Non-Financial Regulatory Reporting Global Lead
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Citi’s COO Corporate Shared Services organization is seeking a visionary and highly influential leader for the critical new role of Non-Financial Regulatory Reporting (NFRR) Global Lead . This Managing Director will be responsible for the strategic transformation of Citi’s global NFRR capabilities, converting our compliance function from a cost center into a source of competitive advantage.
This leader will hold single-threaded accountability for developing and executing the "North Star" vision for NFRR: a proprietary, AI-enabled, and unified Regulatory Intelligence Platform. The role involves setting the strategic direction, leading a global organization (which includes the Regulatory Reporting execution, Regulatory program and Data quality, Data framework), and driving the end-to-end execution of a new Target Operating Model (TOM).
This position demands a strategic leader with deep expertise in large-scale data transformation, experience with firmwide regulatory reporting transformations, a proven ability to lead senior managers, and a passion for leveraging AI to solve complex regulatory challenges and de-risk the firm
Key Responsibilities
- Strategic Vision and Leadership Set Strategic Direction: Define and execute a comprehensive, forward-looking strategy for the NFRR function, creating a singular, scalable
- data-centric enterprise platform that extends across all of Citi's businesses.
- Global Team Leadership: Provide senior leadership, mentorship, and career development to a global organization of senior professionals.
- Foster a culture of excellence, innovation, and accountability.
- Enterprise Contribution: Develop and execute functional strategies that have a major impact on the firm, contributing to the commercial objectives of the business and influencing the way things are done, not only internally but beyond the business itself.
- Transformation and Target Operating Model (TOM) Execution Own the NFRR Transformation: As the accountable owner, drive the execution of the NFRR OM&AI business case, delivering a centralized, AI-enabled utility that migrates manual reporting into a strategic platform with standardized data and automated quality management.
- Accountable Executive to deliver regulatory commitments related to Data use-cases and other key regulatory deliverables.
- Execute the Target Operating Model: Own the design, socialization, and implementation of a cohesive TOM that unifies processes, platforms, and people.
- Drive significant, enterprise-wide cost efficiencies and headcount reduction through the elimination of duplicative, manual processes.
- Drive Operational Excellence: Champion the use of data-driven insights to identify re-engineering opportunities.
- Establish a "validate once, reuse multiple times" principle to drive productivity gains and reduce operational risk through a unified control framework.
- Innovation and Technology Integration Champion AI and Automation: Act as the senior champion for leveraging emerging technologies—particularly agentic AI, machine learning
- autonomous systems—to revolutionize regulatory reporting.
- Deliver AI-Powered Capabilities: Spearhead the delivery of key platform capabilities, including Autonomous Report Generation, Intelligent Exception Triage & Resolution, Agentic Quality Assurance
- Regulatory Change Intelligence.
- Partner for Next-Generation Tools: Partner with Technology and senior business stakeholders to develop and deploy next-generation tools and platforms that establish unwavering confidence in every regulatory submission and enable superior decision-making.
- Governance, Risk, and Stakeholder Management Enhance the Control Environment: Ensure a robust, proactive risk and control framework is embedded across the NFRR lifecycle.
- Strengthen controls through shift-left data governance, standardized processes, and AI-enabled QA and testing.
- Senior Stakeholder Engagement: Build and maintain strong, collaborative relationships with senior stakeholders across the firm, including Executive Management, Business Leaders, Risk, Treasury, Technology, and external regulators.
- Act as the key advisor on all NFRR matters.
- Manage Risk and Reputation: Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients, and assets.
- Drive compliance with all applicable laws, rules, and regulations, and foster a culture of transparently escalating and reporting control issues
Qualifications
- 15+ years of extensive, senior-level experience in Regulatory Reporting, Large-Scale Data Transformation, or Financial Services Operations.
- Requires a broad and comprehensive understanding of the different systems, theories, and practices relevant to a global reporting function, as well as practical experience of multiple business cycles.
- Proven track record of managing multiple teams of senior professionals through other senior managers.
- Demonstrated, hands-on experience in designing and successfully implementing enterprise-level Target Operating Models (TOMs), particularly for data-centric and regulatory functions.
- Strong knowledge of and practical experience in applying AI, machine learning, and other emerging technologies to solve real-world operational challenges at scale.
- Deep understanding of the global regulatory landscape, with an in-depth knowledge of the industry and direct competitors' approaches.
- Excellent communication skills required to influence a wide range of audiences; proven ability to negotiate and make independent decisions on issues that have a critical impact on the company.
- Full management responsibility for multiple teams, including management of people, budget, and planning.
- Education: Bachelor’s/University degree is required.
- Master’s degree/MBA is preferred. ------------------------------------------------------ Job Family Group: Finance ------------------------------------------------------ Job Family: Regulatory Reporting ------------------------------------------------------ Time Type: Full time ------------------------------------------------------ Primary Location: New York New York United States ------------------------------------------------------ Primary Location Full Time Salary Range: $250,000.00 - $500,000.00 In addition to salary, Citi’s offerings may also include, for eligible employees, discretionary and formulaic incentive and retention awards.
- Citi offers competitive employee benefits, including: medical, dental & vision coverage; 401(k); life, accident, and disability insurance; and wellness programs.
- Citi also offers paid time off packages, including planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave), and paid holidays.
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- Available offerings may vary by jurisdiction, job level
- date of hire. ------------------------------------------------------ Most Relevant Skills Business Acumen, Change Management, Constructive Debate, Data Analysis, Financial Acumen, Internal Controls, Issue Management, Process Execution, Regulatory Management, Regulatory Reporting. ------------------------------------------------------ Other Relevant Skills For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter. ------------------------------------------------------ Anticipated Posting Close Date: Jul 13, 2026 ------------------------------------------------------ Citi is an equal opportunity employer
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