Tax Product Tax Product is a key product horizontal within Custody Services, a leading provider of global custody and local custody services to cross border institutional investors and intermediaries.
Tax Product is responsible for defining and executing on a product roadmap for tax services delivered to cross border institutional investors. The product roadmap includes defining tax reclaim, reduction at source and CGT services; managing cost of production across global hub and country locations; defining and executing on a global technology strategy; tracking and responding to regulatory changes; and implementing and executing on a risk and control framework.
Key Responsibilities of the Tax Product Manager/ Developer The Tax Product Manager is expected to contribute towards the development of short and long-term objectives for Citi's tax product offerings, technology and operations strategies, and to drive change in partnership with global and regional stakeholders. The Product Manager is responsible for driving consistency in execution of the product strategy across countries and operational hubs. To be successful, the Tax Product Manager must have a strong understanding of both cross border institutional clients and global market tax practices and regulations.
The Tax Product Manager responsibilities include the following:
Product
Defining tax servicing and client delivery standards for global and local custody services in partnership with Regions, Operations, Corporate Tax and other stakeholders
Executing on the tax strategy in partnership with Technology and Operations
Following market, industry and client trends to own field and adapts them for application Citi's products and solutions platforms
Managing client and competitor market research and developing product innovation roadmap
Providing an enhanced client services function within Tax Product and supporting key clients on tax related issues
Monitoring tax changes globally for impact on clients or services and, when necessary, implementing strategic solutions
Developing a market advocacy program for tax services that demonstrates industry and local market leadership
Defining strategies for data governance and data services in partnerships with the Securities Services Data Program
Participating in industry initiatives relating to tax services and the application of new technologies
Representing Citi Securities Services in industry forums and conferences
Operations & Technology
Understanding total cost of production and maintaining an operations and location strategy in partnership with Operations
Executing on a move-to-common technology strategy in partnership with Technology
Defining, prioritizing, and managing an annually defined technology book of work with Regions, Operations and Technology
Partnering with global shared services utilities that provide centralized tax related services such as FATCA processing
Risk & Control
Developing and executing on a governance framework to continually identify and remediate process risk points
Execution of due diligence program across central processing hubs and branch locations
Implementation of appropriate MIS, monitoring capabilities, and MCA tests
The ideal candidate should have a proven success record in financial services, custody services or tax consulting. The candidate should be able to demonstrate a track record of project managing a complex product set with a hands-on leadership style.
Qualifications, Experience, Skills and Capabilities
Proven financial industry experience with an emphasis on tax services and custody
Understanding of global tax regulations
Understanding of tax related operational processes such as reduction at source and tax reclaim processing
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
What we Offer: As well as a competitive salary and consideration for a yearly discretionary bonus, Citi offers:
27 days paid annual leave
Award winning pension scheme
Life assurance
Private medical insurance with Bupa healthcare
In addition, we offer a competitive maternity, paternity and adoption leave scheme and employees also have the option (provided they have a student loan from the Student Loan Company) to divert saver and company match contributions to their student loan. We pride ourselves on our ability to offer employees a number of lifestyle benefits including:
On site restaurant and coffee shops, online shopping and concierge service and subsidised clubs and societies.
Our select benefit package offers you the opportunity to customise your benefits according to your own lifestyle preferences and includes corporate discounts, memberships and a range of additional extras.
Our vast range of diversity networks demonstrates Citi's commitment to growing a diverse workforce.
This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required.
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