Senior Manager – IT Compliance

About the Role:

This position is responsible for implementing & managing Governance framework and managing the IT risk and compliance for the Digital Technology function.

Key Responsibilities -

Audit, Risk and Governance

• Responsible for adherence of internal controls.
• Resolve any queries related to Internal Controls. Provide intricate understanding of all internal control and guidelines.
• Conduct regular audits to verify if the procedures are accurately followed.
• Proactively identify risks and develop preventive strategies.
• Good knowledge and handling of project and program management methodology and techniques.
• The ability to work positively with the wide range of individuals involved in programm management.
• The ability to find innovative ways to resolve problems.

IT Governance

• Work with PMO & Compliance head to create Controls Strategy and roadmap. Gain alignment on strategy and roadmap.
• Identify, assess, and prioritize information security risks.
• Ensure compliance with relevant laws, regulations, and industry standards such as IRDAI, MCAI, UIDAI, etc.
• Conduct post-incident analysis to refine response strategies and prevent recurrence.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with IT, Legal, Information Security, and other departments to foster a culture of security and privacy.
• First point of contact in IT for any audits, Risk Assessment and controls.

Training and Awareness

• Develop and deliver training programs to enhance awareness of information security and data protection across the organization.
• Foster an organizational culture that prioritizes security and privacy.

Project Management & Governance

• Acts as a Project Manager for critical requirements, by ensuring completeness of delivery of project as per the requirement.
• Collaborate with cross functions and development team create a project plan that outlines the scope, timelines, and resources required.
• Address the obstacles in the project plan and ensures smooth and efficient sprint execution.
• Identify potential risks and dependencies in the project and work to mitigate them. Responsible for managing any impediments that may hinder the team's progress.

Key Relationships (Internal /External) -

• Internal: All IT team members, PMO, IT vertical leads, CTO
• External: All Business user groups, Information Security team, Internal audit team, Enterprise Risk Management

Measures of Success -

• Execution Measures: Adherence to project plan and schedules.
• Quality of project deliverables.
• Audit rating.

Leadership Measures -

• Ability to influence the team to follow Project Management methodology.

Key competencies/skills required -

• Effective Communication: Ability to interpret technical procedures to business users.
• Relationship Management: Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with cross functional teams.
• Decision making: Assess situations to determine the importance, urgency and risks, and make clear decisions which are timely and in the best interests of the organization.
• Problem solving: Knowledge of and ability to utilize word processing, spreadsheet, database, e-mail and Internet software.

Qualifications -

• B.E/B.Tech from reputed college.
• 10+ years of relevant experience in Governance Risk and Compliance from Big 4 consulting firm. PMP, ITIL certified preferred.
• Prior experience to control environment – Corporate audit/Internal audit.
• Should have understanding of applications, databases, OS.
• Experience in IT controls – System security/ Change Management/Problem Management/User provisioning/ Project management/Operations/ Backup.
• Strong analytics skill.
• Team player – Must be able to work with a team of vendors and internal team to deliver superior results.
• Drive – the individual should be a highly driven individual and passionate about delivering operational excellence.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Strong stakeholder management skills.