Ade Emmannuel

Project: Develop and implement a comprehensive risk management and compliance program to enhance the organization's security posture and ensure regulatory compliance.

Success Criteria: Ongoing Implementation of comprehensive risk management across the organization.

• Conducted thorough risk assessments across all business units, identifying critical vulnerabilities and compliance gaps.
• Developed and maintained IT standards encompassing IT GRC relevant aspects.
• Collaborated with IT operational teams and security stakeholders to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and industry standards.
• Led the implementation of security incident response and management strategies.
• Enhanced overall security posture, resulting in a 40% reduction in security incidents.
• Communicated complex security concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders effectively.
• Defined project scopes and developed and managed project plans for various compliance programs.
• Reviewed program metrics, identified deviations, and implemented corrective actions.
• Established and maintained trusted relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Project: Led the implementation of an enterprise-wide Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) framework to streamline risk management processes and ensure regulatory compliance.

Success Criteria: Successfully integrated the GRC framework across all business units, enhancing risk visibility and control.

• Conducted comprehensive risk assessments and vulnerability testing, identifying and mitigating security risks.
• Reduced compliance-related incidents by 30% through improved monitoring and proactive risk detection.
• Collaborated with team members and stakeholders to define work problems, program goals, and prioritized deliverables.
• Developed and executed project plans, defining the scope of projects and managing their implementation.
• Monitored key program metrics, identifying potential deviations and defining corrective actions.
• Implemented maturity frameworks across multiple programs, addressing emerging regulations and proactive risk detection.
• Improved collaboration among departments, resulting in more efficient and effective risk management practices.
• Maintained trusted relationships with IT operational teams and relevant security, risk, and compliance stakeholders.

Project: Led the development and implementation of a third-party cybersecurity assessment program to evaluate and enhance the security posture of vendors.

Success Criteria: Established a continuous monitoring process to ensure ongoing vendor compliance with cybersecurity standards.

• Conducted third-party risk assessments, evaluating the security posture of vendors and partners.
• Collaborated with stakeholders to understand program goals and prioritize deliverables.
• Defined and managed project plans for third-party risk management programs.
• Reviewed key metrics, monitored potential deviations, and defined corrective actions.
• Implemented IT GRC standards and maintained compliance with regulatory requirements and industry standards.
• Supported compliance and security assessment efforts with external and internal stakeholders.
• Developed and documented IT standards relevant to third-party risk management.