Vice President, Commercial Card Sales - Services

Are you looking for a career move that will put you at the heart of a global financial institution? Then bring your skills in analysis, problem solving, and communication to Citi’s Commercial Card Sales team. By joining Citi, you will become part of a global organisation whose mission is to serve as a trusted partner to our clients by responsibly providing financial services that enable growth and economic progress.

Team/Role Overview:

The Commercial Cards Sales VP will work closely with Citi's top clients, leadership, sales, and product partners across the UK and Europe clusters. This role focuses on generating Cards business from clients across the specified geographies.

What you’ll do:

• Lead and drive sales and origination strategy for Commercial Cards within the UK and Europe, encompassing T&E, Payables & eCommerce solutions to increase market share and client penetration among Citi clients.
• Leverage both internal networks (Bankers, relationship teams) and external partners (Industry Partners & Card Networks) to enhance pipeline and gather intelligence of target market prospects.
• Possess expert detailed knowledge of Citi's current and future suite of cards solutions available globally and be able to articulate the reason for any country nuances and applicability for flow/vertical.
• Responsible, in close coordination with the Product Management team, for the development and strategic growth of the UK and Europe clusters.
• As an individual contributor, originate deals and manage to grow base revenues and minimize attrition.
• Work with the product partners to ensure product offering is competitive in service, function, and price.
• Execute and monitor development on existing wallet assessment to identify opportunities.
• Keep track of portfolio revenues, drivers, and monitor against planned targets.
• Use available payments data to identify specific flows to target.
• Manage the end-to-end sales process from pre-RFP analysis, through to stakeholder management, RFP response, presentation, pricing strategy, negotiation, contracting, deal closure, and revenue ramp.
• Ensure the broader Citi network and relationship teams (TTS Global Solution Sales, Banking) have up-to-date talking points and are positioning our Commercial Card solutions proactively with clients.
• Work in close partnership with control functions such as Legal, Compliance, Market and Credit Risk, Audit, Finance to ensure appropriate governance and control infrastructure.
• Appropriately assess risk/reward of transactions when making business decisions, demonstrating proper consideration for the firm’s reputation.
• Be familiar with and adhere to Citi’s Code of Conduct.
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating 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 behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.
• Represent Citi at Industry conferences.

What we’ll need from you:

• Advanced Commercial Cards knowledge a must; acquiring knowledge good but not essential.
• Extensive years of client-facing activity experience.
• Experience working with multinational profile clients will be a plus.
• Experience with credit approval process and risk discussions is desired.
• A combination of commercial and analytical skills.
• High energy and disciplined approach.
• Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication skills.

What we can offer you:

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.

By joining Citi London, you will not only be part of a business casual workplace with a hybrid working model (up to 2 days working at home per week), but also receive a competitive base salary (which is annually reviewed), and enjoy a whole host of additional benefits such as:

• Generous holiday allowance starting at 27 days plus bank holidays; increasing with tenure
• A discretional annual performance related bonus
• Employee Assistance Program
• Pension Plan
• Paid Parental Leave
• Special discounts for employees, family, and friends
• Access to an array of learning and development resources
• Private medical insurance packages to suit your personal circumstances

Alongside these benefits Citi is committed to ensuring our workplace is where everyone feels comfortable coming to work as their whole self every day. We want the best talent around the world to be energized to join us, motivated to stay, and empowered to thrive.

This Role is a “Controlled Function” Role as defined by the Central Bank of Ireland Reform Act 2010 and Principal Regulations 2011, and amending Regulations 2014, 2015.”

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