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• Worked independently and in partnership with a team on risk-based monitoring and evaluation activities, including risk assessment, monitoring and testing, analysis of findings, and reporting to ensure effective, sustainable risk management processes exist• Demonstrated working knowledge on applicable banking/consumer compliance regulations and laws, industry trends, emerging issues, and understand its applicability to risk management strategies including the scoping of risk evaluations, monitoring, and design of testing plans• Utilized data analysis tools and techniques to analyze, quantify, and assess risks and to evaluate controls to identify potential weaknesses and control gaps• Documented the results for testing performed in concise management reports and provide awareness around risk• Reviewed policies and procedures and compliance programs to ensure consistency with current applicable banking rules, regulations and laws• Developed and maintain strong, collaborative relationships with all levels of internal and external management, clients, peers, and Audit• Worked with stakeholders to identify root cause of issues, establish remediation plans based on issue criticality, track, and validate remediation efforts

• Designed and implemented a formal Quality Assurance Program for the Sanctions Compliance department, including program framework and nearly 20 individual review manuals• Evaluated and measured Sanctions Compliance team processes, risks, control effectiveness, sustainability, regulatory expectations, and internal Group / Bank expectations• Acted as Subject Matter Expert and point-of-contact for monitoring and QA related matters for the team• Defined processes for identifying and establishing potential new QA activities and ongoing QA Monitoring Control Plans• Maintained knowledge of compliance issues and laws by participating in trainings and conducting research• Tracked and reported the review statuses, ratings and possible action plans • Collaborated with the team to remediate potential issues or delays• Developed and implemented control policies to mitigate risks

Omaha, Nebraska, United States

• Designed, implemented, performed and document control reviews• Identified issues, exceptions and patterns, escalated to management, and worked with business unit leadership on remediation, and formally documents findings and remediation plans • Prepared and presented monitoring reports of testing results• Identified areas of risk and made recommendations on operational improvements, processes for compliance, quality assurance, quality controls and any additional training essential to mitigate risk