Susan Kelley

About Susan Kelley

I am a high-energy IT Project Manager with a sixth sense for grasping complex business operations and their underlying processes. My expansive cross-industry experience gives me the vision to plan and execute mission-critical system strategies with accelerated timelines. I thrive on groundbreaking business initiatives by applying a situation-specific blend of experience, logic and intuition. As a Business Change Manager, I design solutions that connect automated and human processes, bridging the gap between systems and business operations. Specifically: • I mobilize teams and jumpstart initiatives to deliver IT solutions quickly and with flawless execution. By creating an atmosphere of collaboration and a “get it done” group mentality, I become the glue holding project teams together. • I use a 3-prong approach to project management: 1) rigorous application of PM best practices – right-sized for each project; 2) continuous refinement of business and system requirements; and 3) consistent delivery across the project life cycle The Experience View My experience spans many industries: insurance, retail banking, oil & gas, asset management, and investment banking & brokering … giving me the agility to move across business verticals The Current View I am currently a senior project manager leading global projects in the financial services sector, primarily in the broker dealer sales and trading vertical. My recent projects include launching trading desks in Asia and London. The Functional View My primary functional areas include Business Analysis, Data Analysis, System Integration, and Project Management The Future View My deep cross-industry IT experience allows me to offer specialized talent for positions that lie beyond traditional IT Project Management, e.g, CTO for small buy side firm, Product Manager, IT Manager, or IT Consultant. My career goal is to establish a smooth trajectory that moves upward and outward into these new roles and positions Specialties: My broad IT background provides expertise in a number of disciplines including project and product management, software development, vendor management, business process improvement, quality assurance, systems security, and client relationship management. My cross-industry experience provides a deep knowledge base of general business systems and specialized systems unique to the energy and financial services sector.

Experience

1. Director General Compliance

   HSBC

   Jun 2013 — Present · New York, NY, US

   Compliance Director in the Compliance Strategy and Reporting group. Responsible for delivering strategic solutions around technology and change initiatives in the Regulatory Compliance and Financial Crimes Compliance areas.

Education

• Vassar College

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Science, Technology and Society

  1975 — 1979