Join Citi's Commodities COO team in Belfast and play a central role in keeping one of the world's leading commodities businesses running effectively. As a Commodities Business Management Analyst, you will sit at the heart of the Commodities business — coordinating across trading desks, business functions, and senior stakeholders to ensure operational efficiency, strategic delivery, and a sound control environment. This is a high-visibility role offering direct exposure to traders, salespeople, and cross-functional teams spanning London, Houston, and Singapore.
Responsibilities
Identify control and process gaps across the Commodities business and manage the end-to-end closure of those gaps in collaboration with relevant stakeholders.
Support the delivery of strategic goals and new business initiatives by helping the business organise around its priorities and maintain forward momentum.
Gather, coordinate, and manage evidence for internal audit and compliance requests, ensuring responses are accurate and submitted on time.
Contribute to cost management and efficiency initiatives by identifying opportunities to reduce spend or streamline processes.
Apply and develop AI tools and techniques to improve and automate operational processes across the team.
Act as a point of coordination between the Commodities desk and internal functions including Legal, Compliance, Finance, IT, and Operations to resolve issues and represent business needs clearly.
Required Qualifications & Skills
Experience in banking, financial services, or a closely related field.
Demonstrated experience managing projects or operational processes in a structured environment.
Ability to work effectively under pressure, managing multiple priorities simultaneously without losing accuracy or attention to detail.
Clear and confident communicator, both in writing and in conversation, with the ability to engage stakeholders at varying levels of seniority.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to diagnose the root cause of an issue, assess its wider impact, and coordinate an effective resolution.
Collaborative team player who builds effective working relationships across diverse internal and external stakeholder groups.
Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.
Beneficial Skills & Qualifications
Familiarity with financial services, trading operations, or capital markets environments.
Exposure to technology platforms or systems used in a trading or banking context.
Experience using or exploring AI tools to improve workflows or drive efficiencies.
What We Offer
At Citi, you will be part of a high-performing team that operates at the Centre of a global commodities business, with real responsibility from day one and the opportunity to grow alongside some of the most experienced professionals in the industry.
Hybrid working model with 3 days in the office and 2 days working remotely, giving you flexibility while staying connected to a collaborative team.
Direct exposure to a global business with colleagues and stakeholders across London, Houston, and Singapore, broadening your professional network and international perspective.
A role where your contributions have a visible impact — you will work directly with traders, salespeople, and senior leaders, not in the background.
Structured opportunities to develop your skills in business management, process improvement, and AI-driven operations within a leading financial institution.
Access to Citi's learning and development resources to support your career progression and help you build expertise in commodities and financial services.
A team culture built on transparency, collaboration, and personal growth, where your ideas for improving processes are welcomed and acted upon.
Competitive compensation and access to Citi's broader financial wellbeing and employee support programmes.
Apply now to bring your operational instincts and fresh perspective to a role where you will directly shape how one of Citi's most dynamic global businesses runs.
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Returner Programme
The Citi Returner Programme is a supportive hiring programme, designed to help you transition from a career break into a career within financial services. You may have worked in the finance sector, the tech sector or another industry all together! We value your knowledge, skills and experience, regardless of how and where you have developed them. We believe that hiring people from different backgrounds with diverse perspectives brings advantages to our teams.
The programme will start in January 2020 and Returners will benefit from a structured and in-depth induction to help them transition successfully back into the workplace, followed by a tailored programme of professional development and learning delivered over a period of 15-18 months, dependent on the role and career pathway.
Returners will undertake professional qualifications as part of the programme and enjoy the benefits of being part of a supportive cohort. Citi recognises the importance of flexible working arrangements and is happy to explore these with you.
Eligible candidates will –
• Have been on a career break for at least two years
• Be looking to start the next phase of their career in financial services, in a range of roles, including operations and technology
• Demonstrate natural curiosity and be motivated to learn new skills
• Exhibit excellent leadership and communication skills
The returner programme will be open for applications on the 1st September 2019.