The FX Manager - Sao Paulo Sao Paulo Brazil

The Securities & Derivatives Sr Manager is a senior management level position responsible for accomplishing results through the management of a team or department in an effort to process orders and transactions originating from trading desks and branch offices in coordination with the Operations - Transaction Services team. The overall objective of this role is to ensure the seamless delivery of securities and derivatives transactions.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement business initiatives, client solutions, or projects affiliated with securities and derivatives settlement
• Solve complex inquiries, conduct discovery and complete due diligence activities for client requests
• Provide detailed analysis of escalated issues when necessary and recommend actions for resolution
• Contribute to processing standards and expectations for securities and derivatives processing teams
• Develop and implement business plans, policies, and procedures that offer solutions and cost saving opportunities
• Manage daily performance related to securities and derivatives post-settlement activities of operations processes
• Propose solutions to implement settlement process improvements, client service enhancements, or overall technology enhancements
• Coordinate with internal and external clients to assess service quality and identify areas for improvement
• Act as an advisor to new/junior staff
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency, as well as effectively supervise the activity of others and create accountability with those who fail to maintain these standards.

Qualifications:

• 6-10 years of relevant experience
• Required licensing/registration: Series 9
• People management experience
• Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication skills

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree/University degree or equivalent experience
• Master’s degree preferred

This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required.


 

The Securities & Derivatives Sr Manager is a senior management level position responsible for accomplishing results through the management of a team, aiming to ensure adherence of FX processes to control and compliance policies, carry out reconciliations, participate/lead projects that mitigate operational risks and attend internal or external audits in coordination with the Operations team. The general objective of this role is to guarantee the best control environment in the FX Operations area.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement business initiatives, client solutions, or projects affiliated with FX processing (register, settlements, accounting etc.)
• Provide detailed analysis of escalated issues when necessary and recommend actions for resolution
• Contribute to processing standards and expectations for FX processing teams
• Develop and implement business plans, policies, and procedures that offer solutions and cost saving opportunities
• Manage daily performance related to pre and post-settlement foreign exchange activities of operational processes
• Propose solutions to implement FX process improvements, client service enhancements, or overall technology enhancements
• Coordinate with internal and external clients to assess service quality and identify areas for improvement
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency, as well as effectively supervise the activity of others and create accountability with those who fail to maintain these standards.

Qualifications:

• 6+ years of related work experience
• Minimum three years in a Control Management-related role, Risk Management or Internal Audit
• Strong knowledge of Markets or TTS businesses
• Up-to-date understanding of key risk and control concepts, tools and trends relating to risk identification, rating and prioritization, mitigation, and reporting, Operational Loss treatment, etc.
• Knowledge of Citi Risk & Controls, Citi’s MCA platform, a plus
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams, including technical, risk, regulatory, operations, etc. to assess and mitigate risks via innovative methods. 
• Exceptional relationship/partnership skills, operational risk management expertise and skills, and knowledge of the regulatory framework and entities effecting operational risk standards and activities
• Ability to work across multiple geographies and cultures
• Demonstrated ability to provide thought leadership related to existing and emerging operational risks and interact with senior leaders partner businesses and the second line functions
• Forward-compatible mindset and desire to leverage technologies to improve controls, monitoring and testing
• Ability to balance regulatory/policy requirements with client experience

Education:

• Minimum Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent professional qualification
• Proficient in the use of basic Microsoft applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Tableut and Power BI.

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Job Family Group:

Operations - Transaction Services

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Job Family:

Securities and Derivatives Processing

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Time Type:

Full time

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