Citi Legal is responsible for providing legal advice to the Board of Directors, senior management, businesses, legal entities and other functions on legal and regulatory issues and for reporting, escalating, and resolving legal matters appropriately. Approximately 1,200 in-house attorneys and an additional 280 staff are assigned to support global products, regions and global programs with a focus on key areas of legal risk and key legal entities.

Citi Legal seeks an experienced attorney to join the Citi Global Ethics Office. The Citi Global Ethics Office is responsible for managing Citi's Ethics Hotline, working with business and control functions to identify control enhancements, reporting on significant matters to Citi's internal and external stakeholders, and establishing and communicating Citi's ethical values and principles through Citi's Code of Conduct and Code of Conduct training. The Ethics Office works with partners all over the world, including with other Citi control functions, to handle internal investigations of employee-related issues and to identify and escalate matters, as appropriate.

Based in Irving, Texas, or Tampa, Florida, the Ethics Officer (an SVP) will report to a Director/Ethics Officer, and be responsible for handling Ethics Office matters from the APAC, EMEA, LATAM, and North America regions, including coordinating the case management process.

Qualifications

The successful candidate will have a minimum of 5 years of litigation, prosecutorial, investigations, employment law, or regulatory experience, including familiarity with the financial services industry and products, and a strong understanding and familiarity with a global, corporate environment. The successful candidate will have outstanding writing and analytical skills, sound judgment, discretion, and an understanding of business processes. This individual should also possess extraordinary project management and organizational skills and be capable of handling multiple projects at one time. Familiarity with the United States Sentencing Guidelines, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, whistleblowing laws and regulations outside the United States, and related best practices is a plus. Excellent interpersonal communication and presentation skills (written and oral) are critical, as this individual will work in a high volume, fast-paced environment.

The primary responsibilities will include:

Evaluating concerns reported to the Ethics Office.

Determining assignment of matters reported to the Ethics Office to the appropriate control function partners.

Effectively managing the investigation of matters reported to the Ethics Office, including active monitoring and follow up with control function partners performing Ethics Office investigations.

Providing credible challenge to control function partners performing Ethics Office investigations, giving direction and guidance to the end-to-end handling of internal investigations.

Preparing accurate and concise written closure summaries for Ethics Office matters.

Escalating and reporting on significant matters and trends.

Evaluating new laws, regulations, and regulatory guidance related to employee reporting hotlines.

Preparing materials for presentations as part of employee engagement programs.

Assisting with other Ethics Office initiatives as needed.

Additional duties as assigned.

Candidates Must Have

Ability to both work independently and collaborate with team members

Excellent project management and organizational skills and capability to handle multiple projects at one time

Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to prepare accurate summaries of complex facts and concepts

J.D. and legal background strongly preferred

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