• Founder building and launching a Compliance-as-a-Service platform to operationalize corporate compliance, third-party risk, and audit readiness for regulated organizations. • Launched Vellum Legal Tech and delivered the first working MVP in under 60 days (build started in March; launched in April), translating real-world compliance program needs into product requirements and workflows. • Designed an end-to-end compliance operating model for customers, including policy/control mapping, ownership and attestation workflows, evidence collection, and audit-ready reporting aligned to common regulatory expectations. • Developed platform concepts for third-party risk management (TPRM) and vendor due diligence, enabling standardized intake, risk scoring, and documentation for procurement and public sector engagements. • Established go-to-market positioning and early customer discovery pipeline, conducting user interviews with compliance, legal, and security stakeholders to validate problem statements, pricing hypotheses, and implementation approach.
• Strategic legal and compliance leader for LATAM Public Sector operations across 20+ countries, overseeing governance frameworks, anti-corruption (FCPA), AML controls, third-party risk management, and contract process optimization. • Led the integration of AI governance controls into public sector contracts, policies, and compliance frameworks across 20+ LATAM jurisdictions, while serving as senior advisor to regional leadership on AI risk management, ethical use, transparency, and accountability models. • Responded to heightened regulatory scrutiny on AI use in government cloud deployments by operationalizing responsible AI, data governance, and compliance controls, enabling compliant adoption of AI-enabled services while meeting enterprise risk thresholds. • Led high-value SaaS and cloud services negotiations with government entities, embedding AI-specific risk factors into third-party risk management (TPRM) and due diligence processes to align public sector requirements with corporate governance and risk tolerance. • Redesigned governance-aligned contract workflows, reducing turnaround time by 30% while maintaining audit-ready compliance standards for regulated government customers. • Designed and delivered a LATAM-wide compliance and governance training program, achieving 95% completion across legal, sales, and public sector teams and strengthening awareness of AI, anti-corruption, and government contracting risks.
• Led corporate governance, compliance, labor, and contractual matters across LATAM operations, establishing consistent governance controls aligned with global corporate standards. • Acted as trusted advisor to executive leadership on legal, compliance, and risk implications of technology-enabled services, embedding governance and ethical controls into regional policies and contracting practices. • Oversaw internal investigations, labor disputes, and external counsel, containing legal and regulatory risk across multiple jurisdictions while supporting business continuity.
• Provided regional legal leadership for outsourcing, software, hardware, and cloud services agreements across LATAM, supporting large-scale, multi-country commercial engagements. • Supported governance and legal risk assessments for cloud-based and AI-enabled services, integrating data governance, privacy, and regulatory compliance into commercial frameworks. • Delivered legal and compliance training to cross-functional teams and supported M&A and restructuring initiatives, strengthening governance consistency during organizational change.
AWS AI Practitioner
AWS
2025 - 2026
Credential ID: b6cecf267e9d406e98c7f10d98d89cf8