Citigroup, Inc

Client Financials Solutions Lead Department, Apps Development - Director

Citigroup, Inc • $170K — $300K *
Tampa, FL 33647Hybrid
Information Technology
15+ years of experience
1 week ago
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • In-depth expertise with Ab Initio for enterprise-grade ETL pipeline development.
  • Deep expertise in OLAP technologies like Apache Superset and analytics optimization for financial reporting.
  • Proficient in Python, Apache Spark, and PySpark for large-scale data processing.
  • Strong experience in data integration across heterogeneous systems.
  • Extensive hands-on knowledge of the Hadoop ecosystem for data processing.
  • Expertise in data formats like Parquet and Iceberg, and SQL-on-Hadoop analytics with Hive.
  • Functional knowledge of banking rules related to capital and liquidity metrics.
  • Ability to influence senior stakeholders and track delivery metrics.

Responsibilities

  • Define and execute a multi-year technology roadmap for the Client Financials portfolio.
  • Drive ownership and innovation for all Client Financials products.
  • Implement methodologies for standardized client return reporting.
  • Build and sustain relationships with senior business and technology partners.
  • Lead cross-functional program execution to meet delivery commitments.
  • Hold partners accountable for shared delivery outcomes.
  • Oversee planning and governance of the technology book of work.
  • Establish project tracking and governance frameworks for transparency in delivery.
  • Manage engineering teams to focus on velocity and quality in delivery.
  • Champion modern engineering practices including Agile and DevOps.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • 401(k) retirement plan.
  • Life, accident, and disability insurance.
  • Wellness programs.
  • Paid time off including vacation and sick leave.
  • Paid holidays.
Full Job Description
Job Summary

We are seeking a Director-level Client Financials Solutions Lead to join our Apps Development team. This is not a program management role. The ideal candidate is a seasoned Technologist with decades of experience in building Apps and owning Apps delivery function for business functions. Directly and fully accountable for solution delivery. Ideal candidate should have created strategic technology architecture roadmaps aligned with business outcomes. You will define and execute technology roadmap for our Client Financials portfolio of data-heavy applications, providing strategic direction and critical input into technology decisions to ensure scalable buildout. This role involves building strong relationships with senior business and technology partners, driving agile execution of several Data engines, calculation engines and sophisticated multi-dimensional analytics, and will lead team of expert engineers to deliver with velocity and quality. Candidate should demonstrate exceptional technical acumen, a strong engineering background, and a proven ability to lead and provide technical direction to high-performing engineering teams. Ideal candidate is a proven Guru in Data Analytics and Data Engineering delivery at scale.

Required Qualifications
  • In-depth expertise with Ab Initio for enterprise-grade, high-volume ETL pipeline development and orchestration.
  • Deep expertise in Apache Superset, Apache Druid, Apache Pinot and other OLAP, multidimensional Cube technologies, and analytical query optimization for complex financial reporting. Experience in constructing highly performant, scalable, bitemporal data models for data marts, attribution engines, and analytical processing layers.
  • Proficiency in Python-based data engineering, automation, pipeline orchestration, and tooling development. Proficiency in Apache Spark and PySpark for large-scale distributed data transformation, enrichment, and aggregation pipelines.
  • Strong background in designing resilient, idempotent data integration patterns across heterogeneous source systems.
  • Extensive hands-on experience with the Hadoop ecosystem (HDFS, YARN, MapReduce) for large-scale data processing.
  • Expertise in Parquet and Iceberg formats. Expertise in Hive, Impala for high-throughput SQL-on-Hadoop analytical workloads.
  • Knowledge of Google BigQuery for cloud-native analytical processing and ad-hoc financial analysis at scale.
  • Functional knowledge of Institutional businesses and banking rules related to capital and liquidity metrics, such as Risk Weighted Assets (RWA), Stress Capital Buffer, Resolution Liquidity Adequacy and Positioning, etc.
  • Demonstrated ability to influence remote, senior stakeholders, including senior business executives.
  • Experience in tracking and monitoring delivery, productivity, and organizational health metrics.
  • Experience planning, forecasting, and managing a technology book of work at the team level, including project tracking and governance.
  • Demonstrated systems thinking, critical analysis, and design thinking skills.
  • Ability to work in a globally matrixed environment and partner with virtual teams and external partners.


Preferred Qualifications
  • Exposure to working with AI-assisted software development models and experience implementing Gen AI use cases.
  • Experience providing leadership for scaled agile release trains (SAFe).


Key Responsibilities
  • Define and execute the multi-year technology roadmap and strategy for the Client Financials portfolio, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture standards, data governance, and business priorities.
  • Provide ownership and tech direction for all Client Financials products, driving innovation and continuous improvement across the platform.
  • Implement key Revenue and Expense attribution methodologies to standardize reporting of accurate client returns.
  • Build and sustain trusted, strategic relationships with senior business counterparts, finance leadership, and enterprise technology partners.
  • Drive the execution of high-priority, cross-functional programs in partnership with business, infrastructure, security, data and architecture teams - ensuring delivery commitments are met with quality and predictability.
  • Hold peer leaders in testing, architecture, infrastructure, and other partner functions accountable for their contributions to shared delivery outcomes.
  • Own and oversee the technology book of work for the Client Financials portfolio, including planning, forecasting, and financial governance to ensure targets are met and investments are optimized.
  • Establish and maintain robust project tracking, reporting, and governance frameworks to provide transparency on delivery progress, risks, and resource utilization.
  • Lead and manage engineering teams to deliver business and technology value with a relentless focus on velocity, quality, and agility.
  • Champion and institutionalize modern engineering practices including Scaled Agile (SAFe), DevOps, CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code, and end-to-end automation.
  • Evangelize / introduce new technologies (including AI) to business partners that offer high-performance with low technology footprint.


Job Family Group:
Technology

Job Family:
Applications Development

Time Type:
Full time

Primary Location:
Tampa Florida United States

Primary Location Full Time Salary Range:
$170,000.00 - $300,000.00

In addition to salary, Citi's offerings may also include, for eligible employees, discretionary and formulaic incentive and retention awards. Citi offers competitive employee benefits, including: medical, dental & vision coverage; 401(k); life, accident, and disability insurance; and wellness programs. Citi also offers paid time off packages, including planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave), and paid holidays. For additional information regarding Citi employee benefits, please visit citibenefits.com. Available offerings may vary by jurisdiction, job level, and date of hire.

Most Relevant Skills
Please see the requirements listed above.

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

Anticipated Posting Close Date:
Jul 01, 2026

About Citigroup, Inc

Citigroup is a financial services holding company that provides financial products and services. The company operates through two segments, Global Consumer Banking (GCB) and Institutional Clients Group (ICG). The GCB segment offers traditional banking services to retail customers through retail banking, commercial banking, Citi-branded cards, and Citi retail services. The ICG segment offers various banking, and financial products and services to corporate, institutional, public sector, and high-net-worth clients. This segment provides wholesale banking products and services, including fixed-income and equity sales and trading, foreign exchange, prime brokerage, derivative services, equity and fixed-income research, corporate lending, investment banking, and advisory services, private banking, cash management, trade finance, and securities services. Citi is committed to sustainability and social responsibility, and the company invests in initiatives that promote economic progress.

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Market Cap
$1.3 billion
Industry
Finance & Insurance
Net Income
$89.6 million
Founded
1812
5 Year Trend
+4.6%
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