Robert Sadler

Experience

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  Visa

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2002

  VP/Department Head - PMO and Risk

  DEPARTMENT HEAD/VICE PRESIDENT, PROJECT MANAGEMENT OFFICE (PMO) – Managed skilled team of project managers. Employed standard project methodologies to ensure projects brought in on time and within budget. - Individual project budgets ranged from $500,000 to $5,000,000- Strict adherence to Project Management Methodology to include establishing clear objectives and success criteria, identifying sponsors and defining roles, risk identification and mitigation, formal business requirements review, iterative development, customer involvement during development and testing- Department level administration including budget management, forecasting, and planning DEPARTMENT HEAD/VICE PRESIDENT, RISK SERVICE MANAGEMENT – Managed fraud and credit risk services developed to assist VISA members in managing risk exposure.- Managed department objectives while providing subject matter expertise to regions worldwide. - Responsible for P&L and 24x7 delivery of risk services - Worked with international regions in assessing needs of members and direction of risk management efforts Show less

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  GreenPoint Mortgage (subsidiary of Capital One)

  Jan 2002 - Jan 2008

  SVP, Decision Analytics

  SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, DECISION ANALYTICS – Initiated and delivered enterprise wide BI program while managing credit risk analytics responsibilities. Business Intelligence:- Initiated, owned, and evangelized strategic BI Program with $3+ million budget; demonstrated ROI- Established Center of Excellence charged with developing data and process governance while building consensus around priorities- Delivered value across the organization through actionable metrics and analytics- Managed vendor relationships while working with procurement to acquire appropriate tool sets (ETL, OLAP). Merged consulting partners with internal staff to ensure effective delivery and KT. Enterprise Risk Management:- Established Credit Risk Analytics Department to enhance and drive credit decisions and loan parameters. Established key metrics while integrating analytics in the decision making process.- Identified risk drivers while working with Credit Policy in managing through credit life cycle.- Developed Loan Loss Reserve methodology for over $180+ billion in Rep. and Warranty exposure. Led methodology and results review with government regulatory agencies. - Managed Loss Mitigation committee in identification of loss drivers and appropriate actions.- Evaluated product and channel profitability. Show less

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  Kaiser Permanente

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2009

  Web Intelligence Product Manager, Marketing and Internet Services

  Delivered and maintained a Web Intelligence and Reporting platform. - Transformed convoluted web log reporting effort to best of breed solution.- From position of leadership, worked across IT, Operations, Procurement and multiple Marketing groups in delivering an enterprise wide solution; developed product road map.- Established data governance, training, communication and center of excellence. - Selected effective analytical tools while continually developing best practices processes. - Initiated RFP process for tool and BI vendor selection Show less

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  Accenture

  Jan 2010 - Jan 2012

  Manager, Business Intelligence

  Work across multiple functional areas is Delivering Business Intelligence capability within Communication, Media and Technology industries.- Deliver BI assessment that incorporates skill gaps, tool review, governance analysis, persona examination and metric definition.- Provide Program Management expertise to include communication plan, ROI analysis, budget development and tracking, staff development and road map advancement.- Manage global delivery teams, including offshore and matrix resources. - Develop governance of people, process and technology through deployment of Center of Excellence. Show less

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  Bank of the West

  Jan 2012 - Jan 2015

  VP, Enterprise Risk Management Project Management

  Vice President, Enterprise Risk Management – Delivered projects across business lines for analytics and operational risk departments. - Developed and maintained credit risk model development production environment. - Worked across operational units in developing KRIs (Key Risk Indicators). - Worked with operational departments in delivering RCSAs (Risk Control Self Assessments).

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  First Republic Bank

  Jan 2015 - Jan 2019

  Program Director, PMO

  Program Director, PMO – Senior business leader responsible for overseeing and managing a full project portfolio across business units (Enterprise Risk Management, Compliance Legal, Accounting, Finance, Internal Audit and Human Resources). Ensured cross functional collaboration while delivering new capabilities, experiences and features for the bank, its clients and employees. - Team delivered Compliance Management Framework, Finance/Accounting transformation effort, multiple software implementations and ongoing infrastructure upgrades. - Developed and delivered project risk and issues management framework for corporate projects across bank. Led cross functional effort in developing Project Risk Score Card, Project Cross Functional Impact assessment and Project Inflight Health Check.- Risk Liaison for Project Management Office. Show less

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  USAA

  Jan 2019 - Jan 2020

  Lead Program Manager, Strategic Planning and Delivery

  Lead Program Manager, Strategic Planning and Delivery - Engages in the planning, execution, and delivery of programs intended to accomplish business goals and objectives within prescribed time frames and budgets. Develops an advanced understanding of how project activities contribute to the achievement of strategic business goals and operational objectives. Collaborates with key stakeholders and program teams to ensure objectives are met.- Communicates with project stakeholders and executive/senior management, and provides insight on issues through root cause analyses.- Facilitates collaboration on creative alternatives to project challenges with subject matter experts.- Removes obstacles and impediments to ensure business and operational objectives are met.- Change agent.- Establishes advanced capabilities in program and project design.- Monitors project execution to deliver incremental business value. Show less

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  Tend

  Jan 2020 - Jan 2021

  Global Head of Project Management

  Global Head of Project Management – Overall responsibility for planning, executing, tracking and managing cost, schedule, and scope for all projects in the portfolio. Demonstrates the ability to flex between the strategic and the tactical, employees outstanding communication skills, and a high level of energy and integrity to get things done and thrive in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment. Leads by example, communicating openly, enabling and inspiring others, exceling with partners, acting decisively while collaborating effectively. Established project management office to include intuitive project management application, sound processes and risk management. Works in Agile, Waterfall or a blend of Agile/Waterfall to ensure all internal and external partners can be effective. Works with Business Stakeholders to develop project roadmaps that align with business objectives and resource availability. Instills consistency and standardized processes across the team and the broader project management organization. Show less