AI & Automation Technical Project Manager, VP (C13)

About Citi:Citi, the leading global bank, has approximately 200 million customer accounts and does business in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions. Citi provides consumers, corporations, governments, and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, transaction services, and wealth management.As a bank with a brain and a soul, Citi creates economic value that is systemically responsible and in our clients best interests. As a financial institution that touches every region of the world and every sector that shapes your daily life, our Enterprise Operations & Technology teams are charged with a mission that rivals any large tech company. Our technology solutions are the foundations of everything we do from keeping the bank safe, managing global resources, and providing the technical tools our workers need to be successful to designing our digital architecture and ensuring our platforms provide a first-class customer experience. We reimagine client and partner experiences to deliver excellence through secure, reliable, and efficient services.Our commitment to diversity includes a workforce that represents the clients we serve from all walks of life, backgrounds, and origins. We foster an environment where the best people want to work. We value and demand respect for others, promote individuals based on merit, and ensure opportunities for personal development are widely available to all. Ideal candidates are innovators with well-rounded backgrounds who bring their authentic selves to work and complement our culture of delivering results with pride. If you are a problem solver who seeks passion in your work, come join us. Well enable growth and progress together.The Team:This position supports Citi's Product & Platform Engineering efforts mainly focusing on areas like intelligent process automation, Generative AI, Machine Learning Models and existing process and technology upgrades that all ensure consistent alignment to Citi's ongoing transformational efforts.The Role:The

AI & Automation Technical Project Manager

should be a highly technical, experienced project orchestrator with strong relationship building and problem solving skills driven by a passion for delivery excellence. Candidates should have experience building relationships and influencing collaborators to facilitate all project deliverables in complex, enterprise environments. This role works to identify, assess, track and mitigate issues and risks at multiple levels. While the product and delivery strategy may be defined, the design is not so the ability to effectively gather all the necessary project requirements, while mitigating setbacks in consistent alignment to project timelines is essential to success for this position.ResponsibilitiesCommunicate project status updates and challenges to senior leadership and project stakeholders in a concise, accurate manner with proper documentation as neededUtilize project management experience to effectively address project elements with tact like the customer experience, build and delivery processes, and any problems or challenges that ariseIdentify blocking issues and manage their resolution, anticipate bottlenecks and adequately factor in contingencies for unplanned delaysProvide escalation management to identify, assess, track and mitigate issues/risks at multiple levels as neededWork across multiple products, Scrum teams, and/or technologies as neededDetermine if success metrics are in place and if not, work to define themProvide advice and counsel related to the technology or operations of the business where appropriateAlign dependent organizations while mitigating any challenges or issues that could cause delaysWork directly with external to Global Digital or external to Citi technology providers and customersUnderstand the needs of the engineers, business and technical operations teams who have to build, maintain, and operate the system for the life of the systemRecognize complex designs and propose simplified solutions by working with software design engineers, principals, and other project delivery colleaguesHelp customers, business and the engineering teams make trade-off decisions by considering all of the data including business goals, technical platform strategy, customer experience, and maintainabilityPartner with industry vendors that provide technology or user experience design components that support our Digital architecture and work with vendors on our implementation plans and roadmaps identifying additional partnership opportunities to increase our development velocity and our learningsContinuously assess development processes, test plans, and operationsRegularly review metrics and proactively seek out new and improved data/mechanisms for visibility ensuring your program stays aligned with organization objectivesStreamline and/or eliminate excess process in any area of the architecture, production operations environment, or business area where the same efforts (or issues) are repeated year-over-yearQualifications7+ years' experience successfully delivering highly technical, Agile technology projects working directly with software development teamsHigh-level understanding of

Generative AI (GenAI) ,

Machine Learning models

and

AI Automation concepts and principles of is highly preferredPrior hands-on experience in software engineering, systems engineering, or comparable experience is highly preferredAbility to visualize and plan the evolution of technical capabilities to support business goals in alignment to technical roadmapsStrong experience and understanding around the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) with knowledge of planning, writing, modifying, and maintaining software through various stagesSignificant experience managing complex business and/or transactional modelsExpert proficiency with prioritization, organization, and cross-function communication and collaborationExperience working with diverse technical and non-technical teams/stakeholders to achieve common goals efficientlyStrong analytical, communicative, and quantitative skills with technical and non-technical management teamsAbility to motivate and collaborate to reach challenging goalsExperience with building and launching a new product or service from the ground up and/or experience with external facing production systems is preferredEducationBachelors/University degree or equivalent experienceMasters degree preferredThis job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required.------------------------------------------------------Job Family Group:Technology

------------------------------------------------------Job Family:Digital Technical Program Management

------------------------------------------------------Time Type:Full time

------------------------------------------------------Primary Location:Irving Texas United States

------------------------------------------------------Primary Location Full Time Salary Range:$138,720.00 - $208,080.00In addition to salary, Citis offerings may also include, for eligible employees, discretionary and formulaic incentive and retention awards. Citi offers competitive employee benefits, including: medical, dental & vision coverage; 401(k); life, accident, and disability insurance; and wellness programs. Citi also offers paid time off packages, including planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave), and paid holidays. For additional information regarding Citi employee benefits, please visit citibenefits.com. Available offerings may vary by jurisdiction, job level, and date of hire.------------------------------------------------------Anticipated Posting Close Date:Sep 11, 2024

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