Citigroup, Inc

Lead Counsel AVP - Services - Client Solutions

Citigroup, Inc • $109K — $164K *
Tampa, FL 33647In-Person
Legal & Accounting
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • 2-5 years of contracting experience in Banking, Fintech, Software licensing, or Corporate procurement
  • Effective communication and negotiation skills
  • Experience with complex deals and legal issue analysis
  • Strong interpersonal, organizational, and relationship management skills
  • Proven ability to apply sound judgment in a fast-paced environment
  • Bar license in good standing to practice law

Responsibilities

  • Provide legal counsel to Payments, Liquidity, Trade, and Investor and Issuer Services businesses
  • Collaborate with Product Legal teams to evaluate business proposals and compliance
  • Coordinate with internal teams and external counsel for efficient outcomes
  • Manage day-to-day legal activities related to client contract negotiations
  • Monitor complex transactions, escalating issues as necessary
  • Assess risk in business decisions, ensuring compliance with laws and standards

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • 401(k) savings plan
  • Life, accident, and disability insurance
  • Wellness programs
  • Paid time off, including vacation and sick leave
  • Paid holidays
Full Job Description
As part of the Client Solutions Team within Citi's Services Legal department, the Assistant Vice President will primarily be engaged in negotiating client contracts and ancillary documents and advising about other issues and projects for the Payments, Liquidity, Trade, and Investor and Issuer Services businesses. This role is responsible for managing a variety of day-to-day legal activities as part of the global Services Legal team and will be integral to the global Services Legal team, involving a wide range of transactional work in connection with account openings and product offerings across all five businesses within Citi Services.

The role will provide exposure to a broad spectrum of products and services and will provide a unique opportunity to obtain insight into both Services products and the priorities and expectation of the business. The role requires regular interaction with Payments, Liquidity, Trade, and Investor and Issuer Services Legal and other functional colleagues (and external counsel as required) to ensure adequate coordination on practices and procedures from a legal and regulatory contracting perspective. Reporting directly to the Legal Group Manager for Client Solutions in Tampa, the Assistant Vice President will be required to be closely aligned, and collaborate, with the Business and with key areas across Citigroup, including other Legal areas, Compliance/ICRM and Risk.

Responsibilities:
  • Responsible for providing legal counsel to the Payments, Liquidity, Trade, and Investor and Issuer Services business, participating in strategic initiatives, and negotiating various documents, including services agreements for a variety of businesses
  • Partners with the Payments, Liquidity, Trade, and Investor and Issuer Services Product Legal teams to objectively evaluate business proposals by analyzing documentation while applying institutional knowledge and risk appetite against industry standards, widely accepted business practices, laws, rules, and regulatory guidelines, escalating as appropriate
  • Collaborates across internal lines of business, control/support functions and/or external counsel to achieve coordinated and efficient outcomes on matters of common interest; coordinate closely with the Payments, Liquidity, Trade, and Investor and Issuer Services Product Legal teams on a regional and global basis
  • Manages day-to-day legal activities related to client contracting with knowledge in Payments, Liquidity, Trade, and Investor and Issuer Services, provides advisory services to internal stakeholders across all relevant business lines, and supports business projects, including about cross-border contracts
  • Monitors management of complex transactions, escalating to appropriate internal stakeholders when necessary
  • Appropriately assesses risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to internal contracting standards, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency, as well as effectively supervises the activity of others and creates accountability with those who fail to maintain these standards


Qualifications:
  • 2-5 years of contracting experience, preferably in Banking but also as part of a Fintech, Software licensor or a Corporate procurement role
  • Effective communication and negotiation skills and ability to build and maintain trusted relationships
  • Experience with complex deals, demonstrated ability to analyze issues and develop legal solutions
  • Excellent interpersonal, organizational and relationship management skills
  • Proven ability to apply sound judgment while managing assignments in a demanding, fast-paced environment
  • Bar license in good standing to practice law

Education:
  • Juris Doctor or equivalent law degree


Job Family Group:
Legal

Job Family:
Legal - Product

Time Type:
Full time

Primary Location:
Tampa Florida United States

Primary Location Full Time Salary Range:
$109,440.00 - $164,160.00

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 15, 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%
NASDAQ
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