
Kenneth Lim
Strategic Advisory in Business, Legal, Compliance and AI
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Vice President, Senior Counsel, Markets Strategy, AI and Decision Governance
Citibank N.A.
Nov 2022 - Present • 3 yrs 6 mos
Led cross functional strategy, governance, capital efficiency and AI enabled workflow initiatives across 11 APAC markets within a highly regulated environment. Worked at the intersection of business, risk, legal, technology and analytics to design decision frameworks, improve governance routines and strengthen execution consistency across regional platforms. Delivered USD 75bn in RWA optimisation through strategic capital initiatives, built decision governance structures later adopted globally, and translated complex business, legal and control requirements into scalable, practical workflows. Supported senior stakeholders on commercially relevant, risk informed decision making and helped drive more traceable, data informed and execution ready operating practices.
Manager, Counsel
Manulife
Oct 2019 - Nov 2022 • 3 yrs 1 mo
Partnered with regional executives on channel strategy, digital partnerships, market expansion and operating model transformation initiatives across growth markets. Contributed to business planning, governance design and implementation support for commercially significant projects requiring strong coordination across legal, business and operational stakeholders. Led initiatives that reduced distribution costs by 12 percent and increased revenue by 74 percent, while helping shape digitally enabled growth strategies and more effective operating models. Brought a commercially aware, solutions oriented approach to cross functional execution, balancing business priorities with governance and implementation considerations.
Data and Document Specialist
UBS
Jul 2017 - Oct 2019 • 2 yrs 3 mos
Re engineered APAC workflows and significantly improved document review efficiency through process standardisation, automation and tighter execution controls. Reduced document review cycle time by 80 percent, strengthening turnaround, consistency and operational reliability across high volume workstreams. Developed practical experience in document quality, review discipline, structured editing and workflow improvement, with a strong focus on precision, clarity and usability. This experience strengthened capabilities in proofreading, editing, document review support and process enhancement, forming a strong foundation for delivering polished, decision ready written and operational outputs.