Citigroup, Inc

VP, Executive Talent Acquisition Lead - Technology, COO & Services

Citigroup, Inc$129K — $194K *
Business Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 6-10 years of in-house executive talent acquisition or retained executive search experience
  • Network and knowledge of senior talent in financial services
  • Experience engaging with senior candidates and presenting to stakeholders
  • Understanding of compensation structures and ability to craft offers
  • Proven capability to identify and attract passive candidates
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Responsibilities

  • Manage end-to-end recruitment activities including stakeholder engagement and candidate onboarding
  • Act as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in delivering senior talent to various business units
  • Coordinate with HR and Talent Acquisition for effective onboarding of executives
  • Engage global candidates while staying informed about industry trends and talent movements
  • Leverage AI tools to enhance recruitment processes and efficiencies
  • Support succession planning initiatives in partnership with Talent management
  • Provide market intelligence that informs executive hiring decisions
  • Build and maintain talent pools through networking and database management
  • Lead competitor research for insights on talent and compensation structures
  • Assess and mitigate risks in recruitment decisions to uphold the firm's reputation

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • Life, accident, and disability insurance
  • Wellness programs
  • Paid time off including vacation, sick leave, and holidays
Full Job Description
As part of the Executive Talent Acquisition team you will be responsible for covering executive hires across Technology, COO & Operations & Services business globally.

As an Executive Talent Acquisition Lead, you will support and partner with the business on Executive hires at Managing Director level.

Remit includes: Core and In-Business Operations, Digital & Data, CIO, CTO, AI, CISO, Business Architecture, COO and Enterprise Excellence. Also supporting the Services business in Investor & Issuer Services.

Responsibilities:
  • Manage end to end recruitment activity including, stakeholder engagement, research, candidate identification, screening, longlist/shortlist, assessment, offer management and onboarding.
  • Serve as Subject Matter Expert (SME) to deliver senior talent to the business.
  • Serve as a point of contact with Human Resources (HR), Talent Acquisition and Compensation partners to effectively onboard senior talent.
  • Engage global candidates, maintain knowledge of industry developments and people moves.
  • Utilise AI tools to improve process and efficiencies.
  • Work with Talent management on succession planning initiatives for critical roles.
  • Provide market and candidate intelligence, that enables hiring decisions to be made.
  • Build pools of talent for disciplines, making use of networking and database tools to manage this talent.
  • Lead desktop research providing competitor insight and mapping as it relates to talent salary and organizational structures.
  • Create and maintain markets of talent.
  • Appropriately assess 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 Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.


Qualifications:
  • 6-10 years of in-house executive talent acquisition and/or retained executive search experience
  • Network and knowledge of senior talent within the financial services environment.
  • Experience of engaging with senior candidates, and presenting this talent to senior stakeholders
  • Knowledge of compensation structures and craft offers
  • Ability to consistently identify and attract passive candidates.
  • Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication


Education:
  • Bachelor's degree/University degree or equivalent experience


Job Family Group:
Human Resources

Job Family:
Recruiting

Time Type:
Full time

Primary Location:
New York New York United States

Primary Location Full Time Salary Range:
$129,840.00 - $194,760.00

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 14, 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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