The IT senior group  manager  ( C15) is a senior management level position within Wealth Technology. This position is responsible for accomplishing results and delivering business value through the management of a team or department driving a variety of engineering activities including the design, build, deployment and management of software, hardware and network. In coordination with application development  and partner teams. The overall objective of this role is to lead the definition and delivery of business value via engineering and technology capabilities and to define and implement the technology roadmap and strategy for the area.

Responsibilities:

Lead and manage a set of engineering teams to deliver business and technology value, working with peers and partners. Actively speed up and improve engineering practices ensuring higher levels of productivity and quality.Define and implement the workforce strategy creating an organization of happy, productive, engaged, co-located engineering teams comprised of direct and supplier staff located globally, including workforce planning, hiring, performance , and pay management. Implement career development frameworks and processes for the team, providing coaching, mentoring and development of engineering and related job familiesBe a great partner, but also hold your peers (development, testing , Architecture, Infra team etc) accountable for partnering in deliveryManaging Lower environment operations, observability, test data management and test automation will be key focus areas. Be a strong advocate for and drive the adoption of modern engineering practices including scaled agile, DevOps, CI/CD and automation, and build a culture of engineering and continuous improvement, with a focus on velocity, quality and agilityStay abreast of domain and industry developments and advocate relevant technology strategies as appropriate, including the use of AI, cloud, data technologies, and third-party products, and drive a culture of innovationDevelop and implement the technology roadmap and strategy and provide ownership and direction for technology products, working in partnership with the application devlopment team, business stakeholders, and other technology partnersBuild productive relationships with business counterparts and support the execution of key programs working in partnership with business, infrastructure and security teamsOversee the technology budget for the function and manage the budget and forecasts to ensure relevant targets are metAppropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citi, 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:

15+ years of relevant leadership and delivery experience in an Engineering focused role with extensive experience in global business, functional and people managementrelevant degree in Engineering or computer science from reputed school. Masters degree preferred. Experience working in Financial Services or a large complex and/or global environmentExposure to working with AI-assisted software development models, and experience implementing Gen AI use casesExperience providing leadership for scaled agile release trains preferred; program management experience helpfulDemonstrated ability to influence remote, senior stakeholders including senior business executivesExperience in tracking and monitoring delivery, productivity and organizational health metricsExperience planning, forecasting and managing technology budgets at team level, including project tracking and governanceDemonstrated systems thinking, critical analysis and design thinking skillsAbility to work in a globally matrixed environment and partner with virtual teams and external partners

Education:

Bachelor’s/University degree, Master’s degree preferred

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Job Family Group:

Technology

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Job Family:

Technology Management

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Time Type:

Full time

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Most Relevant Skills

Please see the requirements listed above.

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Other Relevant Skills

For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.

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