Complex Assets Senior Vice President

Overview

In this SVP role, you own the strategic and operational performance of the Complex Assets business, spanning OTC derivatives post-trade services, Middle Office, and Fund Accounting. You’ll shape the operating model to meet regulatory shifts, technology disruption, and client needs, while leading a high-impact, globally dispersed team. Expect executive-level influence, cross-functional collaboration, and a clear agenda for growth, transformation, and client franchise strength.

Pay / Benefits

• 27 days of holiday plus bank holidays
• Discretionary annual performance bonus
• Private medical insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Pension Plan
• Paid Parental Leave

Responsibilities

• Define and drive multi-year strategic vision for the Complex Assets franchise, articulating business cases and transformation roadmaps
• Maintain executive relationships and represent the business in governance and client forums
• Lead a large, geographically dispersed organization and cultivate leadership talent and culture
• Own client relationships from acquisition to lifecycle management, aiming for retention and wallet share growth
• Set the technology vision and fund a multi-year digital transformation agenda across AI, ML, cloud, and automation
• Collaborate across Citi to align on firmwide strategy and resolve cross-business issues

Key requirements

• Extensive experience in OTC derivatives and/or securities services at senior leadership level
• Proven track record of managing business in a complex, global, regulated financial services environment
• Deep expertise in OTC Derivatives across major asset classes with executive-level guidance ability
• Proven ability to sponsor and deliver large-scale transformation programmes including technology-led change
• Strong financial acumen with budgeting, forecasting, and business case development at enterprise level
• Outstanding executive communication, influencing, and negotiation skills with credibility at Board level
• Industry presence in trade bodies or regulatory working groups
• Proficiency in leveraging data and technology to inform strategic decisions

• Executive communication
• Influencing and negotiation
• Stakeholder management
• OTC derivatives expertise across rates, credit, FX, equity, commodities
• Data-driven decision-making
• Technology strategy and innovation familiarity (AI, ML, cloud, automation)

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