Director, Technology Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC)

Pathward, N.A.
•$119,402 - $220,517•Hybrid

About The Position

The Director, Technology Governance, Risk & Compliance is responsible for developing and executing strategic information technology GRC plans, providing technical and regulatory expertise in technology governance, risk and compliance, technology risk assessments, and change management. The role establishes and maintains the Technology governance framework and directs Technology risk identification, assessment, treatment, monitoring, and escalation, including material and emerging risks. The Director owns issue, remediation, and exception governance and provides consolidated executive reporting on Technology risk, change performance, control issues, exceptions, remediation status, and trends. The position also manages information technology risk assessments, provides training and oversight to internal teams and relevant partners or third parties, supports regulatory and corporate compliance initiatives, and supervises employees. Responsibilities may change and include other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent education and work experience.
  • Typically 8 or more years of experience with a bachelor's degree or equivalent.
  • Experience providing leadership to managers and potentially to supervisors and/or professional staff.
  • Ability to establish operational objectives and work plans and delegate assignments to subordinates.
  • Ability to develop, modify, and execute company policies affecting immediate operations and potentially company-wide operations.
  • Ability to analyze issues requiring in-depth knowledge of organizational objectives.
  • Ability to implement strategic policies and select methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria to obtain results.
  • Ability to establish and ensure adherence to budgets, schedules, work plans, and performance requirements.

Responsibilities

  • Establish and maintain the Technology governance framework, decision rights, forums, escalation paths, risk and exception methodologies, evidence standards, and accountability model.
  • Direct Technology risk identification, assessment, treatment, acceptance routing, monitoring, and escalation, including material and emerging risks.
  • Own issue, remediation, and exception governance, including action-plan quality, due dates, overdue escalation, recurring-issue analysis, and closure evidence.
  • Provide consolidated executive reporting on Technology risk, change performance, control issues, exceptions, remediation status, and trends.
  • Manage information technology risk assessments and evaluate security issues and available options.
  • Provide training and oversight internally and with direct partners or other third parties with which Pathward may share sensitive information.
  • Ensure defined change control procedures are followed, including system and software change procedures.
  • Support regulatory and corporate compliance initiatives related to the company’s information security requirements, including GLBA, PCI, and SOX.
  • Comply with all provisions of the Bank Security requirements.
  • Supervise others, including hiring, training, assigning and directing work, establishing goals, evaluating performance, and resolving employee-related issues.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

  • Health insurance
  • 401(k) retirement benefits
  • Life insurance
  • Disability benefits
  • Paid time off
  • Annual performance-based incentive opportunity
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