ROLE
– Independently drive progress and support planning and coordination of day-to-day activities of running a Program or portfolio of Programs within Banking and International Data book of work
– Understand the key business deliverables required for a Project/Program and the associated dependencies on other programs to ensure all dependencies are actively managed
– Apply in-depth understanding of how portfolio of Programs collectively integrates within the initiative and coordinate / contribute towards the overall objectives of the initiative
– Review program plans to ensure it meets business needs as described in the program / project scope document
– Proactive management of risks/issues while ensuring timely escalation to the Program Director or Sponsor, as appropriate
– Manage and provide credible challenge to Program/Project plans, risks, issues, and change requests
– Identify and escalate gaps in aligned Projects and Programs
– Participate in CPMC communication and training activities and cascade key messages as needed to ensure awareness and understanding of PM procedures and tools within the program team
– Project Plan maintenance: Maintain consolidated project plans
– Ensure quality of data in consolidated plans
– Ensure compliance with Citi’s Program Management policies and standards
– Status Reporting: Facilitate collection and aggregation of status reports into reporting packs for senior management reviews as well as use in various governance meetings
– Provide written and verbal status updates as requested by seniors
– Review status reports submitted for relevancy, correctness, and provide challenge to content to enable quality reporting
– Analyze documentation, data and metrics provided to identify gaps compared to scope; action plan; performance and quality issues and significant variances and trends and develop insights for senior management

REQUIREMENTS
– Overall Experience of 11-14 years with hands-on execution experience on program management and a good exposure to program governance activities
– Excellent project management skills with a good track record of driving positive and sustained change with “roll up sleeves” aptitude
– Ability to think strategically, analytically, and creatively towards problem solving as well as multi-tasking, effectively and efficiently
– Good interpersonal skills, collaboration across large organizations, including a proactive and ‘no surprises’ approach
– Integrity, maturity, dependability, a positive professional attitude and capable of managing internal relationships
– Experience and ease in interfacing with Senior Management
– Education: Bachelor’s/University degree or equivalent experience, potentially master’s degree
– Sound experience of working on Data related initiatives in the past would be good
– PMP certification and working knowledge of Microsoft Project Plan, preferred

BENEFITS
– Full time position