This file contains a description of a current Citi employee and description of the employee experience through a set of questions and answers. My career starts as an engineer in IT industry to develop software, moved to sales and marketing in the same industry. After studying finance and economics in LSE, I joined Citi as Relationship Manager, and I found this function really well matched my sales experience and finance background.

 

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]]> RM team liaise with almost every other working groups within the firm, for example, Credit, Product, Operation, Legal and others. Without help and support of those group, RM team may not focus on the customer interface.

 

]]> Communication. Though coverage should have broad and deep product knowledge as well as deep understanding of client, communication and coordination to make the transaction happed and execute is the key roll of RM. Efficient communication skill is the most useful.

 

]]> Joining Citi, I had six weeks intensive training program covering economics, credit, products and what I can directly use in the field position. This program is designed to apply Citi risk policy, product and marketing to one existing client through six weeks. The highlight was the presentation to the real RM team of the client on the last day of the program.

 

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Name: Joo-Hyung Lee

Title: Relationship Manager

Education: MSc in Finance and Economics, London School of Economics

Program: Management Associate Program

Level: associate

Region: Korea

If asked about your career at a dinner party, how would you describe it?

My career starts as an engineer in IT industry to develop software, moved to sales and marketing in the same industry. After studying finance and economics in LSE, I joined Citi as Relationship Manager, and I found this function really well matched my sales experience and finance background.

 

Describe the most memorable experience you've ever had at Citi.

I’m covering auto industry in Korea. Especially Hyundai-Kia Automotive Group. While Hyundai invests into Czech republic and Kia into Slovakia, I had a chance to be assigned to Central Europe to support their investment for 6 months. It was exciting and there’s a lot to lean and experience during this cross-regional assignment.

 

What do you consider Citi's competitive edge?

Citi’s global network. Though Citi has the most diverse and refined products and services, banking products are becoming more and less like commodity, but the global network covering more than 100 countries is really appealing factor to the global clients.

 

What other groups do you liaise with regularly within the Firm?

RM team liaise with almost every other working groups within the firm, for example, Credit, Product, Operation, Legal and others. Without help and support of those group, RM team may not focus on the customer interface.

 

What skills have you found to be the most useful in your position?

Communication. Though coverage should have broad and deep product knowledge as well as deep understanding of client, communication and coordination to make the transaction happed and execute is the key roll of RM. Efficient communication skill is the most useful.

 

Describe your experience in your specific training program.

Joining Citi, I had six weeks intensive training program covering economics, credit, products and what I can directly use in the field position. This program is designed to apply Citi risk policy, product and marketing to one existing client through six weeks. The highlight was the presentation to the real RM team of the client on the last day of the program.

 

Where do you see yourself in five years?

I will stay in Citi as Relationship Manager.

 

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