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Manage all First Line of Defense for the Business Development activities including identifying risks and ensuring appropriate controls are in place to mitigate risk to the businessInteract extensively with control partners including Enterprise Risk Management, Compliance, Internal Audit as the central point of contact for all control and compliance responsibilitiesEnsure all control testing and monitoring (SOX & Non-SOX) is completed during required time frames and any issues are tracked and remediatedCoordinate risk assessments (MARC) for all villages within Business Development as well as creation of new risk assessments as neededResponsible for ensuring that all issues identified and tracked through the GRC system are addressed in a timely manner. Provide guidance to the business to identify root cause and development of remediation plansProvide appropriate risk oversight for 166 third-parties. Responsible for ensuring appropriate vendor risk oversight is in accordance with Bank policies and procedures including initial due diligence, ongoing monitoring and documentation of activitiesEstablish and maintain effective working relationships with Purchasing, Vendor Risk Management, Information Security and Privacy Office, confirming completion of due diligence activities related to contracts prior to execution of sourcing or purchasing activitiesResponsible for all the print buying for Sallie MaeCreate specifications for all suppliers including color, size, quantities, due dates and other pertinent information. Receive and evaluate quotesDesign, recommend and implement continuous process and quality improvements within Business Development

• Manage the creative workflow and print production from conception to shipment and delivery for all internal and external projects of Fortune 500 corporation• Created and implemented self-ordering POD system for 900 campuses’ marketing materials; saved the corporation an estimated $550,000 in custom printing costs• Manage and mentor three Production Designers and two Production Coordinators who support Corporate Marketing department, servicing internal clients• Responsible for all the print buying for Sallie Mae’s 13 lines of businesses• Create specifications for all suppliers including color, size, quantities, due dates and other pertinent information. Receive and evaluate quotes• Manage and create production schedules for all internal clients, including meeting aggressive turnarounds for external clients’ custom deliverables • Responsible for all print buying, inventory, vendor and budget management for 37 state 529 college savings plans• Researched and Implemented time tracking system for 1355 annual projects in the Creative Services group; allocated hours for 13 business lines