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- Citi BankGlobal Product/Project Manager (Contractor)September 2024 - Today (1 year and 9 months)• A Product manager as part of the Global Loans team, who own the loan products globally for the corporate and investment bank. This includes all process mapping, risks, controls, product strategy and managing numerous technical projects.• Responsibilities within this role include and are not limited to:◦ Creation of new credit origination workflow technology system. Partnering with engineering teams to define technical requirements, manage prioritisation, timeline planning and oversee testing phases.◦ Project management of strategic decision-making processes for global lending product ownership, evaluating liquidity impact and technological requirements and presentation to decision making committee.◦ Planning and assessing implications of the new EU CRD 6 directive which directly impacts bank lending and liquidity strategy within the EU.◦ Leading the Global loan governance forum ensuring informed decision-making across current and relevant topics, audience includes Head of Corporate Banking globally.◦ Carrying out regular and ad-hoc product risk rating reviews.◦ Regular review and contribution to improvement of internal operations and transaction management processes and systems.◦ Holistic review of global lending processes, ensuring each process step has necessary risks and controls mapped to prevent credit, market and operational risks.
- Citi BankGlobal Project Lead (Contractor)September 2023 - September 2024 (1 year)Commercial Bank and Investment Bank – Regulatory initiative seeking to global book of CDOR (Canadian Dollar Offered Rate) referenced lending facilities.• Responsible for planning, ensuring operational and technological readiness, executing amendments and reporting outcomes to regulators and management for 500 contracts globally with a 20billion value.• Responsibilities included and are not limited to:◦ Developed project strategy and planning documentation, outlining 12-month approach to CDOR remediation scoping, project phasing, controls and stakeholder & client communication & training. Involving input from Technology, Front Office, Compliance, Operations, Risk and Finance.◦ Creation and maintenance of project road maps, raid logs and gap analysis.◦ Commenced a multi-faceted loan scoping approach utilising internal systems data, business personnel validation, artificial intelligence/document review system and legal review of loan contracts.◦ Designed and maintained a comprehensive database tracking contract remediation progress and relevant milestones. Subsequently reported to senior bank leads and regulators.◦ Planned and implemented technology and process enhancements to accommodate new benchmark rates, including defining system requirements and change controls for updates to loan processing systems and overseeing UAT.◦ Tracked, monitored and resolved blocked documentation negotiations for loans globally.◦ Led contract fallback reviews in collaboration with internal and external legal counsel.◦ Authored internal and external communication templates adopted bank-wide.◦ Planned and executed crisis scenario planning and go-live before project closure and handover back to the business.◦ Hosted regular steering committees with the Managing Director of the Canadian business amongst others.• Project success criteria to remediated all Citi loans ahead of CDOR cessation fully met in advance of Regulatory timelines.
- Citi BankSenior Project Manager and Caretaker Global Programme ManagerOctober 2021 - September 2023 (1 year and 11 months)Commercial Bank USD LIBOR Transition Project - initiative seeking to remediate global loan book of USD LIBOR• Managed the transition of 2,500 contracts worth $150bn to risk-free rates across multiple jurisdictions, governing laws and product types within the Commercial Bank and Investment Bank business.• Coordinated remediation efforts across the EMEA region, acting as the central point of contact for senior leadership and all relevant stakeholders.• Acted as central liaison between business and technology for new benchmark system enhancements, including scripting of fallback rate logic, building switch triggers, and overseeing post-deployment system validation..• Made a significant contribution to all workstreams, including reporting, contract negotiation, operational execution of loans and client/internal knowledge helpdesks, leveraging my SME expertise in banking and relationship management.• Jointly planned and executed crisis scenario planning and project go-live.• Following the regulatory deadline I assumed the Global Programme Manager role, responsible for the project closure process, which involved creating closing documentation, formal governance closure, dealing with any operational execution queries and ensuring a smooth handover to the business.
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Education
- BA Hons - Finance and MarketingUniversity of Lincoln2010
- Certificate of Financial Administration and Planning (CeFAP)MeritCertificate of Financial Administration and Planning (CeFAP)
Certifications
- AgilePMAgilePM2021
- Prince2Prince22021