Melissa Sjulsen

About Melissa Sjulsen

An accomplished risk and compliance director, I have over 15 years of expertise mitigating risk in the financial industry. An influential team leader, I possess the ability to manage teams and projects effectively and deliver substantial and meaningful results. I am a knowledgeable professional with experience in BSA/AML/KYC, Compliance and Risk Management and Controls, Project Management, and Process Design and Reengineering.Areas of my expertise include:· Data & Analytic Governance· Operational Risk & Control· Anti-Money Laundering· Process Design & Reengineering· Program Management· Risk & Regulatory Governance· Quality Management· Fintech· Risk Identification· Continuous Process Improvement· Due Diligence· Compliance & Risk Management

Experience

1. Risk Officer Senior Director

   FIS

   Jan 2020 — Present · Houston, TX, US

   In this role, I have been heavily involved in the integration process from Virtus from FIS to FIS. I support and oversee the identification, mitigation, monitoring, and reporting of material risk for Virtus from FIS. I assist in understanding risks, security concerns, and regulatory requirements. I manage all Technology and Non-Technology RISC (Risk, Information, Security, Compliance) integration objectives including Disaster Recover, Issue management, Regulatory Relations, Security Controls, Vulnerability Scanning, Access Reviews, Penetration Testing, and Security Architecture Assessment. I provide issue triage and root cause analysis on control breaks to proactively manage potential issues and partnered with business on implementation of solutions.Some of my contributions include:• I established and led monthly Risk and Control meetings as a forum to discuss and review operational and security risk issues including recent risk incidents.• I spearheaded the successful integration of technology and non-technology Risk, information, and security and compliance programs into company.• Designed and deployed the Regulatory Change Management Program to validate Virtus products, services and business activities meet regulatory requirements.• Established and conducted an AML/Sanctions Risk Assessment provided direction on deficiencies detected by the assessment.

Education

• Emory University - Goizueta Business School

  Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA, Marketing & International Business

  1997 — 2001

Skills

• Cross Selling
• Financial Services
• Leadership Development
• Mortgage Banking
• Management
• Financial Analysis
• Microsoft Outlook
• Leadership
• Financial Crimes Investigations
• U.s. Office of Foreign Assets Control (Ofac)
• Retail Banking
• Sql
• Portfolio Management
• Loans
• Strategic Planning
• Small Business Lending
• Kyc
• Program Management
• Risk Governance
• Project Management
• Microsoft Powerpoint
• Financial Risk
• Commercial Banking
• Microsoft Access
• Mortgage Lending
• Sharepoint
• Commercial Lending
• Credit
• Banking
• Risk Management
• Relationship Management
• Finance
• Powerpoint
• Microsoft Excel
• Consumer Lending
• Microsoft Office
• Operational Risk
• Business Analysis
• Business Process Improvement
• Strategy