Marketing - Senior Vice President

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We're currently looking for a high caliber professional to join our team as Senior Vice President, Marketing - Hybrid (Internal Job Title: Marketing Group Manager - C14) based in Singapore. 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:

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This pivotal role will be responsible for developing and executing comprehensive marketing strategies and flagship events that drive business growth, enhance client engagement, and strengthen Citi's brand presence. The individual will work closely with senior stakeholders across Citi and in Banking in particular, as well as members of Client Access and other marketing functions. The candidate will be covering the Investment Bank, Corporate Bank and Commercial Bank across Asia.

The right candidate should be highly organized with a demonstrated ability to multitask, manage and prioritize competing workstreams.

The candidate should have a strong understanding of the banking industry and a successful track record of budget management, client engagement planning and oversight of event execution. Strong interpersonal, communication, diplomacy and leadership skills are required to build consensus on strategy and liaise with senior members of the bank. An analytical mindset is critical to measuring program success and further developing our client tracking and monetization of marketing efforts.

In this role, you're expected to

• Develop and Implement Marketing Plan: Support the definition and execution of the end-to-end marketing strategy for Banking in Asia, aligning with global strategy for banking, business objectives, and growth priorities.
• Strategic Client Events: Oversee the design and execution of strategic client events, roundtables, and sponsorships that strengthen client relationships, generate new leads, and support business development. Support and drive One Citi collaboration across business lines.
• Event Management: In close cooperation with the business and/or the Global Events Management team, manage all aspects of client and prospect events, including invitation processes, compliance reviews, logistics, on-site client interaction, hospitality, budget management, and post-event feedback and follow-up.
• Stakeholder Management: Foster strong partnership with the teams regionally, including senior management, to understand their marketing / event needs.
• Budget Management: Optimize and strategically influence manage spend across Banking marketing initiatives. Provide regular updates to key stakeholders on marketing spend, completed initiatives, and Return on Investment.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with internal partners, fostering an ongoing dialogue around best practice sharing, process improvement, and event/ content management.
• Market Understanding: Maintain a strong understanding of the industry, competitors, and the evolving needs of institutional clients. Utilize this knowledge to develop targeted marketing initiatives working in close collaboration with senior banking stakeholders.
• Ensure a detailed understanding of marketing collateral and facilitate the production of such collateral by working closely with product marketing teams, the marketing assets team and front-office personnel.
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets. Drive 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.

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

• 10+ years of marketing experience in financial services, with a focus on investment banking and institutional clients.
• Documented record of success originating and managing large-scale high-profile client events of the highest caliber/ experience.
• Experience in managing and delivering for senior stakeholders across multiple projects.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with strict and careful attention to detail
• Ability to operate independently as well as collaborate with peers
• Ability to solve problems in a challenging and time constrained environment
• Ability to manage priorities and multi-task
• Ability to pinpoint, develop and enhance key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure success
• Ability to think strategically and analytically
• Key Competencies: Execution, Collaboration & Innovation