Data Quality Analyst, Vice President
BELFAST, United KingdomPosted Jul 20, 2026
Citi is looking for a Data Quality Analyst to play a central role in maintaining the integrity of supervisory and transaction monitoring controls across global markets. In this position, you will oversee the full data quality lifecycle — from identifying critical data elements and building monitoring rules, to investigating exceptions and reporting control effectiveness — ensuring that data-driven decisions are built on a reliable and governed foundation. This is a high-impact role that sits at the intersection of data governance, risk controls, and cross-functional collaboration, giving you direct visibility into how data quality underpins Citi's control environment.
Responsibilities
* Identify critical data elements across supervisory and transaction monitoring controls by conducting structured SQL reviews, ensuring data quality rules are accurately defined and fit for purpose.
* Monitor data quality exceptions on an ongoing basis, performing root cause analysis to determine the underlying cause of threshold breaches and coordinating with technology teams to drive timely remediation.
* Manage and prioritise data-related risks, dependencies, and issues, escalating where necessary to ensure timely resolution and control effectiveness.
* Conduct ad-hoc data analysis to interrogate, reconcile, and validate datasets, providing quality-assured outputs before they are shared with stakeholders.
* Consult with business users to assess integration requirements and identify opportunities for system enhancements and process automation that improve data management outcomes.
* Develop and implement mitigation strategies to address identified data gaps and deficiencies, reducing control risk in a structured and timely manner.
* Contribute to the development of KPIs and metrics that enable stakeholders to assess control performance and data quality trends over time.
* Ensure all data management activities align with Citi's risk frameworks, policies, and risk appetite, supporting accurate and timely reporting within the Managers Control Assessment.
Required Qualifications & Skills
* Proficiency in SQL, with the ability to interrogate complex datasets and conduct structured data reviews to support control identification and exception analysis.
* Experience in data quality management, including the definition of data rules, threshold monitoring, and exception investigation within a regulated or financial services environment.
* Ability to perform root cause analysis on data issues, translating findings into clear remediation actions in collaboration with technology and business teams.
* Understanding of risk and control frameworks, with the ability to ensure data activities are consistently aligned to governance standards and policy requirements.
* Strong analytical capability, with experience running ad-hoc analysis and reconciling data across multiple sources to surface actionable insights.
* Clear and confident communication skills, with the ability to present data quality findings and control metrics to a range of internal stakeholders.
Beneficial Skills & Qualifications
* Familiarity with supervisory or transaction monitoring controls within a financial markets or banking context.
* Experience working with issue-tracking and workflow management tools to coordinate data remediation activity across technical and business teams.
* Exposure to database architecture and infrastructure concepts, including an understanding of how data systems interconnect to support business processes.
* Experience producing KPIs or management information reports to support governance and control oversight activities.
What We Offer
Joining Citi means becoming part of a global organisation where your work has real impact on the controls and data foundations that support markets activity worldwide. We offer a collaborative, performance-driven environment where your analytical capabilities are valued, your development is...