.
- Provide global TTS Product Development, Payment Operations, and Technology teams with day-to-day support on AML compliance matters relating to client on-boarding and maintenance (including