Government Affairs

Vice President, Government Affairs, United Kingdom (UK)

Citi does business in more than 180 countries and jurisdictions, providing corporations, governments, investors, institutions and individuals with a broad range of financial products and services.

This new role, based in London, is a key addition to Citi’s Government Affairs (GA) practice in the United Kingdom (UK) and Europe. Reporting to the head of Citi’s UK and Ireland GA team, the position collaborates closely with two senior colleagues in London, GA colleagues in Brussels, Paris, Stockholm, and Warsaw, senior business leaders and key partners across the firm’s businesses and functions including regulatory strategy. The team drives outcomes in three key areas: building relationships with senior policymakers, influencing legislative change, and providing sharp analysis on the business implications of geopolitical trends and developments for Citi.

Key Responsibilities

·         Contribute to the development and execution of advocacy strategy to influence UK public policy affecting Citi’s business as a US bank operating in Europe.

·         Support engagement by the GA team head and business leaders with UK policymakers, political stakeholders, foreign embassies, think tanks and trade associations.

o   Contribute to the development and execution of engagement plans aligned with business priorities, including meeting preparation, tracking, follow-up and support for senior GA and business executive political engagements.

o   Author executive-level briefing papers, presentations, and reports on policy issues impacting Citi to support meetings between Citi executives and policymakers, ensuring relevant team information is incorporated.

·         Draft timely, insightful, data-driven analysis and guidance for Citi executives on political, legislative, and geopolitical developments and their implications for Citi.  Monitor and analyze UK political developments, keeping internal stakeholders updated accordingly. Write and send timely internal updates on political and policy developments.

·         Support the development of Citi UK’s response to public policy across all relevant topics, in collaboration with business, legal and regulatory engagement subject matter experts.

·         As required, support wider Europe GA team with EU public policy impacting the bank such as creating written materials, liaising with internal colleagues and trade associations and supporting with policymaker meetings in Brussels and other European capitals. 

·         Support the team lead in developing and executing thought-leadership events and external engagement opportunities that advance GA objectives.

·         Build and maintain working relationships with policymakers and communicate Citi’s policy positions, as delegated by the team lead.

·         Represent Citi to government policymakers, trade associations and at meetings and external events, as delegated by the team lead.  

Qualifications

·         Bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification required; advanced degree preferred.

·         Extensive experience in government affairs or related field, including a UK institution or a national government, a major corporation, a trade association, or other business organization

·         Deep understanding of the UK political, legislative, and regulatory environment. Familiarity with the EU political systems is preferred.

·         Prefer strong existing relationships with officials in the UK institutions

·         Prefer experience working on public policy issues in financial services.

·         Excellent English oral and written communication skills; prefer additional European languages skills

·         Ability to travel as required.

Competencies

·         Public Policy and Political Insights. Strong understanding of how government actions impact business decisions. Significant knowledge of the portfolio region’s political trends and their implications on financial services policy. Demonstrated ability to translate political dynamics into actionable recommendations and engagement approaches for effective government affairs engagement strategy.

·         Leadership. Team player able to build trusted relationships with policymakers and business partners. Experience with building, coordinating and engaging colleagues and networks across geographies and functions. Can interact and communicate effectively and comfortably with a wide range of audiences including Citi executives, internal business partners, and government officials.

·         Results Orientation. Self-motivated, strategic, outcomes-focused professional able to manage multiple priorities, operate effectively in ambiguity, and deliver high-quality work with limited supervision while partnering closely with senior leadership. Able to think both strategically and tactically to achieve government affairs policy advocacy outcomes.

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:

Communications and External Relations

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Job Family:

Government Affairs

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Time Type:

Full time

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Most Relevant Skills

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Other Relevant Skills

For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.

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