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Assistant General Counsel - SVP

New York, NYHybridFull Time$211,280–$316,920 /yrPosted 1 day agoVisa sponsorship available

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Required skills

  • legal
  • banking
  • financial industry
  • big law firm
  • local laws
  • state laws
  • federal laws
  • analytical skills
  • bar license
  • Investment Banking

Role summary

The Assistant General Counsel is a senior management-level position responsible for managing day-to-day legal activities and providing legal support, advice, and guidance across a broad range of practice areas. This role involves managing teams, evaluating performance, and overseeing legal activities within specific business units or areas of expertise. The position requires a comprehensive understanding of multiple functional areas, resolving complex legal issues, assessing risk, and ensuring compliance with laws and regulations. A Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience, 10+ years of experience in banking/financial industry or big law, and a bar license are required.

The Assistant General Counsel is a senior management-level position responsible for accomplishing results through the management of a team or department to manage and direct day-to-day legal activities in coordination with the Legal team. The overall objective of this role is to provide legal support, advice and guidance across a broad range of practice areas.

Responsibilities:

  • Manage a team or multiple teams, evaluating employee performance and providing recommendations for pay increases, promotions, terminations etc.
  • Oversee legal activities in a single geographic location, multiple countries and/or over multiple products within a discrete business, such as Investment Banking, Debt Capital Markets, Corporate Law, etc. or over an area of legal expertise such as, Litigation Regulatory, HR, IP, Employment, etc.
  • Apply comprehensive understanding of multiple function areas, acting as a subject matter expert in area of expertise to achieve goals of the function
  • Resolve moderately complex legal issues with moderate impact on business/function segment and provide legal advisory services
  • Partner with business/functional line management in recommending, developing and executing business plans within permissible statutory and regulatory frameworks
  • Coordinate resources to meet business needs and ensure efficient delivery of legal services in business or country/region
  • 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, as well as effectively supervise the activity of others and create accountability with those who fail to maintain these standards.

Qualifications:

  • 10+ years of experience
  • Banking/financial industry experience or experience from big law firm
  • Comprehensive knowledge of local, state and federal laws and practices
  • Proven analytical and organizational skills
  • Consistently demonstrate clear and concise written and verbal communication
  • Bar license in good standing to practice law

Education:

  • Bachelor's degree/University degree or equivalent experience
  • Master's degree preferred

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Job Family Group:

Legal

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Job Family:

Legal - Product

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Time Type:

Full time

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Primary Location:

New York New York United States

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Primary Location Full Time Salary Range:

$211,280.00 - $316,920.00


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:

Nov 17, 2026

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Automated Processing and AI


We use automated processing, including artificial intelligence, for our legitimate business interests (or our reasonable and appropriate business purposes) to identify and align the candidate's skills and abilities with a specific job opening. Additionally, if you so choose, or consent, we can match your skills and abilities to other suitable roles at Citi.

Importantly, all our hiring processes and decisions, including determining your suitability for a role, are conducted, checked, and decided by individuals. Our automated processing and AI do not involve relying on automatic or autonomous decision-making. Please refer to any Jurisdictional Considerations, with specific provisions for your country (where relevant) for further details.

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