Rutherford, New Jersey, United States
I am a seasoned risk management, internal controls and Anti-Money Laundering leader with a unique background driving corporate advancements in both the technology and financial sectors. As an established leader, I blend my extensive knowledge of sophisticated data analytics techniques and IT experience with business strategy, financial compliance initiatives, and risk control development to achieve the best outcome possible. My teams consistently deliver high quality solutions to remediate all arising issues in a timely manner while mitigating disruptions for optimal results. Having excelled at major global financial institutions, I have honed an expansive skillset including AML and KYC, business continuity planning, third party vendor management, issue and exam management, consent orders, transaction monitoring, executive board reporting, and first line of defense improvements. With extensive global program management experience at retail banks and broker-dealers, I can also build and coach diverse, high-performing teams that deliver comprehensive business and technology solutions while meeting all project requirements. I thrive in highly visible roles where I can leverage my technical, financial, and leadership skills to transform internal operations and meet rigorous corporate targets. Connect with me if you are looking to network with an accomplished, versatile risk management and AML director who will consistently deliver results that strengthen risk controls, promote compliance, and achieve business goals.
Enable Citi Client organization business functions to operate across global legal entities and ensure compliance with data privacy, outsourcing, bank secrecy and data localization laws. Manage data privacy related initiatives, including cross border data clearances, privacy impact assessments, intra-company service agreements. Serve as a trusted global advisor to all Client business units engaging in and providing cross border services and activities. Collaborate with senior business management, product development, legal, technology, compliance and enterprise privacy teams to establish appropriate governance and oversight on the execution of cross border, inter-affiliate outsourcing, material non-public information (MNPI) and data privacy controls. Facilitate monthly and quarterly data privacy/cross border data clearance governance and oversight forums and provide senior leadership with comprehensive reporting on risks, issues, regulatory and/or material changes impacting the Client operating model. Early adoptor of AI technologies to streamline daily activities and processes using Citi Stylus Workspaces, Citi Assist, Google Vertex and MS Copilot
As part of the Institutional Credit Management (ICM) transformation team for a major financial services firm, act as point of contact for ICM business verticals on Data Privacy and Cross Border Data Access. Provide guidance and build knowledge and awareness for business initiative owners on data privacy policies, procedures, process and controls. Drive completion of Privacy Impact Assessments, Inter-Company Service Agreements and other country specific requirements for implementation of new cross border business initiatives. Reconcile legal entity and country data to facilitate capture of required data needed for cross border data clearance and country level business, compliance and legal approvals. Support data clearance activities related to Shared National Credit Reporting.
Managed diverse, high-performing, business aligned controls teams focused on timely delivery of enterprise-wide regulatory reformation and control transformational efforts. Businesses supported included: Corporate Strategy, Payments Strategy, Wealth & Investment Management (WIM) Strategy, Consumer Lending Strategy, Data and Business Analytics, Wells Fargo Start-Up Accelerator, Innovation/Research & Development, Investment Planning, Incident Management, Business Resiliency and Enterprise Agile & Customer Journey Transformation. Established and cultivated strong relationships and working partnerships with business unit senior leadership as well as with second and third lines of defense. Ensured alignment of controls to relevant regulations, major compliance requirements and internal policies. Directed multiple initiatives in support of risk and controls programs including Issues Management, Enterprise Risk Identification and Assessment (ERIA) and the Risk and Control Self-Assessment (RCSA). Provided dynamic and proactive strategic leadership for business-specific programs, processes, controls. Provided ongoing consultative support to business lines on the design, execution and monitoring of controls to mitigate risk. Actively participated in various management and governance committees
Support CEO and senior Real Estate and Small Business Lending Directors and their lending teams with execution of a comprehensive strategic plan aimed at scaling existing financing products, building new financing products, improving efficiency through infrastructure upgrades, increasing synergies across all teams and ensuring a robust capital pipeline to fuel efforts and maintain financial strength.
Internal Controls - Center of Excellence Managed and supported internal controls center of excellence program activities for Global Credit & Collections, Global Sales & Merchant Services, Global Marketing and User Experience Research. Also, managed internal controls support for LATAM legal entity. Enhanced collaboration between three lines of defense, managed Annual Risk and Compliance Plan projects, and engaged with line of business partners to identify and escalate material control deficiencies. Mitigated risk based on regulations, risk appetite, corporate standards, policies, and procedures.