Zariah VILELA
Hoboken,USA
Summary
Senior Consultant with experience leading cross-functional technology, AI implementation, regulatory, and compliance initiatives within large-scale organizations. Experienced partnering with engineering, legal, product, and senior business stakeholders to implement tools, translate user feedback into product improvements, and drive complex programs from execution through delivery.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Legal PMO Reg Readiness
Sia Partners
New York, New York
08.2025 - Current
- Supported full U.S. portfolio of legal and regulatory obligations across youth privacy and AI by coordinating intake, prioritization, execution, and closure of requirements at one of the world's largest tech companies.
- Facilitated end-to-end implementation, rollout, and feedback iteration of AI tooling, ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements.
- Collaborated with legal, product, policy, and domain stakeholders to unify cross-functional teams under a consistent regulatory execution framework.
- Streamlined PMO operations by standardizing project intake and centralizing documentation, enhancing visibility into obligations for informed decision making.
- Provided proactive communication and status updates to senior partners, identified issues early, and reduced risk during regulatory readiness.
Compliance Manager
Sia Partners
New York, NY
12.2022 - 08.2025
- Developed playbooks, frameworks, and process improvements to automate compliance response cycles, minimize overhead, and enhance long-term scale and audit readiness.
- Coordinated multiple cross-functional workstreams to align with the client's security and regulatory goals, delivering scalable solutions for FTC order compliance.
- Streamlined evidence workflows for FTC security assessments, coordinated cross-functional partners, and minimized rework to ensure scalable, audit-ready compliance delivery across a large tech company.
Project Manager
Sia Partners
New York, NY
09.2022 - 08.2025
- Acted as first line of defense for safeguard testing under regulatory oversight, reducing issue reopens and accelerating audit throughput.
- Identified risks in safeguard operations and implemented process improvements to enhance compliance quality and reduce remediation timelines.
- Coordinated with analysts and compliance partners to deliver structured updates and track milestones toward audit closure.
- Ensured transparent representation of workstreams and provided team updates on requirements to meet targets while managing the lifecycle and health of safeguard management.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Risk Management Insurance and Supply Chain Management
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC05-2021
Skills
- Regulatory compliance
- Security audit readiness
- Audit readiness
- Risk assessment
- Risk & Issue Management
- Compliance frameworks
- Regulatory Technology
- Project management
- Process improvement
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Stakeholder communication
- Portfolio management
Accomplishments
- Promotion from Junior Consultant to Consultant (2022-2023)
- Promotion from Consultant to Senior Consultant (2023-2025)
Timeline
Legal PMO Reg Readiness
Sia Partners
08.2025 - Current
Compliance Manager
Sia Partners
12.2022 - 08.2025
Project Manager
Sia Partners
09.2022 - 08.2025
Bachelor of Science - Risk Management Insurance and Supply Chain Management
University of South Carolina