The Product Dev Sr Specialist 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. There are typically multiple people within the business that provide the same level of subject matter expertise. Developed communication and diplomacy skills are required in order to guide, influence and convince others, in particular colleagues in other areas and occasional external customers. Significant impact on the area through complex deliverables. 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:

• The Product Development Senior Specialist is responsible for activities related to the development of new products and/or features and functionality of products including developing business cases, requirements definition (BRDs), product enhancements innovation, feature and functionality definition based on market and industry research and trends and client needs
• This role executes on the end-to-end product development lifecycle and will also scope product releases, agreeing to and tracking business priorities, incorporating regulatory and compliance requirements and investment tracking
• Identifies, gathers, and organizes client insights, internal innovation ideas, marketplace analyses and trends to drive to new concepts
• Creates a product vision aligned to business priorities and corresponding road-map to delivery
• Follows market, industry and client trends to own field and adapts them for application Citi’s products and solutions platforms
• Conceptualizes, plans, prioritizes, coordinates design and delivery of products or features to product release, and serves as product ambassador within user community
• Works in close co-ordination with Technology, Business Managers and other stakeholders to fulfill the delivery objectives
• Manages and implements a wide variety of products and solutions
• Identifies solutions ranging across data analytics, reporting, CRM, Trade Workflows and trade processing
• Has responsibility to deliver direct business results and advice regarding product development that necessitates a degree of responsibility over technical strategy
• Partners with business leaders and a widely distributed global user community to define and implement solutions
• Creates project plans, business and technical requirements documents for product execution
• Has direct interaction with sales, business managers and technology, to understand their long term vision, discuss industry trends, and incorporate them into the product & solutions strategy
• Focuses on controls and governance, including performing Need-to-Know based security and access reviews, Access Approvals, controls testing and documentation
• 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:

• BA/BS required. MBA/MS/CFA preferred
• 8+ years of Product Management or Business Analysis experience for a financial or other regulated institution.
• 4+ Experience with wholesale lending
• Ability to work under pressure and manage deadlines or unexpected changes in expectations or requirements.
• Experience in managing product backlog and end to end execution of the products from conception to launch
• Ability to work unsupervised and adjust priorities quickly as circumstances dictate.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills. Ability to influence stakeholders.
• Experince in driving agile product delivery across cross functional teams
• Ability to structure and break down problems, develop solutions, and to drive to results
• Process Management and/or Process Transformation knowledge
• Experience in executing strategic projects or software implementations for a large organization

Education:

• Bachelor's/University degree, Master's 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.

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Job Family Group:

Product Management and Development

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Job Family:

Product Development

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Time Type:

Full time

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Primary Location:

Tampa Florida United States

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Primary Location Full Time Salary Range:

$103,920.00 - $155,880.00

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.

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Most Relevant Skills

Please see the requirements listed above.

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Other Relevant Skills

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

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Anticipated Posting Close Date:

Feb 10, 2026

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