Ken Kaiser

About Ken Kaiser

Risk Management Lead with deep experience in financial services IT risk, including…

Experience

1. Senior Vice President - IT Risk Management Lead

   Lazard Asset Management

   Aug 2023 — Present · New York, NY, US

   Lead IT risk management and quality assurance (QA) initiatives to strengthen software reliability, security, and performance. Drive the design and execution of risk mitigation strategies, integrating advanced automation, AI-powered testing, and performance monitoring into the SDLC. Serve as a cross-functional leader in a dynamic financial services environment, ensuring regulatory compliance and operational resilience.• Risk Management Leadership: Direct IT risk identification, assessment, and mitigation activities, ensuring alignment with regulatory and organizational requirements.• Comprehensive QA Program Development: Implement and manage robust QA frameworks that improve software reliability, performance, and security across all development stages.• AI-Augmented Testing: Deploy AI-driven unit testing and automated test frameworks to optimize development and QA team efficiency.• Vulnerability Management: Lead vulnerability scanning, threat analysis, remediation strategies, and patch validation at scale.• DevSecOps Integration: Embed testing, vulnerability assessments, and security checkpoints within CI/CD pipelines to ensure secure and efficient deployments.• Performance Monitoring: Design, maintain, and optimize Application Performance Monitoring (APM) systems for proactive issue detection and resolution.• Cross-Functional Leadership: Partner with engineering, security, and compliance teams to prioritize and remediate technology risks while enabling business objectives.• Governance & Compliance: Oversee source code governance, incident response planning, data governance, operational risk management, and risk acceptance processes.• Innovation & Best Practices: Leverage emerging AI capabilities, industry trends, and security best practices to continuously improve risk management and QA outcomes.

Skills

• Requirements Gathering
• Performance Testing
• Sdlc
• User Acceptance Testing
• System Testing
• Software Quality Assurance
• Agile Methodologies
• Automated Software Testing
• Business Analysis
• Performance Tuning
• Cmmi
• Software Project Management
• Test Cases
• Risk Assessment
• Offshore Outsourcing
• Test Management
• Requirements Analysis
• Performancecenter
• Regression Testing
• Quality Assurance
• Systems Analysis
• Test Automation
• Loadrunner
• Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
• Qtp
• Testing
• Soa
• Load Testing
• Test Planning