Technology Product Owner - Automation and AI - Senior Vice President

Citi Risk Technology is looking for a senior product owner to drive efforts on automation and AI integration in quant models platform.
Key Responsibilities:

• Product Strategy & Vision: Define and communicate a clear product vision and long-term strategy for operational advancement and AI integration, ensuring alignment with business objectives, market trends, and the competitive landscape.

• Stakeholder Partnership: Act as the primary liaison between business stakeholders, technology teams, and executive leadership to ensure alignment on product goals, drive investment decisions, and manage expectations.

• End-to-End Product Ownership: Drive the entire product lifecycle, from discovery to delivery. Champion a collaborative requirements process that ensures a shared understanding between business and technology. Author clear, concise, and testable user stories and acceptance criteria to prevent ambiguity and empower development teams.  Actively demo the applications to users.

• Quality & Testing Advocacy: Champion a "shift-left" approach to quality by integrating testing as a continuous activity throughout the development lifecycle. Partner with business  and development teams to define comprehensive testing strategies and take ultimate ownership of quality to ensure the final product is fit for purpose and meets the highest quality standards.

• Application Resiliency: Drive the architectural and operational enhancements required to ensure high resiliency and availability of the risk management platforms, meeting stringent business and regulatory uptime requirements.

• Innovation and Emerging Technology: champion and leverage the exploration and adoption of emerging technologies to create next-generation risk management capabilities. Foster a culture of "test and learn" experimentation to solve core business challenges.

• Risk & Compliance Oversight: Ensure all products rigorously adhere to the firm's risk management frameworks, regulatory requirements, and internal policies. Apply sound ethical judgment and drive a transparent approach to escalating and managing control issues.

• Team Leadership: Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of product professionals. Manage team resources, planning, and performance to build a culture of excellence and accountability.
   

Qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience in technology product ownership or a related strategic role, with a proven track record of delivering high-quality technology products in a dynamic environment.

• Strong background in derivatives and risk

• Demonstrated success in identifying and applying emerging technologies to solve complex business problems.

• Exceptional leadership, communication, and influencing skills, with the ability to manage senior stakeholder relationships and develop product talent.

• Strong analytical skills, with experience using data to inform decisions, define clear acceptance criteria, and measure product success against testable outcomes.

Education:

• STEM Master or Pdh

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In addition to salary, 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.

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