Product Owner Senior Business Analyst - Senior Vice President

The Product Owner Senior Business Analyst is a strategic leadership role responsible for defining product vision, shaping multi-year roadmaps, and driving end-to-end delivery of complex, high-impact initiatives across Citi. This role combines product ownership, advanced business analysis, and program leadership, with accountability for multiple concurrent initiatives. The SVP acts as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, ensuring alignment between business strategy, technology solutions, regulatory requirements, and operational execution. **Key Responsibilities** **Product Vision, Strategy & Roadmap** * Define, articulate, and evolve a clear **product vision** aligned with Citi’s strategic objectives, client needs, and regulatory priorities * Develop and own **multi-year product roadmaps**, balancing strategic transformation with tactical deliverables * Continuously assess emerging technologies and business needs, recommending **innovative solutions and system enhancements** * Evaluate industry trends, IT developments, and competitive landscape to inform strategic direction **End-to-End Delivery & Initiative Ownership** * Own and drive **end-to-end delivery** of complex, high-impact programs from ideation through implementation and optimization * Provide input across the **development lifecycle**, including defining system scope, objectives, and required enhancements * Manage multiple concurrent initiatives, ensuring alignment on scope, schedule, dependencies, and outcomes * Proactively identify risks, impacts, and dependencies, and drive mitigation strategies **Senior Stakeholder Management & Communication** * Serve as the primary interface with **senior stakeholders (Managing Directors, business heads, and technology leadership)** * Build strong partnerships across business, operations, technology, risk, and compliance organizations * Lead **executive-level communications**, including steering committees, business reviews, and strategic updates * Prepare and deliver **clear, concise, and impactful presentations and reports** on program status, risks, and strategic implications * Translate complex technical concepts into **business-friendly insights for non-technical audiences** * Proactively manage expectations and communicate **changes in scope, timeline, or budget** **Business Analysis & Solution Leadership** * Lead **requirements elicitation, analysis, and documentation** across business, functional, and non-functional areas * Produce high-quality artifacts including **BRDs, FRDs, user stories, acceptance criteria, process flows, and data mappings** * Ensure requirements are **traceable, testable, and compliant** with regulatory standards * Provide **in-depth, interpretive analysis** to define problems, develop innovative solutions, and influence strategic decisions * Consult with business clients to define **functional specifications** and align solutions with organizational goals * Support **UAT validation**, ensuring delivered solutions meet business needs **Technology & Data Leadership** * Partner with technology teams to define and deliver scalable solutions aligned with enterprise architecture * Work with **database technologies (e.g., SQL, MongoDB)** to support data analysis, integration, and solution design * Evaluate and recommend **system alternatives and enhancements** based on business process analysis and industry standards * Identify and drive opportunities for **Generative AI adoption** to improve efficiency, insights, and product innovation **KYC & Client Lifecycle Management** * Lead and support **KYC processes and systems**, ensuring regulatory compliance and operational excellence * Leverage expertise in **Fenergo** to optimize client onboarding, lifecycle management, and KYC workflows * Drive enhancements to improve **client experience, efficiency, and compliance outcomes** **Risk, Controls & Governance** * Identify, assess, and communicate risks and impacts, providing **well-defined mitigation strategies** * Ensure adherence to Citi’s **risk and control frameworks**, policies, and regulatory requirements * Appropriately assess risk in all business decisions, considering impact on **firm reputation, clients, and assets** * Drive transparency through effective escalation, reporting, and management of control issues **Delivery Execution & Process Excellence** * Execute initiatives using **Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid methodologies** * Ensure delivery quality, timeliness, and alignment with business objectives * Continuously improve delivery processes, governance frameworks, and operating models **Team Leadership & People Management** * Supervise day-to-day team activities, including **resource management, work allocation, and performance oversight** * Mentor and coach team members to build strong business analysis and product capabilities * Foster a high-performance culture focused on accountability, collaboration, and innovation **Qualifications** **Experience** * 10+ years in financial services, preferably within a global banking environment * Proven experience in **product ownership, senior business analysis, and program delivery** * Demonstrated success managing **large-scale, multi-initiative transformation programs** * Strong experience interacting with **senior executive stakeholders** **Skills** * Expertise in product strategy, roadmap management, and SDLC methodologies * Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities with **interpretive thinking** * Excellent communication and executive presentation skills * Deep understanding of regulatory, risk, and control environments * Strong influencing, negotiation, and decision-making skills **Preferred** * Experience with **KYC, client lifecycle management, and Fenergo** * Familiarity with **data platforms (SQL, MongoDB)** and AI-driven solutions **Key Competencies** * Strategic vision & roadmap ownership * Executive stakeholder influence * End-to-end ownership mindset * Strong analytical rigor and innovation * Leadership in a complex, matrixed organization **Success Metrics** * Successful execution of roadmap aligned to strategic priorities * Delivery of multiple initiatives on time and within scope * Strong stakeholder alignment and executive confidence * Measurable business value and operational improvement * Compliance with regulatory, risk, and control frameworks **Education:** * Bachelor's degree/University degree or equivalent experience * Master's degree preferred \------------------------------------------------------ **Job Family Group:** --------------------- Technology \------------------------------------------------------ **Job Family:** --------------- Business Analysis / Client Services \------------------------------------------------------ **Time Type:** -------------- Full time \------------------------------------------------------ **Primary Location Full Time Salary Range:** -------------------------------------------- $145,100.00 - $217,700.00 \------------------------------------------------------ **Most Relevant Skills** ------------------------ Please see the requirements listed above. \------------------------------------------------------ **Other Relevant Skills** ------------------------- For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter. 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