Kat Dinar
New York,NY
Summary
Detail-oriented Risk Management Professional with extensive expertise in risk assessment, regulatory compliance, and strategic planning. Proven ability to enhance operational efficiency and organizational performance while adhering to budget constraints and risk appetite. Recognized for strong collaboration skills and adaptability to changing needs.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Business Risk Manager
UBS,
07.2024 - 07.2025
- Enhanced risk management for GWM US COO across multiple operational functions.
- Facilitated governance reporting and issue escalation for board and regulatory meetings.
- Managed procedural controls, ensuring risk aligned with established frameworks.
- Provided data-driven risk insights during assessments and assurance reviews.
Americas Operational Risk Control Regulatory & Governance Lead / Chief of Staff
Americas Operational Risk Control, Group Compliance & Regulatory Governance (GCRG)
06.2021 - 06.2024
- Enhanced operational risk management by leading FRBNY exam preparations with 50+ stakeholders.
- Streamlined governance reporting processes for monthly and regulatory committee meetings.
- Automated historical risk data analysis using NLP, boosting global data analytics capabilities.
- Developed control testing methodology for CUSO, ensuring effective process execution and assurance.
- Improved Non-Financial Risk Framework policies through insights from assurance reviews and testing.
- Facilitated collaboration on CUSO RCSA process, strengthening 1st and 2nd LOD engagement.
- Led cross-functional teams to enhance compliance frameworks and operational risk management processes.
- Developed strategic initiatives to align regulatory governance with business objectives and operational practices.
- Facilitated training sessions for staff on compliance protocols and risk assessment methodologies.
- Analyzed operational risk data to identify trends, informing senior leadership of potential impacts on business operations.
- Coordinated the implementation of new compliance technologies and tools across various teams within the organization.
- Collaborated with external stakeholders to ensure adherence to industry regulations and enhance organizational reputation in compliance matters.
Enterprise-wide Risk Manager
Global Wealth Management (GWM) Americas, COO Office
01.2020 - 05.2021
- Streamlined US WM Risk Committee agenda and materials for enhanced efficiency.
- Administered Financial and Non-Financial Risk Framework, overseeing KPCI and RCSA assessments.
- Monitored all risk areas, maintaining elevated standards across organizational levels.
- Managed Key Procedural Controls, ensuring compliance with established risk management frameworks.
- Provided data-driven risk insights to management during assessments and reviews.
- Enhanced meeting materials through automation and streamlined reporting processes.
Deputy Chief of Staff
Deputy Chief of Staff
05.2018 - 12.2019
- Enhanced operational efficiency by coordinating key financial and resourcing activities.
- Drove process improvements, consistently increasing overall operational efficiencies.
- Served as secretary for US WM Risk and Operating Committees, ensuring effective governance.
- Implemented new corporate governance setup for WM Americas, aligning with regulatory frameworks.
- Standardized and automated meeting materials for US WM Risk and Operating Committees.
- Developed risk dashboards to standardize and elevate risk reporting for WM Americas.
Business Manager
Compliance & Ops Risk Control (C&ORC) WM Americas, GCRG
01.2017 - 04.2018
- Achieved accurate forecasts for $45M budget through Finance collaboration.
- Developed workforce plans and led headcount analysis with HR approval processes.
- Administered senior management reporting and strategic planning for business reviews.
- Surpassed budget and cost control goals consistently through effective management.
- Enhanced monthly forecasting precision using Excel models for tracking headcount changes.
- Facilitated approval for regulatory resource requests, onboarding 50 incremental roles.
Business Manager Trading Ops & Small Offices (Canada, Brazil, & Mexico)
Group Operations
08.2013 - 12.2016
- Enhanced support for Trading Ops and Small Offices across multiple locations.
- Executed senior management reporting and collaborated on financial forecasting tasks.
- Led successful regional implementation of workforce planning platform for improved efficiency.
- Conducted comprehensive headcount analysis and managed footprint across five locations.
- Streamlined invoice processing and accruals, ensuring timely financial operations.
Analyst
Analyst, Graduate Training Program (GTP), WM Americas
08.2011 - 08.2013
- Completed rotations across various business functions, including converting accounts to a discretionary fee-based platform from a non-discretionary platform in Branch, developing/standardizing reporting in Structured Products, executing offshoring and near-shoring initiatives, various projects and developing risk dashboards and frameworks in Asset Servicing Operations (Clearance and Settlements, Restricted Securities, Corporate Actions)
Education
Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) - Finance and Investments
Baruch College – Zicklin School of Business
New York, New York01.2011
Skills
- Microsoft Office (Visio, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF, Word), Tableau, Risklab, Power BI
- Internal controls
- Risk appetite definition
- Program design
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Operational risk management
- Strategic planning
- Enterprise risk management
- Data analysis
- Incident response planning
- Root-cause analysis
- Risk mitigation
- Stakeholder communication
- Vendor risk management
- Risk mitigation strategies
- Model validation
- Key risk indicators
- Business continuity planning
- Risk modeling
- Financial risk manager (FRM)
Affiliations
PRMIA, Ellevate, All Bar None
Certification
Series 7 & 66, Lean Six Sigma training, Natural Language Processing
Languages
English, Russian
Timeline
Business Risk Manager
UBS,
07.2024 - 07.2025
Americas Operational Risk Control Regulatory & Governance Lead / Chief of Staff
Americas Operational Risk Control, Group Compliance & Regulatory Governance (GCRG)
06.2021 - 06.2024
Enterprise-wide Risk Manager
Global Wealth Management (GWM) Americas, COO Office
01.2020 - 05.2021
Deputy Chief of Staff
Deputy Chief of Staff
05.2018 - 12.2019
Business Manager
Compliance & Ops Risk Control (C&ORC) WM Americas, GCRG
01.2017 - 04.2018
Business Manager Trading Ops & Small Offices (Canada, Brazil, & Mexico)
Group Operations
08.2013 - 12.2016
Analyst
Analyst, Graduate Training Program (GTP), WM Americas
08.2011 - 08.2013
Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) - Finance and Investments
Baruch College – Zicklin School of Business
CORE COMPETENCIES
Risk Management Framework, Corporate Governance and Reporting, Capital Markets, Leadership & Collaboration, Risk & Control Self-Assessment, Thematic Reviews, Operations, Relationship Management, Independent Controls Testing, Model Risk, Process Automation, 1st and 2nd LOD experience, Regulatory Exams, Business Management, Project Management, Remediation, Chief of Staff, Natural Language Processing, Policy, Forecasting & Budgeting, Data Analytics
Interests
Photography/ videography, writing, reading, mindfulness, behavioral psychology, cyclic living, yoga and running