Operations Core Project Lead Analyst - C13 - CHENNAI

The Project Lead is a strategic professional who stays abreast of developments within own field and contributes to directional strategy by considering their application in own job and the business. Recognized technical authority for an area within the business. Requires basic commercial awareness. Developed communication and diplomacy skills are required in order to guide, influence and convince others. Provides advice and counsel related to the technology or operations of the business. Work impacts an entire area, which eventually affects the overall performance and effectiveness of the sub-function/job family. Responsibilities: Responsible for the day to day management of executing to milestones and budget on one or more projects. Assess creation of project plan, charter, stakeholder management plan, acceptance plan, and central project issue log. Work with Project Sponsor to ensure business case/cost benefit analysis is in line with business objectives. Ensure all stakeholders are identified and included in scope definition activities and understand project schedule and key milestones. Escalate project risks to the Project Director, or Project Sponsor, when appropriate. Ensure vendor performance is monitored and actions taken if performance warrants. Provides sophisticated analysis with interpretive thinking to define problems and develop innovative solutions. Directly affects the business by influencing strategic functional decisions. Has the ability to operate with a limited level of direct supervision. Acts as SME to senior stakeholders and/or other team members. Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made. Qualifications: 6-10 years relevant experience. Prior industry experience. Fully knowledgeable on the day-to-day activities of a product or process. Individual is expected to be subject area expert in one (or more) specific skill sets. Possesses a comprehensive understanding of how own area and others collectively integrate to contribute towards achieving business objectives. Education: Bachelors/University degree, Masters degree preferred. This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required. Loan IQ experience, Flexcube experience, Agile experience, Lending Operations - Booking & Servicing experience. If you are a person with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to use our search tools and/or apply for a career opportunity, review Accessibility at Citi. View Citi's EEO Policy Statement and the Know Your Rights poster.,