Yasmin Pixton
Salt Lake City,Utah
Summary
Dynamic Senior Vice President at Goldman Sachs with a proven track record in KYC compliance and strategic leadership. Expert in optimizing processes and enhancing operational efficiency, while cultivating strong client relationships. Adept at leveraging analytics for informed decision-making and fostering collaboration across teams to drive results in high-pressure environments.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Vice President
Goldman Sachs
Salt Lake City, USA
02.2025 - Current
- Leads and manages a large-scale, geographically dispersed team of 276 KYC professionals, comprising 26 onsite staff and approximately 250 offsite vendor personnel, driving efficient execution of Know Your Customer (KYC) refresh operations and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) compliance across the Americas. This includes oversight of offshore vendor management and ensuring timely execution of deliverables.
- Directs all KYC refresh activities as the Americas Head for Global Banking & Markets (GBM), establishing strategic priorities and ensuring timely completion of critical regulatory compliance mandates for a diverse client portfolio. Focuses on risk-based approach methodologies and Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) for high-risk clients.
- Optimizes KYC refresh processes to enhance operational efficiency and ensure timely execution of all deliverables, effectively mitigating regulatory risks and supporting seamless client operations. Leverages process optimization and explores RegTech solutions, including AI and Machine Learning in compliance, for continuous monitoring and Perpetual KYC.
- Cultivates strong relationships and provides dedicated oversight for prime clients, ensuring their complex KYC refresh requirements are met with precision and minimal business disruption. This involves meticulous Customer Due Diligence (CDD) and client relationship management to maintain high standards of financial crime compliance.
Vice President
Goldman Sachs
Salt Lake City, USA
01.2022 - 02.2025
- Leverage the firms’ financial framework to help fund the organization and enable business decisions and delivery
- Maintain and ensure adherence to budget: headcount/hiring, consulting, outsourcing, and travel spend
- Partner with leadership to drive financial literacy and provide transparency and insight through analytics, reporting, and education
- Manage F2B business expenses. Provide transparency into expense trends and partner with business unit leadership to ensure quality of allocation framework
- Design, develop and support key financial reports and tracking tools, capabilities, and dashboards; ensure compliance with divisional guidelines
- Conduct financial and headcount analysis, including annual and quarterly planning processes
- Provide input to and validate financial reports, including tracking and forecasting of headcount, expenses, and allocations
Vice President
Goldman Sachs
Salt Lake City, USA
04.2019 - 12.2021
- Managed a team of CIP associates, analysts, and process specialists; set goals and expectations for their performance
- Displayed a strong ability to influence the business by serving as a liaison between Anti-Money Laundering Compliance and Sales teams
- Produced and delivered metrics and management reports to senior leadership within the Division, and as needed in Compliance
- Becoming commercially aware and understand the nature of the business you are involved in while at the same time ensuring all Goldman Sachs CIP standards are constantly being met
- Actively partnered with internal stakeholders including Global Markets Client Services, Prime Services Sales, and Operations Engineering to influence client behavior, and to design and deliver system enhancements
Associate
Goldman Sachs
Salt Lake City, USA
10.2015 - 03.2019
- Fees & Commissions Operations Associate
Education
A level equivalent - English, Mathematics, Biology
Abend gymnasium
Wuppertal, Germany01.2006
Mittlere Reife -
Abendrealschule
Wuppertal, Germany01.2004
Skills
- Organizational skills
- Prioritization
- High-volume productivity
- Deadline management
- Quick learner
- Quality assurance
- Dependability
- Positive mindset
- Networking abilities
- Multilingual communication
- Adaptability
- KPI tracking
- Strategic goals
- Public speaking
- Budget preparation
- Strategic leadership
- Problem-solving aptitude
- Strategic partnerships
- KYC compliance
- Anti-money laundering
Volunteer Experience
Volunteer at Assisted Living in Sandy, Utah
Language Skills
- Deutsch (Native)
- English (Fluent)
- Bengali (Fluent)
- Hindi (Fluent)
- Urdu (Fluent)
Timeline
Senior Vice President
Goldman Sachs
02.2025 - Current
Vice President
Goldman Sachs
01.2022 - 02.2025
Vice President
Goldman Sachs
04.2019 - 12.2021
Associate
Goldman Sachs
10.2015 - 03.2019
A level equivalent - English, Mathematics, Biology
Abend gymnasium
Mittlere Reife -
Abendrealschule