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Sioux Falls, South Dakota, US

Portland, Maine, US

Chattanooga, TN, US

• Spearheaded a new organization to create a 12-person, multi-disciplinary team of auditors, product owners, technologists, and data scientists accountable for the cross-functional development and delivery of global.
• Partnered with audit, business, and IT leaders to establish and drive strategic priorities, objectives, and delivery plans, develop and review cost-benefit analysis (CBA), design and implement technology and.
• Managed a comprehensive annual operating plan, advancing audit practices, board reporting, risk-based planning, training, communications, and talent management.
• Directed annual audits using advanced analytics to elevate confidence in results and provide deep insights into various business processes, enhancing risk management and business value.
• Worked with IT and risk management on AI governance and regulatory strategies, enhancing audit's approach to emerging technologies and data management.
• Achieved a 15% reduction in audit staffing through data automation and analytics, maintaining high-quality audit deliverables.

Chattanooga, TN, US

• Developed and executed comprehensive annual IT audit plans (approximately 25% of the overall audit plan), aligning with the organization's strategic, risk management, and technology priorities. The IT audit plan.
• Led risk-based audits focused on cybersecurity (e.g., identity & access, vulnerability, and breach response management), data management and governance, agile development processes, network design and protocols, and.
• Partnered with regulators, external auditors, and internal stakeholders to lead the company’s initial readiness assessment and ongoing compliance programs for SOC2, PCI DSS, and NY DFS financial services requirements.
• Managed and inspired IT audit team of 8 direct reports to higher performance by cultivating a positive, continuous learning culture, and empowering the team to create and strengthen IT and business partner relationships.
• Established and executed an annual, ethical hacking exercise, collaborating with the CISO and information security team to learn from each other, enhance control practices, reduce risk, and add company value.
• Optimized IT audit processes by integrating data analytics, enhancing the efficiency and accuracy of audit outcomes while increasing audit insights (e.g., analysis of 100% of transactions or control occurrences within.

Toronto, Ontario, CA

• Managed the company's Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance for 100+ IT key internal control processes supporting US-based bank operations that serviced 15 million customers and $40 billion in assets.
• Conducted risk assessments and managed 6-8 annual information security, infrastructure, ATM, and wire transfer audits, providing insights and recommendations to senior management to strengthen the company's IT controls.
• Provided quarterly organizational training on emerging guidance and frameworks (NIST CSF, PCI DSS, CIS, ISO).

London, GB

• Managed 5-8 service engagements and audits annually for top US banks and other Fortune 500 financial services organizations, providing consistent communications, project and resource management, and reporting potential.
• Increased sales of specialized third-party risk assurance services (SOC1, Trust Services) by over $1 million through strong customer service and providing expertise aligned with an understanding of the client's.

London, GB

• Managed team responsible for processing, reconciliation, and monitoring of all US-based legal disbursements totaling $50 million annually.
• Designed and led data integrity projects to improve expense recovery processes and increase annual revenue by approximately $5.2 million, partnering with IT, legal, back-office management, and external suppliers to.

• Assessed risk in the deployment, configuration, and management of data protection and cybersecurity implementations, recommending solutions to customer stakeholders at Fortune 500 companies in financial services and.

• Created a comprehensive business plan, raised $2+ million in funding, and managed business development activities for a digital media agency that enabled small businesses to scale advertising across diverse digital.