Melanie Budd Email & Phone Number

Chicago, IL, US

London, GB

• Responsible for large scale technology ecosystem supporting Aon's Global Law and Compliance Organization
• Drive the vision, strategy and roadmap supporting complex global business processes with enterprise technology solutions aligned to the Law and Compliance objectives of Growing the Firm and Protecting the House.
• Lead robust enterprise risk technology solution and service delivery (cloud solutions and enterprise integration platforms)—resulting in improved business/technical operations and controls. Leverage industry best.
• Lead large-scale technology portfolio for Law, Compliance, Data Privacy, and Internal Audit global functions with focus on Improved Colleague Enablement, Reduced Technology Risk, and Expanded Global Platforms.

London, GB

• Led large global technology portfolio for Cybersecurity and Risk Management functions with focus on decreased risk and improved control effectiveness. Managed 50+ person organization and 20M+ budget.
• Expanded Archer GRC platform supporting robust and scalable integrated risk management (IRM) capabilities and enterprise risk management (ERM) visibility.
• Deployed multiple technology solutions supporting increased coverage of advanced enterprise network, data, endpoint (55K) and monitoring security controls
• Led global Data Protection Security uplift initiative increasing data visibility on 78% of unstructured global data sources, 66% reduction in hardware footprint, 300+ of bulk data loss incidents blocked via improved.

London, GB

• Directed all service operations for architectural-driven IT organization supporting global treasury, compliance, legal, and governance, risk, and compliance teams. Responsible for driving productivity, efficiency, and.
• Supported enterprise risk management (ERM) initiatives by conducting current and future state solution assessments; developed and presented business cases to C-suite; managed planning, budgeting, execution, and.
• Led and managed a multi-year $2M project—with 30+ stakeholders across multiple workstreams—to implement a scalable treasury system to support global treasury and financial risk management operations.
• Created real-time view into company’s cash position—capturing an additional 60% of electronic payments.
• Deployed secure SWIFT network to automate global cash reporting and payment processing—removed manual operations, eliminated multiple process integration points, and reduced labor costs by 30%.
• Enhanced internal/external interfaces, reporting, and risk management.

Chicago, IL, US

• Led implementation of next generation online sales and marketing platform for this performance marketing agency. Managed external consulting team and annual budget of $250K.
• Identified and analyzed process improvement opportunities within systems for clients including Comcast, Anthem, Charter Communications, and Universal Technical Institute.
• Built framework and future state processes around system applications to ensure successful implementation of modular sales and marketing platforms.
• Created process to make sound build vs. buy decisions by completing full vendor, risk, and cost benefit analysis assessments.

• Led and managed team of business analysts in identifying, defining, and capturing opportunities for business process simplification and improvement. Managed annual budget of $200K.
• Served on the IT Leadership Team and contributed to strategic decisions around resource management and prioritization.
• Spearheaded business process improvement initiative for Oracle License Renewal billing and invoicing process—reduced cash cycle by 3.2 days and shaped future state process implementation for all offices in North.

Led the design, implementation and management of CRM systems including Salesforce and Oracle for global offices.