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Amber L. Deisn

Stallings

Summary

  • Accomplished risk professional with a diverse range of risk management, adept in risk and control procedures, strategies and enhancing business processes. Spearheaded high-priority initiatives, significantly improving control effectiveness through conducting assessments and testing. Renowned for exceptional leadership, communication skills, driving continuous improvement and team development. Areas of expertise
  • Extensive experience in Risk and Control Self-Assessments (RCSA) leadership and facilitation.
  • Risk and control oversight.
  • Analytical and critical thinking.
  • Developing solutions to business challenges and ways to raise standards.
  • Strong organizational and multi-tasking skills.
  • Mentoring, talent and performance management.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

Risk Manager (Business Risk and Internal Controls)

Capital One
04.2025 - Current
  • Manages risk and control inventories within Corporate Risk Management.
  • Ensures Enterprise Risk Management controls meet requirements within control standards.
  • Assesses design of control effectiveness and performance.
  • Facilitates Risk and Control Self-Assessments (RCSA) for Corporate Risk Management.
  • Provides Subject Matter Expert (SME) guidance across Corporate Risk Management.
  • Identifies and manages control gaps and areas of improvements across the Enterprise.
  • Manages Business Risk and Internal controls shared mailbox.
  • Reviews issue closure evidence and provide challenge to ensure risk is properly mitigated.
  • Provides Enterprise-Wide support with all risk programs.

Executive Director

Wells Fargo
10.2019 - 04.2025
  • Managed a team that provided SME guidance for Operational Risk across the Enterprise.
  • Managed Enterprise Information Management, Privacy and Financial Crimes controls.
  • Ensured controls met requirements within framework.
  • Identified control gaps and developed action plans to remediate gaps.
  • Partner with stakeholders on control standards.
  • Led Risk and Control Self-Assessment (RCSA).
  • Facilitated control design and effectiveness assessments.
  • Reviewed end to end processes for First-Line of Defense.
  • Assessed effectiveness of First-Line policies and procedures.
  • Provided reporting on emerging trends or issues to Stakeholders
  • Developed and delivered risk program trainings.

Vice President

Wells Fargo
07.2018 - 10.2019
  • Developed and managed standard operating procedures within Enterprise Content Manager.
  • Developed, published and socialized Data Management Risk Escalation Guidelines.
  • Lead for developing and socializing Data Management Risk related trainings and communications.
  • Managed board level milestones.
  • Developed Data Management Risk Control Framework.
  • Created and tested Data Management Risk related controls.
  • Identified control gaps and assisted with remediation plans.
  • Facilitated escalation reviews with Key Stakeholders for Data Management Risk.
  • Led root cause analysis on behalf of Enterprise.
  • Conducted governance assessments to ensure compliance within Enterprise.
  • Responsible for maturing data governance skill sets across Enterprise.

Operational Risk Consultant Assistant Vice President

Wells Fargo
01.2015 - 07.2018
  • Developed on-boarding training for Card and Retail Services and Personal Lending Group testing team.
  • Created supplemental supporting documents to be used as best practices.
  • Developed learning framework for new hires to reference for training and resources.
  • Developed and maintained internal testing procedures.
  • Project Manager for implementation of new Testing and Validation Standards.
  • Developed and maintained Testing Manager Quick Reference Guides.
  • Created Enterprise-Wide related controls.
  • Tested Cards and Retail Services and Personal Lending Group related controls.
  • Responsible for monitoring issue escalations, past due reviews.
  • Lead liaison for vendor management.

Operational Risk Consultant Assistant Vice President

Wells Fargo Home Mortgage
10.2012 - 01.2015
  • Led Enterprise initiative for control assessments.
  • Created control framework for Risk Programs.
  • Tested Enterprise Risk related controls.
  • Facilitated semi-annual Enterprise-Wide Internal Risk Assessment Matrix reviews.
  • Supported high priority change controls.
  • Partnered with Lines of Business to complete Risk Control Self-Assessment (RCSA).
  • Provided expertise to Lines of Business to identify risk associated with business requirements.
  • Developed action plans for Lines of Business for process improvements.
  • Partnered with executive management on projects to identify and mitigate risk for the company.

Education

Business

Bryant And Stratton

Skills

  • Six Sigma
  • Association of Records Managers and Administrators (ARMA)
  • Certified Business Process Analyst
  • Risk assessment

Timeline

Risk Manager (Business Risk and Internal Controls)

Capital One
04.2025 - Current

Executive Director

Wells Fargo
10.2019 - 04.2025

Vice President

Wells Fargo
07.2018 - 10.2019

Operational Risk Consultant Assistant Vice President

Wells Fargo
01.2015 - 07.2018

Operational Risk Consultant Assistant Vice President

Wells Fargo Home Mortgage
10.2012 - 01.2015

Business

Bryant And Stratton
Amber L. Deisn