Chief Auditor - Technology & Business Enablement International and Wealth International

Team / Role Overview

The Managing Director, Chief Auditor Technology & Business Enablement International and Wealth International Technology is a senior level management position, reporting to the Chief Auditor Technology & Business Enablement and Artificial Intelligence, responsible for providing independent assurance and ensuring risks are identified, controls are effective, and governance aligns with regulatory, ethical and strategic objectives. This role will lead and develop a team with accountability for directing audit activities and assessments of the risk and control environment for Technology & Business Enablement International and Wealth International Technology, applying in-depth disciplinary knowledge through value-added perspectives that are in accordance with IA standards, Citi policies, and regulations.

The role will need to collaborate closely with the Chief Auditor for US Wealth, US Consumer Cards (USCC) & Functions, who is responsible for consolidating the global assurance plan and opinion for Wealth Technology. The role will also need to collaborate closely with the global leadership of IA International, both for plan creation and delivery, as well as providing oversight, support and engagement of the technology resources embedded within the IA International team.

The role will also have responsibility for leading the processes for continuous quality improvement across Technology & Business Enablement IA team, in close collaboration with the QA team. Critical thinking and executive presentation skills will be important requirements of the role as themes related to risks and issues across the organization will be identified and presented to key stakeholders, such as senior management, the Audit Committee, regulators and external audit functions.

The incumbent requires a wide-ranging, yet detailed knowledge of technology, cyber, data and resilience risks as well as an up-to-date knowledge of emerging technology areas such as artificial intelligence, as well as a strong understanding of the fundamental risks associated with a large bank. The role will entail considerable co-ordination and development of resources, including partnership with business and function audit teams to meet the requirements, and will therefore also require strong people management, engagement and communication skills.

As a member of the Technology & Business Enablement and Artificial Intelligence leadership team, the incumbent will also play a key role in supporting the broader team's mandate. In addition, as a member of the broader senior leadership of the IA function, the individual is also responsible for contributing to the overall management and development of Citi's audit approach, to position Citi IA as the leading IA function in the financial services industry.

Citi IA is a dynamic global function of over 2,500 professionals located across more than 60 countries, covering Citi's global businesses and service to clients and customers through its network in 98 countries. Through a culture of continuous improvement, Citi IA is focused on maintaining its position as a best-in-class IA function and is committed to investing in people, learning and development, innovation, and methodology programs.

The Internal Audit mission is to provide independent, objective, reliable, valued and timely assurance to the Board, senior management and regulators of Citigroup and Citibank (and its subsidiaries), over the effectiveness of culture, ethical conduct, governance, risk management, and controls that mitigate current and evolving risks, and enhance the control environment. IA is a change agent within Citi to enhance the control culture of Citigroup worldwide and therefore support senior management decision making around the globe.

Citi provides consumers, corporations, governments, and institutions with a broad range of financial services and products. Citi strives to create the best outcomes for clients and customers with financial ingenuity that leads to solutions that are simple, creative, and responsive.

• Timely development, risk assessment, and periodic refresh of the audit plan for the scope of the role's area of responsibilities.
• Responsible for the coordination and delivery of high-quality, value-add multiple concurrent risk-based audits, on time and to specification, ensuring that the delivery of audit reports are complete, insightful, timely, error-free and concise.
• Engagement with senior stakeholders upon receipt of supervisory letters/other regulatory communications, ensuring adequacy of responses and commitments provided to regulators and appropriateness of action plans to address the substance of the issue raised.
• Timely delivery of high-quality and comprehensive regulatory and internal audit issue validation; and where determined appropriate, issue validation on other remediation actions.
• Support and endorse the IA Quality Assurance (QA) team to…