The Vice President (C13) is a critical role in Citi's Productivity organization.
Citi Productivity increases engagement, empowerment, and innovation so Citi can compete more effectively in a world of relentless technological, behavioral, and societal change.
The Productivity organization creates solutions that ignite Citi's talent ecosystem, deploying digital tools and simplifying operating models and processes that transform our business and Functions.
The Vice President will be a key member of the team, driving workstreams and small engagements across the Firm . Projects will vary in size, duration, and complexity; will have significant and measurable business value outcomes; and will be highly visible with executive-level sponsorship.
The Vice President, will operate within a relatively flat organization and work closely with senior leaders within the Productivity organization while leading the day-to-day activities of workstreams or small projects in ongoing engagements via a matrix management structure.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Plan, lead, and manage all phases of workstreams or small projects; drive project execution and delivery, anticipate issues and risks, develop and execute mitigation strategies
Develop and maintain rigorous project plans and manage tactical project requirements including resources, relationships, and tasks
Independently think through and structure analysis plans and drive solutions to problems through identification of initial hypotheses, and creation of frameworks and methodologies
Lead the analysis of complex sets of data and business processes independently and guide, instruct, manage, and mentor junior workstream members
Help teams to synthesize clear findings and recommendations from complex result sets using qualitative and quantitative analysis methods
Drive the development of the best solutions and communicate to project sponsors and senior stakeholders to motivate them to take action
Manage engagement of key stakeholders and drive adoption of recommendations and solutions
Create and manage the process for creation and sharing of re-usable intellectual capital, lessons learned, and contributions of relevant content to Productivity's knowledgebase
Optimize and design business and operating models, streamline organization structures, analyze, simplify, re-design, and rationalize process models, and design governance and policy programs
Develop and assess innovation opportunities, identify new sources of growth, and model new value propositions
Collaborate with business and functional stakeholders to identify significant opportunities for revenue growth and cost optimization
QUALIFICATIONS:
At least 3 to 6 years in a major management consulting firm, or equivalent experience in a large Financial Services company
Prior experience leading and managing workstreams and small project teams in structuring, coordination, and management of activities of multiple analysts in creation of project artifacts
Exceptional written and verbal communications skills with experience influencing senior stakeholders
Mastery in the use of PowerPoint for development of project presentations and deliverables
Knowledge and experience in the financial services industry
Bachelors degree with high marks in an analytical field; Masters degree preferred
PREFERRED COMPETENCIES (some of the below):
Skilled leadership in driving workstreams of large-scale transformation projects or high-impact initiatives
Project planning, status reporting and ongoing project management
Skilled in guiding, influencing, and convincing team members, colleagues, and stakeholders
Communications, training, and change management
Analysis plan and framework development and execution
Hypothesis generation, data analysis, root cause identification
Process analysis, rationalization, and design
Business case and financial model development
Initiative structuring, planning, and road-mapping
Functional expertise in one or more areas of the busines
CHARACTERISTICS:
Strong ability to lead and influence without formal authority
Excellent ability to identify issues, structure and conduct analyses, organize findings, draw conclusions, identify next steps, and make recommendations independently
Expert in using PowerPoint to present analyses and communicate with a clear storyline
Highly analytical and rigorous thinker with a balance of creativity, curiosity, and innovation
Applies a collaborative approach to working in teams and managing stakeholders
Communicates clearly, concisely, effectively, and impactfully in verbal and written communications
Excels working in environments characterized by ambiguity and change
Driven to help teams works effectively and collaboratively to produce analyses and deliverables
Passionate about improving employee and customer experience
Strong desire to engage executives, employees, and stakeholders to improve the organization
Takes the initiative to lead and drive work to conclusion with appropriate urgency
Detail-oriented and effective multi-tasker
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Job Family Group: Business Strategy, Management & Administration -------------------------------------------------
Job Family: Business Process Re-Engineering ------------------------------------------------------
Time Type: Full time ------------------------------------------------------
Primary Location: New York New York United States ------------------------------------------------------
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