Brandon Kelly
Englewood
Summary
FirstBank Executive Vice President, Security and Analytics
Process, Product & Transformation Leader in Banking | Fraud Platforms, Payments, Analytics, AI, CIAM, Customer Advocacy
Overview
2026
2026
years of professional experience
Work History
Enterprise Analytics & Digital Identity Leader
FirstBank
01.2021 - Current
- Managed implementation of analytics initiatives and tools, fostering a culture of maturing excellence in data analysis throughout the organization.
- Led initiatives for customer identity and authentication platforms, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and security standards.
- Streamlined data processes to support informed decision-making, boosting operational efficiency and enhancing visibility of analytics efforts.
- Oversaw comprehensive business case development and execution of artificial intelligence and generative AI solutions throughout the organization.
- Spearheaded early process automation initiatives and analytics-driven transformations to enhance operational efficiency.
- Engaged with technology, risk, and business leaders to embed analytics within the enterprise.
Fraud Officer / Fraud & Identity Executive
FirstBank
01.2012 - 01.2021
- Managed enterprise-level fraud operations for nine years, effectively balancing loss prevention strategies with customer satisfaction and regulatory obligations.
- Oversaw customer authentication, identity verification, and CIAM, strengthening controls to reduce account takeover, social engineering, and payment fraud.
- Directed product ownership and business sponsorship for fraud and identity platforms, overseeing delivery and operations teams during vendor selection, implementation, and optimization.
- Executed comprehensive fraud analytics and identity strategies aimed at strengthening detection processes and reducing false positive rates.
- Directed analytics initiatives aimed at strengthening fraud operations and optimizing various business functions.
BSA/AML Officer
FirstBank
01.2012 - 01.2015
- Served as BSA/AML Officer with enterprise accountability for the bank’s BSA/AML compliance program.
- Led AML risk assessments, suspicious activity monitoring, and examination management.
- Partnered with analytics teams to enhance financial crimes detection and investigative effectiveness.
- Delivered regular updates to executive leadership on AML risk posture.
Payments Operations & Document Imaging / Back Office
FirstBank
01.2009 - 01.2012
- Supported payment operations and back-office processing, ensuring accurate transaction handling, and documentation management.
- Improved workflow efficiency and quality controls within payment and imaging operations.
- Implemented innovative strategies to improve cash vault processes and optimize payment processing and clearing.
Payment Operations Professional
Federal Reserve
- Managed Federal Reserve payment operations, supporting 24x7 payment operations
- Developed foundational expertise in payment systems, controls, and operations management
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Pre-Law
Colorado State University
Fort CollinsUniversity of Colorado School of Banking
BoulderSkills
- Operations and Product Innovation
- Problem Solving
- Data Enthusiasm
- Fraud Strategy & Enterprise Fraud Operations
- Customer Authentication & CIAM
- Digital Identity & Identity Verification
- Enterprise Analytics Management
- Artificial Intelligence/Generative AI
- Process Automation
- Analytics Center of Excellence (CoE)
- BSA/AML Compliance & Financial Crimes Governance
- Product Owner / Business Sponsor (Agile Software Development)
- Payments Operations (Federal Reserve & FirstBank)
- Cross-Functional Leadership
- Operational Risk Management
Timeline
Enterprise Analytics & Digital Identity Leader
FirstBank
01.2021 - Current
Fraud Officer / Fraud & Identity Executive
FirstBank
01.2012 - 01.2021
BSA/AML Officer
FirstBank
01.2012 - 01.2015
Payments Operations & Document Imaging / Back Office
FirstBank
01.2009 - 01.2012
Payment Operations Professional
Federal Reserve
Bachelor of Arts - Pre-Law
Colorado State University
University of Colorado School of Banking