IT Program Project Manager

Role - IT Program Project Manager


Location - Santa, Clara, CA - onsite


Type: Contract

Mandatory Skills : Governance Risk and Compliance GRC and IT Risk Management, Project Planning, Pursuit/ Proposal Management, Risk/Crisis Management

We are seeking an accomplished IT Program Project Manager with deep experience in Governance Risk and Compliance GRC and IT Risk Management IRM. The ideal candidate will have a strong track record managing compliance driven IT programs including SOX controls segregation of duties SoD and regulatory frameworks. The role requires proven leadership in cross functional enterprise environments strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to drive complex compliance and risk programs end to end

What you will do in this role

• Lead end to end program and project management for GRCIRM initiatives ensuring alignment with compliance mandates organizational risk posture and strategic objectives
• Manage SOX controls segregation of duties SoD and internal audit remediation programs coordinating across IT Finance Legal and Risk teams
• Oversee project execution including planning resource allocation risk management and timely delivery within budget constraints
• Build and maintain strong relationships with senior stakeholders VPSVP level across compliance risk legal and technology functions
• Conduct comprehensive risk assessments and develop mitigation plans to minimize impact on compliance posture and project objectives
• Drive cross functional team accountability ensuring adherence to controls quality standards and regulatory deliverables
• Proactively communicate program status risks and mitigation strategies to executive stakeholders
• Support change management activities and ensure successful adoption of compliance and risk management solutions
• Apply Agile or hybrid delivery methodologies as appropriate to the compliance and risk program context

Skills


What you will need to be successful in this role

• Bachelors degree in Information Technology Business Administration Finance or a related field
• Minimum 8+ years of experience in IT program project management with at least 4 years focused on compliance risk or GRC programs in an enterprise environment
• Demonstrated experience managing SOX compliance programs IT risk assessments or regulatory audit programs end to end
• Proven track record delivering programs that involve controls remediation SoD conflict resolution or risk framework implementation
• Strong knowledge of project management tools eg JIRA Confluence client Microsoft Project
• Experience managing budgets timelines and resource allocation for enterprise compliance programs
• Excellent leadership executive communication and stakeholder management skills
• Proven experience leading IT programs in GRC IRM compliance or risk management domains
• Strong understanding of SOX controls segregation of duties SoD IT General Controls ITGCs and regulatory compliance frameworks
• Ability to manage largescale cross functional compliance programs with multiple concurrent workstreams
• Expertise in risk assessment issue tracking mitigation planning and audit readiness
• Excellent stakeholder management executive communication and negotiation skills
• Strong problem solving conflict resolution and cross functional collaboration skills
• Familiarity with GRC platforms eg client IRM Archer or similar is a plus