4 Business Execution jobs in Ireland

The Business Associate is an intermediate level position responsible for the overall administrative activities of a business. These tasks may include contribution to external audits, business continuity activities or addressing regulatory issues. The Business Associate may assist in activities such as the tracking of business financials, managing employee headcount or coordination of other administrative needs. May work on ad hoc projects as requested.
**Function Background/Context:**
+ The role is part of the International European Business Execution team, dedicated to support the Europe Cluster COO and the Business Execution team
+ Applies in-depth disciplinary knowledge, contributing to the development of new techniques and the improvement of processes and work-flow for the area or function
+ Integrates subject matter and industry expertise within a defined area. Requires in-depth understanding of how areas collectively integrate within the sub-function as well as coordinate and contribute to the objectives of the function and overall business. Evaluates moderately complex and variable issues with substantial potential impact, where development of an approach/taking of an action involves weighing various alternatives and balancing potentially conflicting situations using multiple sources of information.
+ Requires very good analytical skills in order to filter, prioritize and validate potentially complex and dynamic material from multiple sources. Able to distil complex information into simplified messages. Strong ability to work on excel, PowerPoint and put together solid and high impact materials for management.
+ Strategic mindset. Understands the systems of the organization and where to get the required information. Partners with the central International team, other Business Execution Leads, Finance, ESPA, other functional teams as well as Coverage teams and products to gather the top of mind matters to use these in various materials for management.
+ Works independently and thinks ahead of the items and matters that will need attention. Strong communication and diplomacy skills are required
**Job Purpose and Main Responsibilities:**
+ Support the Europe Business execution team with the strategy execution. This will entail coordinating the initiatives we have underway, driving the various meeting agendas and measurement of the various KPIs. High level of perfection and competency in ensuring the quality and timings of information is met
+ Work with the Europe management team to frame the key areas for growth and opportunities which would supplement the core strategy
+ Be very close to the macro environment and any geopolitical and strategic lens that would feed into the evolution of the business direction. Use these in co-ordination of materials and tying this back to the strategy
+ Support the Europe Business Execution team on assembling all the presentation materials for interval review as well as regulatory or external presentation. Partner with other BE in client and product organizations to draw in the themes needed
+ Support with the decks required for ECB and other regulators. This will require extensive coordination with countries, business and products
+ Aligned to the drivers and get into the micro details of the cluster which can entail understanding and articulations of financial metrics, operational costs, correlation of indices like VOC and VOE into the business performance etc.
+ Think broadly and deeply and be a key sounding board to the Europe Business Execution team of ways to improve processes within the cluster
+ Very good at PowerPoint and excel and be able to convert multiple information sources into well-presented and impactful slides having a key message
+ Be good at comparative analysis looking at trends, competitive benchmarks, external data sources, replicable ideas and content from other Citi branches. etc.
+ Support in keeping Europe Cluster Head scorecard in check and working to address any weaknesses in a timely manner
**Qualifications and Competencies:**
+ Required skills include project management, strategic analysis, solid quantitative aptitude, and the ability to effectively synthesize and communicate complex business issues through concise presentation skills
+ Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication skills
+ Advanced Powerpoint and Excel expertise including demonstrated capabilities with pivot tables, VLOOKUP's, and formulas
+ Excellent people skills to oversee cross disciplinary work streams
+ Interest and experience in the financial services industry, in the areas of technology and data mining
+ Knowledge of Corporate Finance products
+ Banking, consulting or business management background preferred
**Education:**
+ Bachelor's Degree/University degree or equivalent experience
This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required.
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**Job Family Group:**
Business Strategy, Management & Administration
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**Job Family:**
Business Execution & Administration
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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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Reporting to the Chief Operations Officer for Citibank Europe plc (CEP), the CEP Legal Entity Business Execution will be responsible for coordination of key execution initiatives within the legal entity.
This role will closely partner across the COO team as well as the respective businesses and functions, ensuring accountability, appropriate governance, ownership and oversight are in place to support the execution of required initiatives across the legal vehicle and firm. This is a key position in the COO team as it supports the legal vehicle in delivering for our clients and firm whilst meeting our supervisory expectations and requirements.
The CEP Legal Entity Business Execution role will partner closely across the team to ensure entity level execution remains on-track, with risks escalated and mitigated as required. The position will be accountable for delivering on committed timelines and quality, managing escalations, engaging and providing/obtaining status updates to/from all key stakeholders across businesses and functions.
