Implementing TPRM program and support ongoing compliance with requirements of regulatory guidance, internal policies and procedures. Management of a portfolio of higher risk vendor relationships specifically in International Corporate Investment Banking environment.Preparing vendor approvals and service risk assessments, coordination and managing of procurement process - contract negotiations, budget, historical spend and contract execution.Due diligence compilation and submission - InfoSec, Compliance, BCP documentation validation.Support ongoing monitoring of third party engagements, coordination of vendor monitoring meetings and facilitation of meetings when escalation of issues are requested.Accomplish efficient third party strategy through identifying cost saving opportunities or product consolidation.Management of closeout activities of third party terminations and natural expirations from notifications of terminations, change of vendors or bringing services in-house.

Supported Information Security Management Department evaluating and preparing Security Information Risk Assessments for 300+ Third Party Vendors.Maintained and advanced Vendor Risk Management (VRM), including a program for use in evaluating third party vendors' security posture based on NIST-171, NIST 800-53, and HITRUST frameworks in support of on-premises, private Azure cloud, and public AWS cloud environments.Reinforced enterprise-level Information Security Risk Management (ISRM), with risk management products and processes used for all assessment and audit activities.Led and effort to implement and TPRM platform ProcessUnity.

Provided outstanding consultancy advice to international business on vendor risk management, credit risk, cash management and daily payment expenses. One of my main duties is to develop robust investment plans by executing analysis on company's financial, health and operational procedures. Moreover, I determine the key risk indicators and opportunities for improvements by conducting detailed assessments of market trends and implementing effective audit processes. I also ensure strict compliance of operational/financial procedures with relevant laws and regulations. To maximize business profitability, I develop and deliver effective solutions. In addition, I uncover the discrepancies in client's projected revenues and costs, while reporting directly to client's top management on mitigation of identified risks.

Executed the improvements in process efficiency, profitability, liquidity, reporting, and financial control by identifying and mitigating potential risks and red flags related to risk exposure and emerging concentration risks via analysis of data gathered. One of my main responsibilities was to steer collaborative efforts with third-party vendors to monitor intensity and severity of associated operational and other risks. I also ensured complete compliance with corporate and regulatory requirements by establishing and supervising Risk Management Committee to prepare presentation materials, strategic policies, and risk procedures. Prepared and validated Risk Assessments for high risk clients and provided know-how on data classification and business communication.Key accomplishments are mentioned below:• Transformed bank into one of the most profitable financial institutions in Southeastern Balkans by assisting client in build and maintenance of operational risk culture of three commercial banks in Serbia through establishment of several operational aspects, covering ALM (Asset Liquidity Management), reporting, financial analysis, and risk control, as well as third party risk management, and leadership of 40-member team.• Served as excellent leader and team-player to determine and unlock true team potential by providing robust training.• Generated savings of 30%+ of projected budget cost for bank via successful governance and implementation of third-party risk management program by assisting in creation of policies, procedures, standards, and communications.• Met and exceeded annual profitability plan by 25% through management and execution of effective policies.• Maximized bank's annual bottom-line by 20% by identifying and resolving several operational control issues and delivering systematic solutions in bank's finance.

Managed and optimized the overall risk governance, forecasting, and budgeting, while delivering success in portfolio reduction and accomplishing significant savings as well as profits for the bank. I championed all aspects of financial analysis department through provision of expert-level consultancy to client. Through introduction of new group policies, I improved credit risk decision competence, collateral coverage, rating, and provisioning. Key accomplishments:• Achieved and surpassed expectations by 30% for collection of €250M annually through successful sale of large-scale portfolio within span of four years.• Accomplished annual profitability of 20% by establishing robust organizational standards by streamlining operational and credit risk governance controls.• Drove cost efficiency of 15% by directing team of nine and driving extensive risk governance and procedural improvement to forecast capital, future staff, and wind down prospects throughout group subsidiaries in South Eastern Europe as key member of executive management team, while navigating through ongoing structural change.• Utilized leadership strengths to develop and setup risk monitoring department and loan application procedures, including financial analysis.

I owned complete control over single highest credit underwriting competence worth €12.5M, while serving as Group Credit Risk Manager. I gained valuable insights into financial and profitability projections for Group, including forecasts, cost reduction, and budget development, while generating reports for Group CRO. Key accomplishments:• Realized annual savings of €150K by directing IFRS provision calculation methodology implementation procedures.• Proved instrumental in preparation of exposure and risk reports for CRO of the Banking Group.• Provided direction to department, comprising 12 risk managers.• Maximized risk governance performance across the bank by creating risk procedures, guidelines, and policies; defining underwriting risk limits; as well as detailing approval processes.• Leveraged proven presentation expertise to clarify large credit approval requests from various subsidiaries in the group in front of large-scale audience of Group Credit Committee.• Minimized exposures with repayment delay in each country for 35% annually by delivering leadership to local underwriting teams across six countries with key underwriting and financial analysis department.• Achieved reduction of 25% in budgeted annual operational costs through execution of end-to-end process improvements within credit risk and financial controlling division operations.Additional ExperienceSenior Equity Controller at Deutsche Bank AG, New York City, NY