Laura Meižikienė
Vilnius
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Program Manager
Convera
09.2023 - 01.2024
- Driving two sub-workstreams as part of the company's ongoing transformation process to ensure successful implementation of new company solution
Lead Process Excellence Specialist
Convera
12.2022 - 09.2023
- Leading process improvement projects from initiation to completion
- Utilizing project management methodologies to ensure successful implementation
- Analyzing existing processes to identify inefficiencies, bottlenecks, and areas for improvement
- Conducting process mapping of current state processes
- Collaborating with stakeholders to implement process changes and improvements
Manager, AML Compliance
Western Union Business Solutions
06.2019 - 08.2020
- Leading a team of 14 members, providing essential support, guidance, and fostering their personal development
- Ensuring departmental compliance with all relevant AML laws, regulations, and guidelines
- Monitoring team performance against set KPIs, report metrics to relevant stakeholders, and managing capacity
- Consistently collaborating with other business units to drive overall business results
- Representing the department in all required on-site meetings
- - Taking accountability for and assisting in resolving significant AML breaches, focusing on effective risk management
Supervisor, AML Compliance
Western Union Business Solutions
07.2017 - 06.2019
- Supervising a number of staff positions, forecasting staffing needs and allocating resources to ensure a timely completion of work
- Playing a key role as the liaison between the Compliance department, Operations, Regional Compliance and internal and external audit
- Analyzing trends and developing recommendations for business policies and operational efficiencies
- Developing and motivating staff to achieve departmental objectives
Quality Assurance Specialist
Western Union Business Solutions
07.2015 - 07.2017
- Coordinating a functional team from QA perspective
- Improving QA processes, forms and guidelines
- Leading QA calibration sessions and presenting QA results for stakeholders
Support Specialist
Western Union Business Solutions
09.2014 - 07.2015
- Evaluating potential matches in transactions performed by clients and complying with Government Sanctions programs and AML policies
- Working with internal Interdiction list
- Conducting screening of PEP list
- Working with e-mail requests from different departments worldwide and communicating globally regarding any hold transactions
AML Specialist
Western Union Business Solutions
03.2015 - 06.2015
- Monitoring transactional activity performed by clients and identifying patterns and trends associated with money laundering and any other potential risks
- Collecting and documenting data, including KYC information, relevant account and transaction data to assist in the investigation of trends
- Reviewing and analyzing underlying data gathered to assess reasonable cause to advance an alert to Investigation or to clear it
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Business Information Management
Vilnius University
Vilnius06.2014
Skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Organizational skills
- Adaptability
- Coaching & Development
- Delegation
- Multitasking
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Knowledge of LEAN methodology
Languages
Lithuanian
Native language
English
Proficient
C2
Certification
- Certified SAFe 4 Agilist (Scaled Agile, Inc.)
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification (Western Union)
Accomplishments
- LEAN methodology implementation in a functional team
- New system creation following AGILE approach
- OCR technology implementation in a functional team
- A personal book of 100+ poems
STRENGHTS
- Integrity
- Team management
- Accountability
- Independence
- Time management
Hobbies
- Reading books
- Travelling
- Running
- Personal development
Timeline
Program Manager
Convera
09.2023 - 01.2024
Lead Process Excellence Specialist
Convera
12.2022 - 09.2023
Manager, AML Compliance
Western Union Business Solutions
06.2019 - 08.2020
Supervisor, AML Compliance
Western Union Business Solutions
07.2017 - 06.2019
Quality Assurance Specialist
Western Union Business Solutions
07.2015 - 07.2017
AML Specialist
Western Union Business Solutions
03.2015 - 06.2015
Support Specialist
Western Union Business Solutions
09.2014 - 07.2015
Bachelor of Arts - Business Information Management
Vilnius University
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