Hancock Whitney · 4 months ago
Lead, Information Technology Governance Risk Compliance (IT Audit)
Hancock Whitney Plaza - Gulfport, MS
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
6+ years expHancock Whitney is a financial services company seeking a Lead in Information Technology Governance Risk Compliance (IT Audit). This role is responsible for leading the development and execution of IT Governance, Risk, and Compliance Programs to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information assets while aligning IT with business goals and managing risks.
BankingFinancial Services
Responsibilities
Leads the development and maintenance of security policies and guidelines in alignment with regulatory requirements. Socializes policy changes to subject matter experts and line of business
Assists in the development of control documents with Security Architects for applications being governed
Ensures scheduled control checks for Information Technology, Information Security, and line of business defined controls are tracked and reported against
Standardizes, documents, maintains, and automates where possible, IT GRC processes
Performs IT risk assessments to evaluate risks and compensating controls and participates in enterprise-level risk assessments
Prepares formal written reports on governance, risk, and compliance
Oversees IT regulatory reviews, IT internal audits, and SOX testing of IT General Controls (ITGC)
Supports lifecycle of issue management and policy exception process; reviews and consults teams on draft policy exceptions, prepares summary notes with recommendation for approve or deny; and effectively communicates IT issues and risks to management
Generates reports on assessment findings and summarizes them to facilitate remediation tasks for other operational teams
Studies existing information processing systems to evaluate effectiveness of controls
Oversee vendor cybersecurity risk management for critical business services
Supports the security awareness programs within the business unit
Works with other bank leaders to support the mission and core values of the bank
Provides mentoring, guidance, and training to staff
Performs other job-related duties and special projects as assigned
Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies, procedures and applicable laws; Provides guidance and oversight to and is responsible for the coordination and evaluation of the assigned team. Responsibilities may include interviewing, hiring and training associates; planning, assigning and directing work; performance management; associate compensation; approving expense reports; addressing concerns and resolving problems
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Information Systems or relevant technical / science degree or equivalent experience in Information Systems required
6+ years of IT policy, controls, assessment, GRC, or audit experience required
Company
Hancock Whitney
Hancock Whitney is offers a wide array of banking and financial services.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Mike Achary
CFO
Shane Loper
Chief Operating Officer
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