Lindsay Baird
Denver
Summary
Accomplished risk management professional with extensive experience working on high priority business risk initiatives related to ethics and sales practices within the financial services industry. Proven ability to design, implement, and enhance risk controls and reporting frameworks to mitigate emerging risks. Adept at collaborating with cross-functional teams and ensuring adherence to regulatory and enterprise risk management requirements. Excels in client relationship management and sales with a history of driving business growth and delivering tailored financial solutions.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistance Vice President, Senior Business Accountability Specialist
Wells Fargo Bank
09.2021 - Current
- Manage and maintain the Commercial Banking Conduct Risk Dashboard control procedure designed to detect risks that are potentially manifesting within various conduct related spaces: Allegations, sales practices, personal and business conflicts of interest
- Successfully managed the project of designing a new holistic, informative and intuitive dashboard to present all of commercial banking conduct risk data
- Analyze and interpret risk trends to identify areas requiring mitigation and/or escalation to senior leadership, when necessary
- Facilitate monthly risk review meetings various stakeholders, business partners, senior management and line of business managers to inform and provide risk mitigation suggestions, where appropriate
- Own and maintain control procedures supporting enterprise risk policies
- Participated in risk control self assessment workshops to review effectiveness of controls to ensure they are designed without any deficiencies and are mitigating risks they are designed for
- Consistently passed all audit and evidence-based control exam walk throughs
- Produce all Conduct related content for the various reports required by risk committees, line of business managers, senior managers, etc
- Developed a comprehensive cross-training program that ensured uninterrupted reporting processes during extended PTO and team transitions
Assistant Vice President, Relationship Manager
Wells Fargo Bank
05.2014 - 09.2021
- Built and maintained strategic client relationships with a portfolio of over 150 clients, consisting of high risk nonprofit and government clients across the United States, delivering customized financial solutions tailored to each client’s needs
- Developed and executed comprehensive account management strategies that consistently grew Treasury Management and Deposit product portfolios, driving revenue and enhancing client satisfaction
- Acted as the primary financial advisor and trusted contact for clients, offering strategic insights that helped optimize their operational efficiency and cost-effectiveness
- Proactively identified cross-selling and upselling opportunities by analyzing client profiles, ensuring clients received optimal financial solutions to meet their evolving needs
- Fostered long-term relationships through regular communication, market insights, and updates on new products and services, resulting in increased client retention and loyalty
- Protected Wells Fargo by following ongoing risk management and compliance guidelines, adhering to the BSA, AML and KYC/CDD procedures outlined by FinCEN
Senior Relationship Associate
Wells Fargo Bank
05.2010 - 05.2014
- Provided comprehensive support for a portfolio of 20-25 Government and Large Corporate Energy clients, managing service-related inquiries, client onboarding, and facilitating new account or product setup
- Responsible for thorough and complete due diligence processes for new client onboarding, ensuring compliance with internal policies and regulatory requirements
- Assisted in the preparation and review of loan documentation, credit reports, and loan agreements to support the successful closing of syndicated and direct credit facilities
- Provided support to relationship managers and treasury management partners in preparing and submitting RFPs
Education
MBA - Finance/Banking and Financial Institutions
Sam Houston State University
Huntsville, TX08.2010
BBA - Marketing
Sam Houston State University
Huntsville, TX08.2005
Skills
- Risk Management
- Conduct Risk
- Risk Control Assessments
- Regulatory Compliance
- Internal Audit
- Fraud Prevention
- Commercial Banking
- Treasury Management
- Process Improvement
- Dashboard Development
- Reporting
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Microsoft Office
- Data Visualization
Timeline
Assistance Vice President, Senior Business Accountability Specialist
Wells Fargo Bank
09.2021 - Current
Assistant Vice President, Relationship Manager
Wells Fargo Bank
05.2014 - 09.2021
Senior Relationship Associate
Wells Fargo Bank
05.2010 - 05.2014
BBA - Marketing
Sam Houston State University
MBA - Finance/Banking and Financial Institutions
Sam Houston State University
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