Kyle Williams Email & Phone Number

Bloomfield Hills, MI, US

Detroit Metropolitan Area

Remote

• eBay Commerce Inc.
• Provided legal regulatory support in development of new Complaints Management Policy / Program across all global locations in compliance with GDPR, CCPA, CFPB, FCA, CSSF, AFCA, FCC, and FTC requirements.
• Legal counsel to Marketing, Collections, and Customer Service teams regarding texting campaigns in compliance with TCPA, CFPB, FCC, CCPA, GDPR, and other applicable data privacy requirements.
• Executed corporate governance and board document requirements for certain eBay legal entities.
• Oversaw legal analysis for eBay / PayPal data sharing agreements; legal rep on eBay-PayPal Data Privacy Counsel.
• Research and analysis on 50-state money transmitter license survey in preparation of new e-payments platform.

Royal Oak, Michigan

• Management and oversight of outside counsel providing litigation, subpoena, and governance support.
• Leader on sourcing of Contract Lifecycle Management tool, including configuration and launch of platform.
• Negotiated M&A Advisory and Fairness / Solvency Opinion engagement letters on billion-dollar transactions.
• Directed revamp of contract templates for Investment Banking, Transaction Advisory, Expert Witness Services, Forensic Accounting, Corporate Investigations, Management Consulting, and Appraisal Services business units.
• Refined operations across collections, back-office litigation support, and FINRA compliance activities.

Royal Oak, Michigan, United States

• Ensured compliance with privacy requirements including GDPR, CCPA, PHI, PII, and HIPAA standards.
• Managed all legal affairs for the firm covering engagement letter, NDA, and vendor negotiations.
• Oversight of complete corporate and key-person insurance portfolio (E&O, D&O, Cyber, EPL/WC, etc.)
• Led project team executing due diligence and integration of firm acquisition in Los Angeles.
• Identified and implemented cost savings to keep Operations Expenses flat YOY while supporting employee and revenue growth exceeding 15%.

Southfield, MI

• Performed firm-wide engagement letter negotiations, NDA/CA reviews, and vendor negotiations.
• Managed firm-wide FP&A activities for annual budgeting process, monthly forecasts, and ad-hoc reporting/analysis.
• Managed all compliance activities ranging from SOC Type II testing, FINRA compliance, vendor risk assessments, EU-US Safe Harbor / Privacy Shield compliance, and numerous state regulatory requirements.
• Led project team executing due diligence and integration of firm acquisition in Chicago.
• Support MD’s with ad hoc analysis, reports, and legal conclusions to drive new business and efficiency.

Auburn Hills, MI

Drive technology, process, and organization structure changes throughout Global Supply Chain and Finance Shared Services functions to realize efficiency opportunities, while also providing a more customer-friendly experience.

Auburn Hills, MI

Oversee Finance Shared Services (FSS) activities across numerous disciplines. FSS operations consist of Accounting Operations, Purchasing, Payables, Receivables, T&E, Payroll, and HR Operations support. Responsible for financial planning, analysis, and modeling; vendor contract negotiations, governance, and contract compliance; SOX/FDICIA testing, risk.

Detroit, MI

• Created new monthly GFSS financial performance package leveraging SAP data and BEx Analyzer tool. Utilized by upper-management and Group Vice-President for analysis and corporate-wide presentations.
• Perform financial and organizational structure analysis for all centralization and outsourcing proposals.
• Modified 2009 GFSS budget upon arrival and created new 2010 Budget using trend analysis and communicating with function leaders throughout organization.
• Developed new Service Level Agreement to govern Business Process Outsourcing and internal Business Unit relationships. Incorporated operational metrics to guide performance and expectations.
• Introduced suite of financial reports for GFSS to utilize on an ad-hoc basis. Covers various headcount analysis, business case modeling, operational metric performance, and best-practice benchmarking.
• Business Unit Coordinator for Records Retention Management and Business Continuity Planning.

Warrenville, IL

• Corporate Controller’s Office: (January 2007 – July 2007)
• Created Excel tool to track all journal entries for Restatement and generate reports for CCO and VP’s.
• Assisted with configuration of Corporate-wide PeopleSoft implementation, including entity creation and installation of Purchasing, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, and Travel Expense modules.
• Corporate Purchasing & Logistics: (July 2006 – January 2007)
• Lead financial analysis on audit of Indirect Material Management vendor (Precision Industries) reporting and pricing for all plants (recovered > $500,000). Included new contract negotiation.
• Created forklift buy vs. lease model for corporate-wide use (initiated in Tulsa, completed at Corporate).

Saginaw, Michigan, United States

Summer Law Clerk performing legal research and analysis. Drafted briefs for insurance litigation defense matters.

Juris Doctor, Corporate Law

Mba, Finance

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Economics