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Citi is a world-leading global bank. We have approximately 200 million customer accounts and a presence in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions worldwide. We provide 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. We enable clients to achieve their strategic financial objectives by providing them with cutting-edge ideas, best-in-class products and solutions, and unparalleled access to capital and liquidity.

Citi Belfast is one of the largest employers in Northern Ireland with a diverse and talented team of over 3000 people from over 40 different nationalities across our four Belfast offices.

We are the only global investment bank operating in Northern Ireland. Every day, our local experts interact with global teams in over 100 countries developing and supporting next-generation technology solutions for the enterprise and delivering critical services to the bank and its customers, to make sure we are a stronger and safer organization for our clients.

You will have a truly global reach, which will provide you with new experiences and development opportunities right here in Belfast’s iconic Titanic Quarter.

Team/Function Overview:

The Assistant General Counsel is a senior level legal position responsible for accomplishing results and helping our businesses and functions achieve their goals through the delivery of legal support, advice and guidance across a broad range of assigned practice areas within the Commercial / Enterprise Operations & Technology (EO&T) Legal Team (the “Team”), which is part of the broader IP and O&T Law Group for the EMEA region in Citi’s Legal Department.

This dynamic and supportive Team of lawyers provide a wide range of commercial legal advice in support of the EMEA Sourcing Team (procurement contract managers) in connection with third party supplier and outsourcing contracts for a wide spectrum of goods and services across Citi business and function areas as well as offering tech, commercial and associated legal support for other related senior projects and key regulatory matters.

This is a rare opportunity to join an in-house legal team in the financial services sector who work on exciting and varied projects across a broad array of legal areas, from tech law to property, and with impact across the only global investment bank operating in Northern Ireland.

Role / Position Overview:

Do you want to join a talented and collaborative group of lawyers who work on interesting legal matters and are part of a large global in-house Legal team? Bring your talent here! We can’t wait to have you on board as part of our team.

This role is suited to a proactive self-starter and an adaptable individual who thrives on the challenges of a broad and very busy senior commercial lawyer role.

The successful lawyer will:-

• Oversee assigned legal activities in the Team, which provides legal counsel and support in relation to a broad range of commercial contracts (across different subject matter areas), complex outsourcing negotiations, technology law, data protection law and applicable regulation impacting the O&T sphere (e.g. Operational Resilience and third party management requirements).

• Assume responsibility as a lead senior lawyer for strategic, often time sensitive, projects across different Citi business (and legal practice) areas.

• Resolve complex legal issues and devise the legal strategy on live matters, whilst inspiring confidence from others to obtain backing for your vision. Ensure smooth roll out and handle escalations from colleagues.

• Represent the Legal team on senior forums and committees as required. Handle scrutiny and questions from senior managers, whilst confidently delivering the legal message.

• Act as a legal subject matter expert on an individual basis, as well as when partnering with other regional and country legal colleagues across the globe on multi-jurisdictional deals requiring local implementation.

• Demonstrate a willingness to upskill into new and emerging practice areas and take ownership to ensure legal service is delivered.

• Partner with business / functional line management on assigned matters and effectively manage relationships with your internal stakeholders and clients.

• Appropriately assess legal risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behaviour, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency, as well as effectively supervising the activity of others and create accountability with those who fail to maintain these standards.

• Coordinate capacity to meet business needs and ensure efficient delivery of legal services as part of a busy senior role.

Development Value:

This is an exciting role and will provide the successful candidate with exposure to a wide variety of legal issues and practice areas, whilst offering an insight into businesses and functions right across the Bank and providing legal assistance to them on stimulating and rewarding projects. You will join a Team that is innovative, solution focused and offers a collaborative, welcoming and friendly environment to work in, as part of a large in-house Legal function with a broad network of fellow lawyers across the globe.

Qualifications and Skills required

• Banking/financial industry experience or experience working with a law firm or in-house legal function is beneficial.

• An understanding of applicable EU and UK legal and regulatory obligations applicable to the financial services sector in the context of general commercial contracting and processes (an in-depth working knowledge of UK and EU Data Protection law and regulatory outsourcing requirements is particularly useful).

• Proven analytical and organizational skills. Ability to sense and manage the emergence of risk and navigate stakeholders through that is key.

• Consistently demonstrate clear and concise written and verbal communication.

• Strong technical legal drafting skills and ability to juggle complex negotiations required.

• Enthusiastic team player

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree / Law degree

• Qualified lawyer admitted to practice in the UK

Exceptional candidates who do not meet these criteria may be considered for the role provided they have the necessary skills and experience.

What We Offer:

We work hard to have a positive financial and social impact on the communities we serve. In turn, we put our employees first and provide the best-in-class benefits they need to be well, live well and save well.

We’ll provide you with the resources to meet your unique needs, empower you to make healthy decisions, and allow you to choose which benefits suit you and your personal life best.

Highlights to our core benefits include:

• Award winning pension

• On-site health services

• Private medical insurance packages to suit your personal circumstances

• Paid parental leave

• Generous holiday allowance starting at 27 Days plus bank holidays; increasing with tenure

Citi Belfast also champions diversity within our workforce, which helps us be well and live well together. We have over 40 different nationalities in our Northern Ireland offices, are a vocal supporter of LGBTQ+ rights, and are proud to have 47% of our leadership team made up of individuals who identify as women.

We encourage and lead inclusivity through our Pride, Disability, Multicultural, Families Matter, and Women affinity networks that are run by and for, Citi Belfast colleagues; providing them with the support they need in their personal and professional journeys and supplying them with the tools to help educate colleagues on all things related to each network to help us work better together.

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