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Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Development and maintenance of the global operational risk framework and methodology• Development and maintenance of global operational risk policies and procedures• Development and (technical) maintenance of global operational risk system• Provide global and local operational risk reporting to boards and committees• Provide active business oversight, including material changes and risk events• Provide operational risk training and business consultation and risk advice• Direct and steer scenario analysis and ad-hoc risk analyses as requested or own initiative• Leadership of ORM team consisting of ten professionals, located on different continents• Perform emerging risk identification and assessment process, aligned with Group

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Lead the Enterprise Risk activity within the Client Group and Investments teams across Aegon AssetManagement globally, partnering with the business to ensure risks are managed within tolerance or mitigated in a timely and effective manner.• Ensure the operational risk framework is implemented efficiently and appropriately.• Manage operational risk events including follow up activities such as root cause analysis.• Perform risk control self-assessments with the relevant 1st line stakeholders.• Provide input and support on global strategic projects with focus on control framework design and implementation as it pertains to the operational model for Front Office and Client Group.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Ensured an effective operating environment and risk control framework for the global Investments function comprised of seven business areas. • Represented Investments in the broader asset management front to back governance, process and control structure.• Served as the primary liaison to the Investment function and directly or indirectly oversaw the interfaces to HR, Legal, Compliance, Operational Risk, Business Risk, Finance, Audit and Regulatory Change.• Prioritized and coordinated the work of twelve business management specialists in three locations (Chicago, London, Hong Kong) including the consolidation effort of the function.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Represented Global Fixed Income in key strategic, cross-functional projects to ensure timely completion of milestones and deliverables, while mitigating risks to key objectives and facilitating engagement of stakeholders.• Researched, analyzed and recommended sustainable improvements (both tactical and strategic) to processes, products and systems while ensuring cohesion with the Global Fixed Income Strategy.• Managed and coordinated key governance and run-the-bank activities such as Operational Risk, Audit, ISDA Negotiations, Market Data and Subscriptions, Business Continuity.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Provided critical support to the Head of Fixed income and Business Management Head in the effort to globalize Fixed Income processes by leveraging Operations management experience as well as a globally established network.• Represented Global Fixed Income in key strategic, cross-functional projects (such as the Derivatives Reform Program) to ensure timely completion of milestones and deliverables, while mitigating risks to key objectives and facilitating engagement of stakeholders.• Implemented sustainable improvements (both tactical and strategic) to processes and systems while ensuring cohesion with overall Fixed Income strategy.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Regional management responsibility for four functional teams: Trade Support & Derivatives Administration, Data Management, Corporate Actions, Flow Coordination.

Singapore, Singapore

Management of a regional hub which provides operational support to the Singapore and Australia offices by utilizing the Global Operating Platform.

London, England, United Kingdom

Global oversight of the management of pricing, reference data and static data on the internal accounting system and central/local databases controlled in three regional hubs (US, EMEA, APAC). Line management responsibility of Data Management teams based in Chicago, London and Singapore with a focus on exchange of regional knowledge and globalization of processes.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Multi-regional oversight of the management of security static data and pricing data on the internal accounting system and central/local databases, including development and implementation of quality control processes.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Managed a team of six Operations Assistants who were responsible for supporting trading activity of five portfolio management teams: Investment Grade, High Yield, Emerging Markets, Tax Exempt and Short Duration.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Handled trade verification, trade entry, custodian trade notification and settlement for the trading activity of the US Fixed Income portfolio management teams: Investment Grade, High Yield, Emerging Markets, Tax Exempt and Short Duration.