Kate O'Brien
EU Public Affairs Consultant at Bureau Brussels- Claim this Profile
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German Professional working proficiency
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French Professional working proficiency
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English Native or bilingual proficiency
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Experience
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Bureau Brussels
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Government Relations Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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EU Public Affairs Consultant
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Jan 2023 - Present
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EU Public Affairs Junior Consultant
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Jan 2022 - Dec 2022
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EU Public Affairs Trainee
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Sep 2021 - Jan 2022
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Saxo Bank
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Denmark
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Investment Banking
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700 & Above Employee
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KYC Analyst
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Sep 2019 - Aug 2020
• Analysed and researched the money-laundering risk posed by new clients. • Investigated complex corporate structures and assessed financial information. • Drafted clear, concise reports on clients for discussion at senior board meetings. • Focussed on high risk clients and complex structures. • Analysed and researched the money-laundering risk posed by new clients. • Investigated complex corporate structures and assessed financial information. • Drafted clear, concise reports on clients for discussion at senior board meetings. • Focussed on high risk clients and complex structures.
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Amazon
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United States
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Software Development
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700 & Above Employee
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Background Check Specialist
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May 2018 - Aug 2019
• Ran daily reports and audits ensuring adherence to external and internal compliance policies (involved large sets of data in MS Excel)• Liaised with internal and external stakeholders to ensure timely background check completion.• Ad-hoc projects and process improvement.
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KYC Investigations Specialist Senior
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Sep 2016 - May 2018
• Analysed and assessed risk posed by third-party sellers on Amazon in line with KYC and AML compliance regulation.• Worked on Amazon Germany: all corporate documentation and communication with customers in German. • Mentored colleagues across EU, trained new hires and assisted tenured team members with complex cases.• Participated in 10-month project working full-time as KYC Subject Matter Expert (one of five across Europe). Worked closely under Project Management team assisting in the development of a new proprietary investigation system/tool. Show less
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Education
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KU Leuven
Master's degree, European Studies -
University of Liverpool
Bachelor of Arts - BA, French and German -
The Julius Maximilians University of Würzburg
Erasmus Semester -
Aix-Marseille University
Erasmus Semester