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Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Volunteer Experience
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References
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Paola  Querzoli

Paola Querzoli

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Summary

As a Senior Program and Project Manager with more than 12 years of international, cross-functional leadership experience, I specialize in Compliance and Risk Management. I am a dual Italian and American citizen, fluent in both Italian and English. My career showcases a strong track record in delivering effective compliance solutions for major organizations, including Amazon, where I played a key role in EU Sort Center Operations and People Experience & Technology Compliance. I designed and launched the EU Site Leaders Compliance Checklist program, which standardized high-risk compliance oversight across five countries, supporting executive reporting and quarterly governance reviews. My accomplishments also include streamlining Microsoft’s Security Exception Program, reducing processing time by 56% and vendor costs by 30%, as well as enhancing the workflow for the company’s Environmental, Health & Safety Policy Exception program.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Sr. Compliance Manager

Amazon Italia Transport SRL
Spilamberto
08.2024 - Current
  • Led compliance initiatives across the UK, Germany, France, Italy, and Spain for Amazon Sort Centers Operations.
  • Implemented Leaders' Legal and Compliance training program in EU and UK ATS Sort Centers, achieving 100% attendance and 98% satisfaction.
  • Developed centralized EU Sort Centers Site Leaders Compliance Checklist program to enhance supervision of high-risk activities.
  • Enabled executive oversight through comprehensive data-driven reporting and quarterly governance reviews.

Sr. Risk Manager

Amazon
Seattle
10.2022 - 08.2024
  • Led initiatives to measure and mitigate risks in global PXT Employee Onboarding & Administration.
  • Implemented technical improvements to HR tools, reducing rehiring errors by 95% in 2023.
  • Collaborated with risk managers globally to develop a mechanism for identifying external risks.

Privacy Project Manager, Trust Cloud Enterprise – AQUENT LLC (Contract)

Microsoft
Redmond
02.2022 - 09.2022
  • Orchestrated global initiative 'Europe Data Boundary Customer Transparency' (GDPR and compliance), managing efforts of a cross-functional team of five technical writers.

Business Analyst – Delivery Leadership Team

AIM Consulting
Bellevue
07.2021 - 10.2021
  • Delivered extensive support to the cross-functional engineering team for the development of a new API integrating FHIR 7 (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources) protocol, ensuring compliance with User Story and Acceptance Criteria documentation.

Program Manager II CO+I Compliance – AIM Consulting (Contract)

Microsoft
Redmond
08.2019 - 06.2021
  • Established policy exception program for worldwide data center organization, emphasizing recurrent reviews and decision-making schedules.
  • Managed governance structure to enhance executive decision-making and foster strong alliances with cross-organizational stakeholders.
  • Achieved recognition from senior leadership for significant improvements in processes and partnerships.
  • Drove enhancements in Microsoft Security Exception Program (Compliance), reducing average processing time per exception request by 56%.
  • Secured vendor time savings of 30% through streamlined exception handling procedures.

Sr. International Fraud Analyst II ERS

Expedia
Bellevue
01.2016 - 08.2019
  • Monitored real-time international booking queues to analyze high-risk transactions for potential fraud.
  • Served as subject matter expert for Italian market within ERS Fraud Examiner’s team.

Sr. VP Business Development – Area Manager

BIPER BANK (ex CARIFE BANK)
01.2005 - 01.2010

Cultivated a customer-centric culture prioritizing exceptional service and long-term client relationships.

Engaged with customers to gather feedback and resolve concerns effectively.

  • Collaborated with marketing, product development, and risk management teams to create tailored products and services.
  • Launched innovative offerings based on customer needs and stakeholder insights.

Education

Technical Institute Vittorio Bachelet - Business and Finance

Technical Institute Vittorio Bachelet
Italy

The Yorker University - Business Administration

The Yorker University

Skills

  • Team leadership and development
  • Program and project management
  • Metrics development and monitoring
  • Incident analysis and trends
  • Policy drafting and documentation
  • Compliance and risk management
  • Executive communication skills
  • Conflict resolution strategies
  • Coaching and mentoring techniques
  • Continuous process improvement
  • Microsoft Office suite proficiency
  • Project management tools (Asana, JIRA)
  • Data visualization (Power BI)
  • Collaboration tools (SharePoint)

Certification

Certified Business Analyst (ECBA) – IIBA

Certified Financial Advisor – Consob Italy

Certified 200hr Yoga Teacher – Yoga Alliance

Volunteer Experience

Bellevue College, the 'Preparing for Work' program, 2010 - 2023

Bellevue Arts Museum, Bellevue, WA- Docent 2016 - 2022

Professional Memberships

  • PMI Institute (Program Management Institute), Member, 01/22, Present
  • IIBA (International Institute of Business Analysis), Member, 09/21, Present

Languages

Italian
First Language
English
Proficient (C2)
C2

Accomplishments

  • Led improvements across Microsoft Security Exception Program (Compliance), resulting in an average reduction of processing time per exception request by 56%, and vendor time saving by 30%. Implemented the Policy Exception program of the Microsoft Environmental, Health, and Security team, reducing manual touchpoints and designing process workflow, self-serve form, controls, authorization matrix, and notification templates
    • Supported Microsoft Azure team to execute the assets reuse procedure, resulting in $8m savings in infrastructure costs. Introduced two major organizational initiatives at the Expedia ERGC Fraud Prevention team that reduced ramp-up time for new hires by 20% and reduced monthly chargeback incidence by 12%

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Sr. Compliance Manager

Amazon Italia Transport SRL
08.2024 - Current

Sr. Risk Manager

Amazon
10.2022 - 08.2024

Privacy Project Manager, Trust Cloud Enterprise – AQUENT LLC (Contract)

Microsoft
02.2022 - 09.2022

Business Analyst – Delivery Leadership Team

AIM Consulting
07.2021 - 10.2021

Program Manager II CO+I Compliance – AIM Consulting (Contract)

Microsoft
08.2019 - 06.2021

Sr. International Fraud Analyst II ERS

Expedia
01.2016 - 08.2019

Sr. VP Business Development – Area Manager

BIPER BANK (ex CARIFE BANK)
01.2005 - 01.2010

Technical Institute Vittorio Bachelet - Business and Finance

Technical Institute Vittorio Bachelet

The Yorker University - Business Administration

The Yorker University
Paola Querzoli