Eileen Woodlief
Vice President Senior Operational Risk Manager @Bank Of The West
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WORK HISTORY
Vice President Senior Operational Risk Manager @Bank Of The West
San Francisco, CA, US
Establish proper governance of overall operational risk profiles, ensuring prudent execution of operational risk management standards and procedures; emerging risk trends, key risk indicators, loss incident reporting, 2nd Line testing and recommendations/remediation of Audit/Exam, and self-identified findings. Deliver 2nd Line reporting of an opinion on the overall operational risk environment of the Wealth Management Group to Executive Management. Prioritize Operational Risk activities to reduce income volatility for the bank, and expand risk transparency while being attentive to increasing the level of customer service and satisfaction. Lend input and provide guidance in evaluation of new products and services, changes to the channels through which products are offered, and technology impact assessments for their bearing on the bank’s or the business’ operational risk profile. Provide “check and challenge” on all risk assessments, root cause analyses and New Activity Committee submissions. Work in tandem with other risk disciplines (Third Party, Business Continuity, Fraud, 2nd Line Testing, Compliance, etc.) to promote efficiency, lack of duplication and foster an Enterprise Risk Management Team.
EDUCATION
San Francisco State University
BA, Classics, English
Golden Gate University
N/A, MBA Graduate Studies w/emphasis in Banking and Finance
Sonoma State University
N/A-BA Studies w/emphasis in Human Resources, Psychology
ABOUT EILEEN WOODLIEF
Results driven, seasoned professional with deep expertise in Operational Risk, Third Party Risk and Compliance, in both the 1st and 2nd Lines of Defense. • Able to deliver a depth and breadth of knowledge across multiple business areas within any organization. • Adept at building and/or maintaining operational risk and compliance programs for both the Retail and Commercial divisions. • Extensive experience in developing, implementing and maintaining complex policies and procedures, both regulatory and operational. • Highly proficient at problem solving and building teams with diverse cultural views within the Enterprise, providing innovative and successful solutions to difficult initiatives. • Extremely effective manager with superior leadership, communication and motivational skills. Able to provide vision and direction under extreme pressure, producing outstanding, measurable results across complex aspects of multiple and diverse projects. Objectives are to ensure compliance and risk control/mitigation while constantly weighing the needs of the business against those requirements. Provide strong support for sales functions, while ensuring regulatory adherence.
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