Reshma Jayasree
Bengaluru,KA
Summary
Result-driven banking professional with 10+ years of experience in the US / UK banking industry, specializing in Program Management, Regulatory Compliance, Transformation, Data Analytics, and Reporting. Proven ability to lead global teams, enhance compliance frameworks, and leverage data-driven insights to drive strategic decision-making. Adept at stakeholder management, process improvement, and regulatory risk assessment.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
3
3
Certifications
Work History
Vice President
Goldman Sachs
2022.01 - Current
- Lead the Consumer Compliance Program Oversight, covering Regulatory Change and Traceability, Policies Management, and Complaints Oversight.
- Lead the Consumer Compliance Business Intelligence function that focuses on data analytics, data-driven monitoring, process enhancements, and reporting.
- Led a year long project aligning regulatory inventory change management to a firmwide tool stemming from a regulatory commitment.
- Liaise between compliance teams, business units, and program managers to drive program initiatives, meet internal, and regulatory timelines.
- Collaborate with senior management to define and develop strategic initiatives and long term goals.
- Defined and built compliance controls to support compliance activities, and track performance metrics.
- Managed the M&T program for various consumer products, such as US/UK Marcus Savings, Apple Savings, Private Bank, and GS Select
- Involved in the full lifecycle of M&T planning, execution, and reporting, with a strategic focus on assessing the design and operational effectiveness of first-line controls.
- Facilitated escalation to business and compliance counterparts for issues identified during M&T activity.
- Led initiatives stemming from audit outcomes, identifying impact areas, and ensuring the implementation of necessary changes.
- Led and supported multiple projects involving uplifts to processes stemming from regulatory commitments.
- Develop and deliver reports for senior leadership, the board, and regulators.
- Led the expansion of second-line data-based monitoring for different consumer products.
- Managed and prioritized a pipeline of requests for data-driven monitoring and engineering projects, providing regular progress updates to senior leadership.
- Worked with business engineering to pinpoint data requirements and logic, and escalated potential data gaps for resolution.
- Defined ownership and streamlined non-advisory complaints processes across all consumer products, including complaints reporting, and regulatory complaints sourcing/closure.
- Supervised process enhancement initiatives to improve efficiency, such as leveraging Alteryx for data sourcing and sampling, and creating Tableau dashboards for senior management and board reporting.
- Oversee teams operating in different regions and functional domains, ensuring cohesive performance and collaboration.
Sr. Analyst | Associate
Goldman Sachs
2019.07 - 2021.12
- Involved in establishing a monitoring-based compliance program for the UK consumer business (Marcus and Saga Savings accounts).
- Performed regular programmatic and forensic compliance audits, identifying issues, and ensuring ongoing compliance.
- Collaborated with product compliance and the first line to identify control gaps, and enhance first line controls.
- Ensured compliance with consumer protection regulations, including FCA principles, TCF guidelines, and GDPR.
- Developed product business plans and adjusted schedules in response to new or emerging risks.
- Conducted compliance audits in the mortgage servicer space, focusing on collections, and flood monitoring.
- Generated reports on mortgage and consumer loans business monitoring for secondary markets, including vendor scorecards, compliance testing results, and loan activity variations.
- Published monthly reports to relevant stakeholders, highlighting identified risks, and remediation plans.
Senior Financial Analyst
Wells Fargo India
2015.07 - 2019.07
- Acted as the Flood Specialist for the Centre of Excellence team in India, focusing on CMBS and GSE loans' compliance with FDPA guidelines.
- Specialized in property and liability insurance, and flood risk management for commercial mortgage loan portfolios.
- Reduced flood-related compliance issues through proactive monitoring and mitigation efforts.
- Led weekly/monthly meetings with onshore LOB heads and Senior Managers to propose and implement process improvements.
- Generated and analyzed weekly/monthly metrics and quality reports, identifying trends, and setting team targets.
Education
Bachelor of Commerce - International Finance
Bengaluru University
05.2015
Skills
Compliance Program Management
Data Analysis & Reporting
Risk Assessment & Mitigation
Process Improvement & Automation
Strategic Planning
Coaching and Mentoring
Project Management
Stakeholder Engagement & Leadership
Certification
Alteryx Core Certification
Work Availability
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Quote
Wanderer, there is no path, the path is made by walking.
Antonio Machado
Languages
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Malayalam
Elementary (A2)
Tamil
Elementary (A2)
Hindi
Intermediate (B1)
Timeline
Vice President
Goldman Sachs
2022.01 - Current
Alteryx Core Certification
2020-12
Data School Graduate
2020-12
Sr. Analyst | Associate
Goldman Sachs
2019.07 - 2021.12
Campus Mortgage Bankers Association Level 1 & 2
2018-12
Senior Financial Analyst
Wells Fargo India
2015.07 - 2019.07
Bachelor of Commerce - International Finance
Bengaluru University