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Kendall SkarbnikKS

Kendall Skarbnik

Regulatory & Transformation Consultant | Banking

€800/day
Paris, FR
8-15 years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Kendall

Senior Operations & Transformation Leader (12+ years) with experience across financial services, consulting, and large-scale organizational design. Expert in building scalable operating models, structuring high-growth environments, and leading multi-regional transformation programs. Proven ability to move seamlessly from strategic vision to hands-on execution. Managed teams up to 12 people and delivered global remediation, process redesign, and operational risk frameworks adopted worldwide.
Strong analytical mindset, excellent communication, and fast learner with the ability to adapt quickly to new industries and environments.
  • English

    Native or bilingual

  • French

    Native or bilingual

Can work on-site
Paris (up to 50km)

Experience

  • BNP Paribas Global Banking
    Head of Front Office Operational Risk, EMEA
    BANKING AND INSURANCE
    January 2022 - January 2025 (3 years)
    Paris, France
    ▪ Led a team of 12 covering operational risk management for the Global Banking Front Office across EMEA with a global mandate.
    ▪ Supervised operational risk frameworks for ~1,500 staff (Coverage, Capital Markets, Transaction Banking).
    ▪ Global coordinator for the worldwide RCSA (Risk & Control Self‑Assessment) and TAC/NAC process.
    Key Achievements:
    ▪ Industrialized the global RCSA campaign (100+ direct contributors across 3 regions) improving delivery timelines by 2 months while fostering consistency.
    ▪ Led multiple process redesigns reducing operational incidents, improving control effectiveness and reducing cost of operational risk by 20%.
    ▪ Strengthened governance and reduced overdue audit & regulator actions through enhanced monitoring.
    ▪ Developed new KPI dashboards leveraged by senior executives for decision‑making.
    Risk Management
  • Promontory Financial Group
    Principal
    CONSULTING AND AUDITS
    January 2021 - January 2022 (1 year)
    Paris, France
    ▪ Designed and implemented a Worldwide conduct risk assessment methodology for a Corporate & Investment Bank.
    ▪ For an Asset Manager, performed a full trade chain review identifying regulatory gaps and operational improvements, including IT recommendations, in the context of a strategic remediation program.
    Stratégie d'entreprise Risk Management Conformité
  • IBM Interactive
    Manager
    CONSULTING AND AUDITS
    January 2019 - January 2020 (1 year)
    Paris, France
    ▪ Conducted an audit of a CIB's Global Trade Surveillance operating model, covering model calibration, alert management, and documentation.
    ▪ Coordinated the global rollout of an AI platform for the Financial Security division of a retail bank (sanctions & financial crime), managing stakeholders across multiple geographies.
    intelligence artificielle Conseil

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Education

  • Master in Finance Audencia
    (Business School)
    Master in Finance Audencia
  • Preparatory Class
    Lycée Montaigne
    Preparatory Class

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