Yakita Hunter

Led enterprise-wide governance, operational readiness, and regulatory change programs across AML, ABC, and Product Risk, coordinating execution across 10+ cross-functional teams. Reduced Product Change Assessment review cycle times by ~30% through governance process redesign and workflow optimization.

Led enterprise governance and operational process redesign for the Commercial Banking Reputation Risk Program, overseeing frameworks to identify, assess, and mitigate reputational risks. Developed centralized governance infrastructure and executive reporting that reduced reporting lag by an estimated 45%.

Supported enterprise Conduct Risk governance programs, coordinating cross-functional remediation and governance activities across Business, Operations, Compliance, and Risk. Developed conduct risk monitoring routines and governance reporting that improved visibility into behavioral risk indicators.

Served as enterprise-wide compliance risk assessment lead, conducting structured assessments against the CFG Compliance Risk Assessment Methodology to define risk profiles. Co-developed enterprise risk assessment methodologies and played a central role in the rollout of a centralized risk assessment platform.

Led compliance risk assessments across Consumer Card and Treasury Management portfolios, evaluating risk data to identify operational, regulatory, legal, and product risk exposures. Served as independent risk challenge function within project governance, ensuring new initiatives met OCC and CFPB standards.

Progressed through a decade of expanding leadership responsibility, culminating in AVP-level oversight of operational risk, frontline team management, and enterprise process governance across four lines of business. Led operational transformation in high-volume servicing environments and managed teams of 15-25 professionals.

Pursued an MBA in Business Administration at Webster University.

Earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Management from Winthrop University.