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National Black MBA Association

Governance Lead

National Black MBA Association, Getzville, New York, United States, 14068

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The Client Organization was established to drive enterprise-wide approaches to client coverage, identifying and filling in gaps or reducing duplication to ensure consistency throughout the firm. Additionally, it plays a leading role coordinating the allocation of capital and other financial, technology and human resources towards the client segments with the best returns potential. Finally, it is responsible for managing wholesale credit and counterparty risk for the organization. The Client Organization operates across 40+ jurisdictions globally.

The Client Organization Governance and Escalations team sits within the Chief Administrative Office, under the Head of Controls. The team supports and executes activities related to Corporate Governance, including Governance Committees, management meetings, Board Material Data Accuracy Controls, Escalations of Events, and oversight of the Client Organization Executive Scorecard Risk & Control metric performance, Organizational Change Management and New Activities.

Overview This role specifically sits within the Governance team. The role will be expected to execute and support a range of activities related to the Client Organizations Governance for effective Governance management and improving the Client Organizations overall decision-making through enhancing processes and culture.

Responsibilities

Oversee the building upon the designed, implementing, and maintaining a Client Organization Governance over management meetings in line with Citi’s Governance Operating Model

Implement Governance Committee policy documents, templates, training, communications, review and assessments within the operating guide

Ensure approval of the Client Organization Governance operating guide

Oversee the maintenance and regularly review the inventory of Client owned Governance Committees and management meetings and manage the inventory through the lifecycle

Monitor compliance with the operating guide and work with various Committee or management meeting secretaries or coordinators to identify and address potential issues related to operational efficiency

Review for approval regular reporting of inventory that may be included in Governance Committees or management meetings

Oversee the governance flow for ease of understanding matters being escalated or elevated

Reduce redundancies or duplicative management meetings through robust screening of new management meeting request

Work on ad-hoc requests and assist with the oversight of Wholesale Lending Governance landscape

Review materials and present ‘Roadshows’ across the Client Organization to build awareness of the Client Organization’s Governance processes, and roles and responsibilities

Coordinate, monitor, and ensure the execution of controls are effective

Qualifications & Skills

10+ years of relevant work experience in Financial Services in Business Risk, Operational Risk, Compliance, and/or governance and control

Experience in Corporate Governance and governance coordination

Experience managing teams with broad accountability in a complex environment, works effectively in a cross-functional organization with the ability to balance strategic priorities with tactical actions

Demonstrated experience in providing effective ongoing program management support including continuous program improvement

Solid understanding of a broad range of financial services products/services and end-to-end processes

Excellent knowledge of and experience with financial services control environments, business processes, and ever-evolving governance processes and regulatory environments

Demonstrated ability to apply critical thought in evaluating business problems, articulating problem statements concisely and guiding the development of logical, pragmatic control recommendations and solutions

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Self-starting team player with the ability to multitask and prioritize

Demonstrative analytical skills with follow-up and problem-solving capability

Highly proficient with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint

Education

Bachelor’s/University degree

Salary $125,200.00 - $187,800.00

Benefits 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. For additional information regarding Citi employee benefits, please visit citibenefits.com. Available offerings may vary by jurisdiction, job level, and date of hire.

Relevant Skills Analytical Thinking, Communication, Constructive Debate, Controls Lifecycle, Data Analysis, Escalation Management, Governance, Needs Assessment, Program Management, Risk Management.

Posting Close Date Oct 24, 2025

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