The role holder will require the ability to influence, negotiate, drive through cross-businesses and functions, and deliver results for the entity. The Legal Entity Business Execution will possess a thorough understanding of the strategic direction of Citi, Europe and CEP, combined with a solid conceptual and practical grounding in both its businesses and operations, as well as knowledge of the regulatory landscape and legal vehicle management matters.
**About Ci** **tibank Europe PLC**
With 13,000 employees across 22 European jurisdictions, CEP is Citigroup's European banking subsidiary, providing services to Citi's clients who require or wish to transact via an EU licensed bank. The businesses covered by CEP include Markets, Banking, Services (both Treasury and Trade Solutions and Securities Services) and Wealth.
CEP's principal activities are the provision of core banking services to Citigroup's institutional clients including governments, public sector bodies, multinational corporations and their subsidiaries, large local corporates, financial institutions, and fund managers. Private wealth products and services are
also offered, principally to ultra-high net worth customers primarily through CEP's Luxembourg
branch.
CEP also has three Citi Solution Centres ("CSCs") which provide select middle and back-office services to CEP and other Citigroup affiliates. These CSCs are based in Ireland, Poland and Hungary, and account for the majority of CEP's employees.
**Key Responsibilities**
+ Execution of key strategic initiatives and priorities for the legal entity, supporting business growth, productivity or other work efforts identified by CEP Exco, including remediation of distressed programs or escalations of issues in execution, engagement, or requiring further attention
+ Work closely with CEP COO and COO team to identify areas of enhanced execution requirements - partner with the team to deliver timely, consistent and controlled execution.
+ Execute resolution of observations received by the entity that may result in further actions such as Dear CEO letters, annual supervisory letters etc.
+ Drive strategic reviews, contribute to major initiatives, and implementation of cross-enterprise work streams to align the firm and CEP strategic priorities and regulatory obligations including legal entity simplification
+ Partner with CEP Legal Entity Program team on cross business/function initiatives impacting the Europe Cluster, engages and challenges programs owned by functions and/or businesses
+ Design and implement simplified framework to standardize execution, and reporting while enhancing accountability and clear ownership across businesses, functions, and governance forums for CEP / Europe Cluster and International
+ Support the review and execution of complex changes, regulatory observations, and findings, supporting resourcing and implementation of regulatory change for CEP Legal Entity / LE across Europe Cluster.
+ Engage with business and function program offices to drive execution of programs in partnership to deliver for CEP, firm, clients, and regulators and ensure timely execution, risk identification, and escalation of risks/issues
+ Drive and support cross-cluster/enterprise work efforts for CEP / Europe impact and engage with other clusters and International for CEP changes impacting outside CEP.
+ Manage and maintain strong relationships across various senior stakeholders in the Legal Entity, business, and functions.
**Knowledge / Experience**
+ Extensive, cross functional business or program leadership experience, including exposure to the Markets and Banking. Global Functions, Operations and Technology is welcome.
+ Possess a thorough understanding of the strategic direction of Citi, Europe and CEP, combined with a solid conceptual and practical grounding in both the European business and operations, as well as the regulatory landscape and legal vehicle management drivers.
+ Significant experience with European Legal Entity drivers and Franchise structures between bank and corporate chain entities
+ Broad experience and network across Europe cluster
+ Knowledge of Project Governance Procedures and functional expertise in strategic planning
+ Experience in transformational re-engineering projects (e.g. divestures, acquisition integration, outsourcing etc.)
+ Front to back understanding of processes especially operational risks
+ Experience with driving cultural change with a lasting impact on a large scale
+ Consistent record as Business Execution, Program Manager, Lead PMO or department head, managing teams and large, strategic cross-functional projects
+ Previous program/project management, consulting, technology and/or management roles
+ Good knowledge of Citi's organization: structure, culture, including formal and informal communication channels
+ Excellent communication skills required in order to influence a wide range of audiences
+ Exceptional interpersonal and stakeholder management skills as well as demonstrated Inclusive Leadership will be required to succeed
+ Ability to come to balanced conclusions and make recommendations for decisions
+ Strong powerpoint, writing and communication skills with a focus on high quality materials to support both internal and external engagements
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**Job Family Group:**
Business Strategy, Management & Administration
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**Job Family:**
Business Execution & Administration
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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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_Citi is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law._
_If you are a person with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to use our search tools and/or apply for a career opportunity review_ _Accessibility at Citi ( _._
_View Citi's_ _EEO Policy Statement ( _and the_ _Know Your Rights ( _poster._
Citi is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.
Minority/Female/Veteran/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity.