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Financial services AML compliance and sanctions officer (former Head of Sanctions Operations at Facebook Payments, and former VP Head of AML Advisory and Sanctions Governance at Citizens Bank). Prior US Treasury and Program Management experience with BAE Systems. Former Naval Officer with Threat Finance expertise. In-depth understanding of financial sanctions, compliance controls and a solutions oriented mindset. I manage programs and lead strategic, end-to-end compliance solutions, considering both business needs and compliance requirements. I’ve led sanctions programs in both banking and FinTech, and led teams since 2001, so I naturally thrive in a team setting to identify the root cause, create solutions, and influence stakeholders to BELIEVE in the solution which gives a higher likelihood of completion. I explain the WHY behind a request, as simply as possible. Stakeholders have to understand AML or sanctions risk before they can get behind a solution, so explaining sanctions quickly and simply is a top, personal skill. The key to solving any problem is making sure other people understand your solution. I earn buy-in and then drive project execution. My style of leadership is to lead by example and show people what I want with steady check ins, to identify and remove blockers.Strengths:- Compliant New Product Launches – Building customized AML and Sanctions controls and requirements to enable on-time delivery. - Business Controls & Risk Management - Annual Risk Control Self Assessments to document controls,

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