Jessica Patel (née Wilkinson)

Jessica Patel (née Wilkinson) has a diverse work experience in product management and risk & compliance. Jessica'smost recent role was as a Lead Product Manager at Tide, where they focused on financial crime, including AML, CTF, fraud, and dynamic risk. Prior to that, they worked as a Senior Product Owner at Currencycloud, specializing in TRUST - AML/CTF & KYC compliance. Jessica also gained experience as a Senior Product Owner at Worldpay, managing feature delivery and live support for their small/medium business proposition. Jessica started their career as a Product Owner/Manager at Aimia Inc, where they worked on migrating legacy systems and enhancing the user interface. Before that, they were a Business Analyst at Dynamic Visual Technologies, where they developed software solutions for clients in South Africa. Jessica began their career as an Account Manager & Recruitment Consultant at Acuity Consultants, focusing on IT and financial technology recruitment.

Jessica Patel (née Wilkinson) completed their education as follows:

From 2010 to 2012, they attended the University of Cape Town, where they earned a Bachelor of Social Science degree. Jessica'sstudies focused on Law, Organizational Psychology, Psychology, and Social Anthropology.

In 2007, they briefly attended the Paralegal College of South Africa to obtain a Paralegal Diploma. The field of study for this diploma is not specified.

In addition to their formal education, Jessica Patel has obtained several certifications. Jessica completed a course on AML for Fintechs at ACAMS in October 2019. In 2017, they became a SAFe 4.0 Agilist after completing training at Scaled Agile, Inc. Jessica also holds a certification as a Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) from Scrum Alliance, which they obtained in August 2020.

Furthermore, Jessica Patel has pursued additional certifications in agile methodologies and business analysis. Jessica has received training in Agile Fundamentals from ICAgile, but the specific certification details are not provided. Jessica also has a certificate in Business Value Analysis from ICAgile, but the month and year of obtaining it are not mentioned.

Jessica has completed a PRINCE 2 Practitioner certification from AXELOS Global Best Practice, although the month and year of completion are not specified. Lastly, they have obtained a certification in Software Testing - ISEB Foundation Level from the ISTQB (International Software Testing Qualifications Board), but there is no information regarding when they accomplished this certification.