Paula Taylor

About Paula Taylor

I am an established risk management, process improvement and operations professional with over 25 years of proven success. I leverage a background overseeing risk management, process improvement, root cause analysis and error trending, audit, financial analysis and information security to align processes, policies and procedures with organizational objectives while meeting strict regulatory compliance standards. My operational background encompasses trust operations, finance and accounting, IT support services and participant call center operations. These varied functions has allowed me to move into business unit roles responsible for overall risk management and ensure information security and privacy policies are met. Core Strengths include: IT Risk Analysis, Assurance Review execution and oversight, Operational Efficiency, Process Improvement, Policy Creation & Adherence Risk Management Analysis, Trend Reporting and Root Cause Analysis Regulatory Compliance Audits, SOX Audit, SSAE16/SOC1 Audits Relationship Management, Stakeholder Collaboration, Financial Analysis, Cost Benefit Analysis

Experience

1. Vice President, Technology Risk Advisory and Resiliency Operations

   State Street

   Feb 2024 — Present · Boston, MA, US

Education

• Bridgewater State University

  BS

Skills

• Leadership
• Mutual Funds
• Retirement
• Project Management
• Relationship Management
• Insurance
• Management
• Cost Benefit
• Business Relationship Management
• Retirement Services Operations
• Process Improvement
• Strategic Financial Planning
• Accounting
• Retirement Planning
• 401k
• IT Risk Management
• Financial Planning
• Finance
• Investments
• Business Process Improvement
• IT Controls
• Trust Operations
• Operational Efficiency
• Financial Analysis
• Financial Services
• Risk Management
• Strategy
• Analysis
• Cost Analysis