Project Senior Lead - Senior Vice President

Job Description Project Senior Lead (SVP) – Wealth Lending The Project Senior Lead (SVP) is an experienced individual contributor who provides leadership, oversight and hands-on delivery and coordination of complex, cross-functional projects within the Wealth Lending business.

Lending is a key part of the Wealth business, helping clients meet their lending needs across our global network. The role manages multiple project teams and requires a seasoned professional who can operate at both a strategic and executional level, ensuring alignment to business priorities, regulatory expectations, and client outcomes while driving disciplined delivery across a matrixed organization.

The position is accountable for executing strategy via projects, ensuring alignment with Wealth Lending business priorities, regulatory expectations, and client outcomes. The successful candidate will lead end‑to‑end project execution, coordinate cross‑functional delivery, manage dependencies and risks, and ensure initiatives are delivered on time, within scope, and aligned to business objectives.

Responsibilities Project Delivery Lead end-to-end project execution, including scope definition, planning, milestones, dependencies, and deliverables aligned to Wealth Lending and enterprise strategy. Manage complex, cross-functional initiatives, ensuring coordination across Wealth Lending, Technology, Risk, Compliance, Legal and Operations.

Establish and maintain structured project plans aligned to business objectives and program priorities. Identify, assess, and actively manage risks, issues, and dependencies, ensuring mitigation strategies are implemented. Drive resolution of project-level challenges, escalating where appropriate with clear recommendations.

Partner with stakeholders to define requirements, validate scope, and ensure alignment to strategic objectives. Ensure delivery meets internal policy, regulatory, and control requirements, including documentation and audit readiness. Promote consistency and leverage of project management standards, tools, and best practices.

Drive continuous improvement in execution, governance, and delivery efficiency. Apply established Citi project management frameworks, tools, and methodologies. Execution & Cross‑Functional Coordination Own the facilitation and resolution of project issues, ensuring all stakeholder groups are aligned and project objectives remain on track Identify and manage interdependencies across initiatives, proactively addressing impacts to scope, timelines, and resources.

Partner with Project Owners to ensure project scope, business cases, and cost/benefit analyses align with strategic and commercial objectives. Communicate progress, risks, and decisions clearly to project sponsors and stakeholders. Build effective working relationships across teams and geographies.

Support alignment between business requirements and delivery teams. Governance, Risk & Reporting Establish and maintain strong governance, reporting, and communication cadence, including steering committee materials and updates. Ensure adherence to project governance frameworks, including risk, issue, and decision tracking.

Proactively identify and escalate risks, ensuring appropriate mitigation strategies and controls are in place. Support a strong risk and control environment aligned to enterprise policies and regulatory expectations. Delivery Discipline & Standards Enforce consistent application of project management methodologies, tools, and standards.

Ensure high-quality documentation, reporting, and artifact management. Drive accountability for milestone delivery and execution discipline across teams. Promote best practices and standardization across project delivery. Demonstrate Citi values and reinforce a culture of accountability and ethical conduct.

Stakeholder Engagement Build and manage strong relationships with senior stakeholders across Wealth Lending, Technology, Risk, and Operations. Act as a key point of coordination across stakeholder groups to drive alignment and delivery. Provide clear, timely communication of project status, risks, issues, and key decisions to stakeholders, including senior management.

Facilitate decision-making by providing structured analysis, insights, and recommendations. Act as a trusted advisor to business leaders by providing clear insights, structured analysis, and informed recommendations. People, Budget & Management Responsibility Accountable for budgeting, planning, and financial oversight.

Manage, coach and develop team members to build strong project leadership capability. Risk, Controls & Conduct Appropriately assess risk when making business decisions, with particular consideration for the firm’s reputation, client outcomes, and asset protection.

Drive compliance with applicable laws, rules, regulations, and internal policies. Ensure effective supervision, escalation, and resolution of control issues with transparency and sound ethical judgment. Qualifications Experience 12+ years of experience in project or program management, business transformation, or related disciplines.

Demonstrated experience delivering complex, cross-functional initiatives in financial services or similarly regulated environments. Strong project management, organizational, and prioritization skills with ability to manage multiple initiatives.

Partners with senior stakeholders across business, technology, and risk to define, prioritize, and govern AI initiatives. Drives adoption of AI capabilities, including embedding best practices, scaling solutions, and tracking value realization.

Effective communication and stakeholder management skills, including ability to influence senior stakeholders (SVP level). Strong problem-solving, risk management, and analytical capabilities. High degree of judgment, professionalism, and ability to operate in a matrixed environment.

Key Competencies Extensive experience managing the end‑to‑end delivery of projects or defined workstreams, with accountability for scope, timelines, and outcomes. AI/digital fluency, with the ability to connect emerging capabilities (including generative AI) to business strategy.

Strong understanding of governance, risk, and regulatory considerations for AI in a controlled environment or financial services environment. Demonstrated sound judgment and decision‑making skills within defined project parameters. Ability to prepare clear, concise project status reporting and communicate progress, risks, and key decisions to stakeholders.

Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, with experience assessing issues and recommending practical solutions. Proven ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously and adapt plans in response to changing business needs. Effective collaboration and influencing skills, with the ability to drive outcomes without direct authority.

Consistent demonstration of ownership, accountability, attention to detail, and execution discipline. Sound judgment, problem‑solving, and risk management capabilities. High degree of judgment, discretion, and risk awareness. Certifications (Preferred) PMP, CAPM, or equivalent certification preferred.

Education Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required. Master’s degree and/or advanced managerial experience preferred. ------------------------------------------------------ Job Family Group: Project and Program Management ------------------------------------------------------ Job Family: Project Management ------------------------------------------------------ Time Type: Full time ------------------------------------------------------ Most Relevant Skills Please see the requirements listed above. ------------------------------------------------------ Other Relevant Skills For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter. ------------------------------------------------------ Citi is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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