Citigroup

Our Partnership So Far

Our first work with Citi focused on internal mobility across ICG in the UK & EMEA.
We retrained a cohort of staff, full-time over a 12-week period. We worked together to identify a cohort of individuals in non-technical roles who would be suitable
for a career transition into Software Engineering.

Enabling these individuals to pivot their careers within the bank has been
a life-changing experience for them and demonstrated retention value to Citi. There
was heightened diversity in the cohort, too – 75% of the cohort were women.

Since then, Citi has hired our_nologists at their site in London. We aim
to successfully transition them into permanent roles at the bank, with our full
support along the way.

DIVERSITY & CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

Almost half of our Citi _nologists come from an underrepresented group in tech.
Based on studies back in 2020, only 19% of the whole UK tech sector came from a low socio-economic background – together, we have shattered those stats with our current level of 39%.

Our partnership together has led to 83% of individuals on-site as Engineers at Citi
not coming from a coding background. Even more incredible is that over half (61%)
haven’t come from a STEM background at all.

Our CSR partnerships enable us to further our reach to underrepresented individuals, creating routes into tech regardless of their backgrounds. We’re committed to training 48 young people through our Prince’s Trust partnership over the next 12 months and work closely with the National Autistic Society and their Autism at Work programme to train young people and educate clients on creating a more inclusive workspace that enables everyone to thrive.

Our partnership with Resurgo allows us to connect with high-potential young
people from a range of low-income or underprivileged backgrounds. Multiple individuals have joined our training through our partnership with Resurgo, and Citi is currently interviewing neurodivergent individuals from our open tech accelerators in the UK.

Looking forward

Bespoke Tech Accelerators:

• Together with ICG Markets Tech, we intend to launch our ‘Attract, Assess,
  Train, Support’ model for a group in NY.
• _nology can provide other tailor-made programmes for Citi locations in Tampa, Belfast, Singapore, Canada, London, New York, or any other location.
• Both the quality and diversity levels can be extremely high in our programmes, with curricula focused on particular teams and roles.

Regular Tech Accelerators – larger training numbers and bolt-on training:

• We have comprehensive numbers consistently available in the UK, US (TX), and Sydney.
• We can take individuals from our open tech accelerators and upskill them
  in the tech stack needed, such as Automation Testing, further Java, GCP, Python, and Data.

Diversity & CSR

• Our partnership with the National Autistic Society is leading to a pipeline
  of neurodivergent candidates moving through our talent pool and available to the bank.
• Our first cohort made up entirely of individuals from our partnership with
  the Prince’s Trust finished in February 2023.
• We are a ‘diversity-first’ supplier and will always aim to keep both the quality of our talent pool and its diversity for Citi at the best levels possible.

Further Retraining Tech Accelerators:

• Converting existing staff into skill sets through our immersive retraining tech accelerators.
• Retaining staff, shaping towards required technologies, and enhancing
  internal relations.
• Tech accelerators are usually 12 weeks and full-time, moving staff from one role to another.