01 Aug
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Citigroup
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Chennai
**Description:** The SVP - Wealth Operations, Non-Financial Regulatory Reporting is a key leadership role accountable for the end-to-end execution, integrity, and strategic direction of the non-financial regulatory reporting function for the Americas. You will be responsible for ensuring the completeness, accuracy, and timeliness of all reporting while embedding a culture of proactive risk management and continuous improvement. This role requires a leader who can operate at both a strategic and tactical level, driving the institutionalization of reporting as a core management discipline. You will partner with senior stakeholders across Compliance, Risk, Technology, and the Business to not only meet but exceed regulatory expectations, setting a current industry benchmark for operational excellence. **Responsibilities** **:** **Operational Execution & RTB Production** + Execute daily/weekly/monthly NFRR reporting obligations across Americas Wealth, including preparation, validation, reconciliation, control execution, and documentation. + Ensure accuracy and completeness across key reporting domains: CAT, Rule 606/605, N-PX, TRACE, MSRB G-14, and other Wealth-linked Americas reports. + Support Wealth data inputs for global regulatory obligations (e.g., Dodd-Frank/CFTC, Volcker, EMIR, MiFID/MiFIR, HKMA OTC reporting, SFC/HKMA surveys, MAS statistical reporting, CSSF reporting, CDDP6, UAE BRF-series, etc.). + Follow approved procedures with precision, updating workpapers, logs, calendars, and filing evidence to audit-ready standards. + Perform variance checks, exception reviews, population validation, control sign-offs, and root-cause analysis for identified issues. + Maintain high-quality, regulator-ready reporting documentation, including lineage notes, validation results, and procedural references. **Strategic Leadership & Transformation:** + Architect and deploy a best-in-class, unified regulatory reporting framework for the Americas, eradicating siloed ownership structures and creating an impermeable control environment. + Champion the transformation of the function into "Regulatory Intelligence & Strategy," using data-driven insights to provide senior leadership with predictive analytics and decision-making intelligence. + Drive the execution of our 2026 strategic roadmap, ensuring all objectives, including the deployment of a robust control framework and the enhancement of data integrity, are delivered on time and to the highest standard. + Act as a primary liaison with internal and external auditors and regulators, cultivating a culture of perpetual exam readiness and representing the firm with authority and credibility. **Operational Excellence & Risk Management:** + Lead the end-to-end execution of all non-financial regulatory reporting processes, ensuring 100% compliance with regulatory requirements and internal standards. + Engineer and deploy a comprehensive control framework, including pre- and post-submission controls, automated data validation, issue management,
and sustainable risk mitigation practices. + Systematically identify and drive opportunities for automation and process optimization, reducing reliance on manual adjustments and fortifying upstream controls. + Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding its clients and assets. **Expert Advisory & Cross-Functional Partnership** + Serve as an RTB subject-matter authority on NFRR operational requirements, providing guidance to Operations, Technology, Compliance, Legal, Product, and Data partners. + Provide operational insight to CTB and regulatory change teams where needed (UAT, procedure alignment, control impacts), without assuming program ownership. + Support internal/external auditor requests, preparing evidence, walkthroughs, data explanations, and control narratives. + Respond to regulatory inquiries and ad-hoc requests within tight SLAs, ensuring accuracy and documentation completeness. **Governance, Documentation & Procedure Stewardship** + Maintain comprehensive SOPs, control inventories, reporting playbooks, and desk-level procedures for assigned reports. + Ensure accurate representation of reporting flows, dependencies, control points, and data lineage within NFRR governance forums. + Assist in RTB readiness efforts for new reporting obligations or transitions, including control testing, documentation updates, and parallel run support. **Stakeholder Collaboration & Influence:** + Build and maintain strong relationships with key senior stakeholders across the enterprise, including Risk, Compliance, Technology, and Business leadership, to ensure seamless integration and alignment. + Chair premier governance forums to provide unified oversight of reporting performance, control efficacy, and remediation velocity. + Communicate progress, risks, and opportunities in a concise and compelling manner to the senior executive team. **Talent Development & Leadership:** + Lead, mentor, and empower a high-performing, multi-disciplinary team of regulatory reporting professionals. + Build an effective team through strategic hiring, coaching, and fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous professional development. + Champion a culture where top talent thrives, establishing the function as a net exporter of skilled leaders to other divisions within the firm. **Qualifications** **:** + **Experience:** A minimum of 15+ years of relevant experience in a large, complex, multinational financial services firm,
with at least 7+ years in a senior managerial capacity leading teams. + **Domain** **Knowledge:** Deep subject matter expertise in Operations and Non-Financial Regulatory Reporting (e.g., COB, Records Management, etc.). Proven experience with the associated control frameworks, data lineage challenges, and regulatory landscape. + **Regulatory Expertise:** Strong working knowledge of key Americas NFRR regimes (e.g., SEC: N-PX, Rule 606/605; FINRA: CAT, CAIS; MSRB G-14; TRACE; CFTC/Dodd-Frank) with familiarity across global regimes that intersect with Wealth (e.g., MiFID/MiFIR, EMIR, FMIA, HKMA, SFC, MAS, CSSF, UAE Central Bank). + **Transformational Leadership:** Proven record of achievement in leading large-scale transformation initiatives, driving process re-engineering, and implementing automation. + **Strategic & Analytical Mindset:** Exceptional ability to think strategically, connect disparate ideas, and draw logic-based conclusions from complex datasets. + **Stakeholder Influence:** Masterful communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and build consensus among senior stakeholders in a matrixed organization. + **Executive Presence:** Adept at presenting complex information clearly and concisely to C-suite executives and regulators. + **Education:** Bachelor's degree in a relevant field is required. A Master's degree (e.g., MBA, MSc) or other advanced certification (e.g., PMP, CFA) is highly preferred. ------------------------------------------------------ **Job Family Group:** Operations - Transaction Services ------------------------------------------------------ **Job Family:** Securities and Derivatives Processing ------------------------------------------------------ **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._ _If you are a person with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to use our search tools and/or apply for a career opportunity review_ _Accessibility at Citi (https://www.citigroup.com/citi/accessibility/application-accessibility.htm)_ _._ _View Citi's_ _EEO Policy Statement (https://www.citigroup.com/global/eeo-aa-policy)_ _and the_ _Know Your Rights (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf)_ _poster._ Citi is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Minority/Female/Veteran/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity.
📌 SVP - Wealth Operations, Non-Financial Regulatory Reporting (Chennai)
🏢 Citigroup
📍 Chennai