Senior Counsel - C14 - Legal - Hybrid

Whether you’re at the start of your career or looking to discover your next adventure, your story begins here.  At Citi, you’ll have the opportunity to expand your skills and make a difference at one of the world’s most global banks.  We’re fully committed to supporting your growth and development from the start with extensive on-the-job training and exposure to senior leaders, as well as more traditional learning.  You’ll also have the chance to give back and make a positive impact where we live and work through volunteerism.

Citi’s Global Legal Affairs and Compliance (GLAC) empowers and protects Citi by providing legal, compliance, investigative, and security services to our firm.  We manage compliance risk, provide legal analysis and advice, protect Citi’s people and businesses, advocate for legal and regulatory outcomes that benefit our firm and our clients, and ultimately promote behavior that is consistent with Citi’s mission and culture.

We’re currently looking for a high caliber professional to join our team as Senior Counsel (Internal Job Title: Senior Vice President C14) based in Mumbai, India.  Being part of our team means that we’ll provide you with the resources to meet your unique needs, empower you to make healthy decision and manage your financial well-being to help plan for your future. For instance:

• Citi provides programs and services for your physical and mental well-being including access to telehealth options, health advocates, confidential counseling and more. Coverage varies by country.

  
  

• We believe all parents deserve time to adjust to parenthood and bond with the newest members of their families. That’s why in early 2020 we began rolling out our expanded Paid Parental Leave Policy to include Citi employees around the world.

  
  

• We empower our employees to manage their financial well-being and help them plan for the future.

  
  

• Citi provides access to an array of learning and development resources to help broaden and deepen your skills and knowledge as your career progresses.

  
  

• We have a variety of programs that help employees balance their work and life, including generous paid time off packages.

  
  

The Assistant General Counsel is a senior management-level position responsible for accomplishing results through the management of a team or department to manage and direct day-to-day legal activities in coordination with the Legal team. The overall objective of this role is to provide legal support, advice and guidance across a broad range of practice areas.
Responsibilities:

• The scope of the role would be overseeing legal for the following businesses:

  
  

   Corporate Banking

  
  

   Commercial Banking

  
  

   Issuer Services

  
  

   Trade & Transaction Banking

  
  

  In this role, you’re expected to:

  
  

•  To provide legal advice, guidance and support for all issues related to and manage Legal Risks for above businesses.

  
  

   To ensure that exposure to legal risk is managed and the execution of business and operational strategies and initiatives is facilitated.

  
  

   To draft, review and negotiate agreements and documents with clients.

  
  

   To standardize documents and streamline processes.

  
  

   Provide prompt, commercial, practical legal advice to above businesses;

  
  

   Be proactive in the provision of legal support and in advising the business promptly of material legal developments and their implications;

  
  

   Liaise with panel law firms and other appropriate external parties.

  
  

As a successful candidate, you’d ideally have the following skills and exposure :

• 12-13 years of experience

  
  

• Banking/financial industry experience or experience from big law firm

  
  

• Proven analytical and organizational skills

  
  

• Consistently demonstrate clear and concise written and verbal communication

  
  

• Bar license in good standing to practice law

  
  

• Bachelor's degree/University degree or equivalent experience

  
  

• Master's degree preferred

  
  

Working at Citi is far more than just a job. A career with us means joining a family of more than 230,000 dedicated people from around the globe. At Citi, you’ll have the opportunity to grow your career, give back to your community and make a real impact.

Take the next step in your career, apply for this role at Citi today

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