Avp- Business Risk

Third Party Risk Oversight (TPRO) is part of the USPB COO organization which supports Citi Enterprise by creating and implementing methodologies including process & procedures to measure, monitor and escalate Third Party related key operational and other risks. USPB COO - TPRO is a First Line of Defense Control function that aids in the assessment of risk evaluation for US Consumer Banking and Wealth Businesses. The Third-Party Risk oversight function is responsible to identify, assess, evaluate, monitor, and report the key operational risks for governing the risks associated with Citi’s use of and reliance upon third parties.

**Responsibilities**:

- Help coordinate governance and the facilitation of the execution of the Manager Control Assessment (MCA, i.e.. Risk & Control Self-Assessment) as required by the MCA Standard including the assessment and appropriate approval of risk associated with business changes.
- Assist in contributing to the quality, completeness, and accuracy of the implementation of the Control Framework, including Risk Control Policy, Control Standard, Issue Management Policy, Lesson Learned Policy and Control Inventory.
- Provide support in the identification of issue root cause, partnering with control and process owners to recommendations holistic corrective actions and improvements, provide check and challenge to ensure appropriate escalation in according with Issue Management and Escalation Policies.
- Support on the implementation of the Lessons Learned Policy, including monitoring of control breaches and dissemination and learnings across other business units for process improvement to limit the occurrence of similar future events and where similar risk exposure might exist.
- Influence decisions on the review and challenge process, within the FLUs, on the effective design and management of controls to mitigate risks as required by the Control Standards, including implementation and operation, conducting the control monitoring, handling deficiencies, and escalating issues for resolution.
- Perform analysis to support with the timeliness, accuracy and completeness of the MCA through controls prior to the execution of a process (QC).
- Influence decisions to support adherence to the MCA Standard through controls after the execution of a process (QA).
- Support and contribute to Operational and Compliance Risk in accordance with established Policy requirements.
- Work with the team to identify, assess, escalate, and manage risk exposures across Risk Categories (Operational Compliance, Strategic, Reputational, etc), including material, emerging and concentration risks in accordance with enterprise Policies and the establishment of Key Indicators to monitor risk exposures.
- Perform analysis to support Risk Appetite and monitor / assess exposures against this in accordance with enterprise requirements (if applicable).
- Provide support to identify, assess, record and response to Operational and Compliance Risk events, ensuring these are captured accurately, timely and in accordance with requirements.
- Perform analysis to support that adequate governance and training is in place to support management of Risk profiles.
- Perform analysis on the risks associated with New Activities and changes to the Business, ensuring these are well understood and adequately controlled (if applicable).
- Support on operational risk scenario analysis and stress testing for Operational Risk Capital requirements.
- Support to ensure risk and control responsibilities and accountabilities are embedded within FLUs, including contributing to training and leading by example.
- Be involved with the implementation of standards and procedures that conform to enterprise requirements and support sound operational and compliance risk management.

**Qualifications**:

- 8+ years of experience.
- Experience with work-flow systems
- Excellent project management and organizational skills.
- Outstanding relationship building and relationship management skills
- Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Office with an emphasis on MS Excel
- Self-motivated and detail oriented

**Education**:
Bachelor's/University degree or equivalent experience.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Perform Onsite/ remote Reviews of Third Parties in India and outside India (as needed) to ensure that controls are working as intended, control effectiveness of Third Parties is evaluated per Third Party Risk Oversight Onsite review procedures, Organizational policies and standards and industry best practices.
- Proactively work with Business Activity Owner (BAO) and related parties, as needed to ensure Third party risk management standards are completed, Operational risks are effectively managed and any gaps arising out of monitoring activities are discussed, evaluated and reported as per Organizational/ TPRO standards, policies & procedures and guidelines.
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