IT Risk Manager, BT Risk Management

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• Assist with the Design and Formalization of the BT Risk Management Framework: Assist with the design and development of the new, formal, and comprehensive BT Risk Management Program, clarifying roles, responsibilities, and a standardized framework for risk buy down prioritization.
• Drive Compliance and Policy Enhancement: Review and enhance the BT compliance strategy, including controls and procedures, with regard to industry trends and upcoming regulatory activity, ensuring BT maintains its commitment to running secure and reliable systems
• Establish a program to ensure application and controls information accuracy: Collaborate with Architecture, Engineering and Asset Management team to ensure ongoing accuracy of application, control and risk acceptance information.

• Lead Risk & Control Analysis: Work with business units and stakeholders, including Security, Internal Audit, BT, and Compliance, to formally assess security issues/gaps and identify potential operational risks.
• Manage Remediation & Follow-Up: Clearly communicate the impact of security issues and gaps to business management and agree on precise remediation actions and timelines. Manage follow-up programs to ensure timely completion of all Management Action Plans.
• Project Leadership: Lead a project to establish and perform a risk assessment process for BT technology.  Lead ongoing projects to address GRC-related findings, demonstrating immediate value and embedding a culture of proactive risk management.

• Cultivate Strategic Partnerships: Build and maintain strong, effective partnerships with BT leaders and cross-functional partners to foster a collaborative and supportive environment. This is essential to drive the collective objective of "Doing Things Right".
• Lead Change Management: Lead change management efforts to overcome resistance and drive adoption of new security behaviors and risk processes across the organization, simplifying the path to compliance.

• Establish Outcome-Driven Metrics (ODMs): Define, implement, and track ODMs to measure the effectiveness of risk management, compliance, and control activities. 
• Refine Program via Data-Driven Insights: Continuously refine initiatives based on organizational feedback and data-driven insights from metrics to ensure the BT Risk Management program maintains alignment with strategic objectives.

• 8+ years experience in GRC, developing and implementing GRC policies and procedures.

• 8+ years of experience conducting internal audits, and managing regulatory compliance.

• 8+ years of experience in risk assessment methodologies, control frameworks, and regulatory requirements.

• Strong knowledge of internal controls, audit procedures, and compliance regulations.

• Experience designing federal SaaS cloud computing systems.

• Experience with Intelligence, DOD, and other federal programs.

• Successful record of implementing and improving operational processes as it pertains to risk management, regulatory compliance, incident response planning, and security technologies. 

• Familiarity with privacy principles and the intent of privacy regulations including GDPR, HIPAA, etc.

• Experience with industry compliance standards as they relate to Software as a Service and Cloud Computing including ISO 27001, SOC1, SOC2

• CISA, PMP, CIPP or other related certifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline such as Business Administration, Law, Finance, Information Security, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.

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