Jill Maier
Powhatan,VA
Summary
Strategic, outcome-oriented Risk and Compliance leader, with proven track record in ability to provide risk and controls consulting and development of key risk and control analytics solutions to provide actionable intelligence. Adept with leading and working within cross-functional teams, building strong working relationships, developing and coaching team members, and providing strategic direction in the accomplishment of organization objectives.
Senior management professional, bringing strategic leadership and operational excellence to drive organizational success. Skilled in project management, team collaboration, and process optimization with keen focus on achieving results. Adept at navigating complex challenges, fostering culture of accountability, and adapting to evolving business needs. Known for strong decision-making, effective communication, and building high-performing teams.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Manager – Information Security Policy Program
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
01.2023 - Current
- Direct the Information Security Policy program to provide strategic cybersecurity and operational risk management across all information systems within the organization
- Drive the development of new policy to address emerging risks, identify and implement strategic revisions to existing policy portfolio, and establish key relationships with policy partners and stakeholders to address business requirements and support policy implementation
- Drove enterprise-level efforts to enhance the security program’s risk management framework; aligning security processes and practices with business development lifecycles and supporting proactive risk management capabilities within business line technology platforms and applications
- Directed efforts to establish Generative AI policy requirements to address key security and operational risks while establishing the guidelines to enable use of Generative AI solutions within the FRS; including revised risk evaluation processes to drive risk analysis and mitigation techniques
- Steered key system-wide initiative to transition the enterprise security program from NIST Rev 4 to NIST Rev 5; creating key feedback loops with business partners and information security practitioners and utilizing feedback to further advance and adjust the transition planning and activities
- Established and implemented formalized advisory model with the Enterprise Governance Groups to support key IT policy program needs, including setting up channels for information sharing, policy awareness, issue escalation, compliance monitoring and commitments to support the strategic direction of the program
- Implemented the use of agile and product management practices within the policy team to enhance visibility into division initiatives, prioritization methods, and overall team performance to meet committed policy and advisory activities
- Provided strategic planning and support to program while fostering team and individual development, identifying and providing opportunities for team member growth and succession planning to key policy resources
Senior Manager – Governance, Risk & Compliance
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
01.2021 - 01.2023
- Led Controls Advisory and Assurance Services program to support service lines dedicated to IT Risk Management Policies & Standards, risk and controls advisory support, COSO (SOX) program, audit engagement support services and GRC analytics and reporting solutions
- Drove efforts to assess emerging IT risk areas, review existing control processes and ensure emerging risks are appropriately considered within IT policies and standards portfolio and actively discussed risk areas with business line partners
- Directed risk and control assessment processes to identify opportunities to strengthen risk management practices, enhance control design and operational effectiveness and establish strong working relationships with first line of defense to identify and remediate risks timely
- Served as National IT COSO (IT SOX) program lead, facilitating program to effectively review and test IT general controls across IT infrastructure layers within the organization, provide strategic direction and enhancements to program as applications were migrated to cloud environments, and present program results to key organization leaders in support of financial statement processes
- Strengthened audit issue responses to ensure remediation plans were targeted to address identified risks, dependencies were identified, and remediation plans were appropriate to remediate issue root causes
- Established GRC analytics offering with focus on developing and tracking risk intelligence metrics and compliance monitoring solutions across organization top IT risk areas to drive actions and response
Manager – Governance, Risk & Compliance
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
01.2019 - 01.2021
Associate Manager – Treasury Operations
Altria Client Services
08.2018 - 01.2019
Associate Manager - Corporate Audit
Altria Client Services
09.2017 - 08.2018
IT Auditor – Corporate Audit
Altria Client Services
08.2016 - 08.2017
Manager – Technology Risk Services
Baker Tilly Virchow Krause
05.2014 - 08.2016
Senior Consultant – Technology Risk Services
Baker Tilly Virchow Krause
06.2011 - 05.2014
Consultant
Baker Tilly Virchow Krause
01.2010 - 05.2011
Education
Bachelor of Science - Accounting and Information Systems
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Skills
- Leadership and Management
- Technical Proficiency
- Compliance and Governance
- Strategy Planning and Implementation
- Communication and Collaboration
- Innovation and Continuous Improvement
- Talent Development
Certification
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
- Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
- Certified in Governance of Enterprise IT (CGEIT), 08/01/24
- GIAC Security Leadership Certification (GSLC)
Timeline
Senior Manager – Information Security Policy Program
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
01.2023 - Current
Senior Manager – Governance, Risk & Compliance
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
01.2021 - 01.2023
Manager – Governance, Risk & Compliance
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
01.2019 - 01.2021
Associate Manager – Treasury Operations
Altria Client Services
08.2018 - 01.2019
Associate Manager - Corporate Audit
Altria Client Services
09.2017 - 08.2018
IT Auditor – Corporate Audit
Altria Client Services
08.2016 - 08.2017
Manager – Technology Risk Services
Baker Tilly Virchow Krause
05.2014 - 08.2016
Senior Consultant – Technology Risk Services
Baker Tilly Virchow Krause
06.2011 - 05.2014
Consultant
Baker Tilly Virchow Krause
01.2010 - 05.2011
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
- Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
- Certified in Governance of Enterprise IT (CGEIT), 08/01/24
- GIAC Security Leadership Certification (GSLC)
Bachelor of Science - Accounting and Information Systems
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
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