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Laura Nielsen
Deputy Global CISO | Global Information Security Group at KPMG International
Montvale, NJ, United States
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Education:
BA
Business
Lake Forest College
1990 : 1994
Business
Lake Forest College
1990 : 1994
Experience:
Execute and drive the Cyber 2025 strategy, collaborating with multiple stakeholder groups, vendors, business lines and services to ensure creation of robust roadmaps and implementation plans. Develop core business functions supporting global managed services delivery, identification and evolution of service efficiencies enabled by customer feedback. Execution of key programs and initiatives with objective of driving the Information Security programs supporting KPMG International and 150+ countries.
2021 : Present
KPMG US
Deputy Global CISO | Global Information Security Group at KPMG International
Recruited to lead security transformation efforts, focused on strategic vision, efficiency improvements, business process optimization and service delivery process standardization. Established core business principles and protocols enabling standardized intake, demand, and capacity management GISG wide.
2019 : 2021
KPMG
Director, Strategy & Transformation | Information Protection Group
Responsible for enabling a team to deliver a diverse set of multi-million-dollar transformation programs, by setting strategic direction, services, and delivery timelines. Managed team-wide resourcing and acted as a program escalation point for BES, providing coaching and mentoring to the team as they established programs to drive adoption / implementation of global products and services across our 150+ countries.
Partnered with business stakeholders to assess, plan, and coordinate required strategies and plans supporting the delivery of product and services into the KPMG marketplace.
2015 : 2019
KPMG US
Director, Business Enablement Services | Change Management
Recruited to establish core principles and framework to design and deliver transformation programs within KPMG International. Developed delivery team, support skill development and managed end to end implementation supporting KPMG International and 150+ countries.
Responsible for managing relationships with functional teams to maintain visibility and engagement with their development programs. Provide strategic advice regarding global implementation and change management during the planning phases of each project. Responsible for managing teams assigned to the projects, lead the assessment, planning, development and delivery of the implementation packages that will enable the launch, implementation, onboarding and user adoption of the new service or product.
Areas of focus include product and product team readiness, business change impact assessment, campaign and communications development, business process and organizational change management, deployment strategy, member firm business and technical readiness, adoption package development, adoption support planning, and user training.
2010 : 2015
KPMG
Associate Director
Involved in full life cycle of implementing solutions (software and process) within the Audit and Advisory lines of business. Supported all phases of application delivery lifecycle including requirements, analysis, application design, quality control testing, deployment and integration, trouble shooting, maintenance and change management.
Demonstrated track record of consistently meeting deadlines and performing effectively in high pressure environments. Liaised with business teams relating to operational production status and issues escalated pre and post rollout.
2006 : 2010
KPMG LLP - ITS Global
Manager IT
2021 : Present
KPMG US
Deputy Global CISO | Global Information Security Group at KPMG International
Recruited to lead security transformation efforts, focused on strategic vision, efficiency improvements, business process optimization and service delivery process standardization. Established core business principles and protocols enabling standardized intake, demand, and capacity management GISG wide.
2019 : 2021
KPMG
Director, Strategy & Transformation | Information Protection Group
Responsible for enabling a team to deliver a diverse set of multi-million-dollar transformation programs, by setting strategic direction, services, and delivery timelines. Managed team-wide resourcing and acted as a program escalation point for BES, providing coaching and mentoring to the team as they established programs to drive adoption / implementation of global products and services across our 150+ countries.
Partnered with business stakeholders to assess, plan, and coordinate required strategies and plans supporting the delivery of product and services into the KPMG marketplace.
2015 : 2019
KPMG US
Director, Business Enablement Services | Change Management
Recruited to establish core principles and framework to design and deliver transformation programs within KPMG International. Developed delivery team, support skill development and managed end to end implementation supporting KPMG International and 150+ countries.
Responsible for managing relationships with functional teams to maintain visibility and engagement with their development programs. Provide strategic advice regarding global implementation and change management during the planning phases of each project. Responsible for managing teams assigned to the projects, lead the assessment, planning, development and delivery of the implementation packages that will enable the launch, implementation, onboarding and user adoption of the new service or product.
Areas of focus include product and product team readiness, business change impact assessment, campaign and communications development, business process and organizational change management, deployment strategy, member firm business and technical readiness, adoption package development, adoption support planning, and user training.
2010 : 2015
KPMG
Associate Director
Involved in full life cycle of implementing solutions (software and process) within the Audit and Advisory lines of business. Supported all phases of application delivery lifecycle including requirements, analysis, application design, quality control testing, deployment and integration, trouble shooting, maintenance and change management.
Demonstrated track record of consistently meeting deadlines and performing effectively in high pressure environments. Liaised with business teams relating to operational production status and issues escalated pre and post rollout.
2006 : 2010
KPMG LLP - ITS Global
Manager IT
Company:
KPMG US
Years of Experience:
28
Spoken Language:
English
Skills
Account Management, Application Security Assessments, Budgeting, Business Analysis, Business Continuity, Business Process, Business Process Improvement, Business Strategy, Business Transformation, Change Management, CISA, Communication, Consulting, Data Analysis, Enterprise Risk Management, Financial Reporting, Governance, Information Security, Information Security Management, Information Technology, ISO 27001, IT Audit, ITIL, IT Management, IT Risk Management, IT Strategy, PMO, Project Delivery, Project Management, Project Management Office (PMO), Project Portfolio Management, Relationship Building, Requirements Analysis, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Security, Security Incident Response, Security transformation, Strategic Partnerships, Strategic Planning, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Team Leadership, Time Management, Enterprise Risk, Project Portfolio
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