Applied AI Product Owner / Lead Business Analyst - Vice President

Citi, the leading global bank, has approximately 200 million customer accounts and does business in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions. Citi provides consumers, corporations, governments, and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, transaction services, and wealth management.     As a bank with a brain and a soul, Citi creates economic value that is systemically responsible and in our clients’ best interests. As a financial institution that touches every region of the world and every sector that shapes your daily life, our Enterprise Operations & Technology teams are charged with a mission that rivals any large tech company. Our technology solutions are the foundations of everything we do from keeping the bank safe, managing global resources, and providing the technical tools our workers need to be successful to designing our digital architecture and ensuring our platforms provide a first-class customer experience. We reimagine client and partner experiences to deliver excellence through secure, reliable, and efficient services.     Our commitment to diversity includes a workforce that represents the clients we serve from all walks of life, backgrounds, and origins. We foster an environment where the best people want to work. We value and demand respect for others, promote individuals based on merit, and ensure opportunities for personal development are widely available to all. Ideal candidates are innovators with well-rounded backgrounds who bring their authentic selves to work and complement our culture of delivering results with pride. If you are a problem solver who seeks passion in your work, come join us. We’ll enable growth and progress together.  We are seeking a highly experienced and strategic Business Analyst / Product Owner with a strong background in financial services Risk & Compliance, coupled with a deep understanding of Generative AI capabilities. The ideal candidate will bridge the gap between business needs and technology solutions, particularly in areas involving enterprise data, identity and access management, and cybersecurity. This role demands an individual who can effectively engage stakeholders, influence decision-making, articulate complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences, and work seamlessly with technology teams to drive priorities and deliver innovative solutions, often in an Agile environment. As a Product Owner, you will be responsible for defining the vision, roadmap, and features for products, ensuring alignment with business goals and delivering maximum value. Responsibilities : Strategic Problem Solving & Product Ownership: Analyze complex business problems within Risk & Compliance in the financial services industry and identify opportunities for leveraging Generative AI, enterprise data and services, and existing applications/workflows to develop innovative solutions. Define product vision, strategy, and roadmap, ensuring alignment with business objectives. Generative AI Application: Evaluate, propose, and articulate the business value of Generative AI solutions (e.g., for intelligent document processing, compliance checks, risk assessments, fraud detection, synthetic data generation) to address specific business needs and drive efficiency. Domain Expertise & Requirements Gathering: Apply extensive knowledge of financial services Risk & Compliance to gather, analyze, and document detailed business requirements, functional specifications, and user stories. Enterprise Data & Services: Work with enterprise data architects and service owners to understand data availability, lineage, and service capabilities, ensuring solutions are integrated effectively and leverage existing assets. Identity & Access Management (IAM): Collaborate with IAM and security teams to define requirements for secure authentication, authorization, and