Daniela Jaimes Bautista

Strategic leader responsible for the comprehensive management of legal, accounting, and financial operations in the Colombian market, ensuring regulatory compliance and achieving corporate objectives.

• Strategic and Operational Leadership: Coordinated cross-functional teams to ensure the effective execution of legal and financial processes aligned with local and international regulations.
• Digital Transformation: Led the digitalization of administrative and legal processes through advanced technological tools, improving operational efficiency and decision-making.
• Regulatory Compliance Optimization: Designed and implemented compliance policies that mitigated regulatory risks and strengthened corporate governance.
• Financial Performance: Developed resource management strategies that exceeded corporate KPIs and achieved a sustained annual revenue growth of over 20% for clients.
• Innovation in Legal and Administrative Processes: Introduced advanced technological tools, such as automated dashboards, to monitor performance and optimize decision-making.
• Strategic Relationships: Established and strengthened relationships with key clients and strategic partners, including international clients, maintaining communications and negotiations in English, increasing client retention, and consolidating the company’s presence in both local and global markets.

Responsible for leading and managing critical areas of the organization, including legal and regulatory affairs, IT, Human Capital, and Occupational Safety, aligning operations with corporate strategic objectives.

• Strategic Planning and Sustainability: Designed and implemented the 2020-2025 strategic plan and the Global Challenge 2030 program, integrating sustainability goals with corporate objectives.
• Compliance Management and International Standards: Led the attainment of ISO 9001:2015, 14001:2015, 45001:2018, and Norsok S006:2018 certifications from ICONTEC, ensuring compliance with quality, safety, and environmental standards.
• Successful Union Negotiation: Coordinated the organization’s Collective Bargaining Agreement negotiations with the Unión Sindical Obrera (2018–2023), achieving equitable agreements that strengthened labor relations and optimized operational costs.
• Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR): Developed CSR programs that improved relationships with local communities and enhanced corporate reputation.
• Multidisciplinary Coordination: Managed cross-functional teams, ensuring alignment of their activities with organizational strategic priorities.

Responsible for advising and ensuring transparency in the management of the board of directors, strengthening corporate governance practices.

• Corporate Governance Policy Design: Created and led the implementation of the Corporate Governance Manual, establishing clear guidelines for transparency and efficient decision-making.
• Management of Strategic Meetings: Coordinated the planning, execution, and follow-up of board meetings, ensuring adherence to agreed commitments.
• Corporate Governance Advisory: Provided strategic support to board members, facilitating decisions aligned with organizational objectives.
• Transparency Enhancement: Implemented measures to ensure compliance with corporate governance principles, improving stakeholder perceptions both internally and externally.

Led the organization during a period of strategic transition, ensuring operational continuity and the achievement of key corporate objectives.

• Strategic and Operational Management: Directed the planning and execution of the company’s general operations, ensuring stability and efficiency during a critical transition period.
• Negotiation of Key Contracts: Supervised and led strategic negotiations that secured the financial and operational sustainability of the organization.
• Leadership in Compliance and Risk Management: Ensured adherence to legal regulations and proactive risk management, strengthening the organization’s corporate reputation.
• Resource Optimization: Implemented operational efficiency initiatives that contributed to meeting short-term financial objectives.
• Coordination of Cross-Functional Teams: Motivated and led high-performing teams to meet strategic priorities in legal, financial, and operational areas.

Responsible for ensuring the legal and regulatory integrity of operations by implementing strategies to mitigate ethical and legal risks.

• Compliance and Regulatory Management: Supervised the implementation of legal and regulatory standards, ensuring compliance with applicable local and international laws.
• Successful Audits: Coordinated audits conducted by the General Comptroller’s Office, achieving favorable results that strengthened confidence in the organization’s processes.
• Legal Risk Mitigation: Designed and implemented strategies to prevent and manage legal and regulatory risks, safeguarding corporate interests.
• Contract Supervision: Managed the drafting, review, and monitoring of key contracts, ensuring their proper execution and compliance.
• Ethical and Legal Advisory: Provided strategic support on ethical and regulatory matters, fostering an organizational culture aligned with principles of transparency and accountability.

Responsible for leading the implementation of risk management systems to combat money laundering and terrorist financing, ensuring corporate transparency.

• Design and Implementation of SAGRLAFT: Created and implemented the Transparency and Corporate Ethics Program, aligned with national and international regulatory standards.
• Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing (ML/TF) Risk Management: Designed and implemented controls and procedures to mitigate ML/TF risks, achieving a significant reduction in detected risks.
• Internal and External Audit Supervision: Coordinated audits related to SAGRLAFT, ensuring positive outcomes and strengthening stakeholder confidence.
• Compliance Training: Led training programs for employees on ethics and compliance policies, enhancing organizational culture and regulatory awareness.
• Monitoring and Continuous Improvement: Established key performance indicators to evaluate the SAGRLAFT system’s performance, driving continuous improvements in its effectiveness.

Responsible for managing strategic legal processes, representing the company in collective negotiations, and strengthening the internal legal structure.

• Judicial Representation: Defended the company’s interests in strategic legal processes, securing favorable resolutions in key cases.
• Successful Collective Negotiations: Led the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements, achieving beneficial outcomes that strengthened labor relations.
• Legal Department Strengthening: Structured and optimized internal legal processes, improving efficiency in contract and legal document management.
• Contract Supervision: Drafted, reviewed, and managed strategic contracts, ensuring compliance with legal regulations and corporate interests.
• Corporate Advisory: Provided legal support on corporate law matters, strengthening strategic decision-making.