DIRECTOR OF IT CONTROLS (REMOTE)

Salary:  $190000-$210000

Other Forms of Compensation: Bonus eligible 

 

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As the leading foodservice and support services company, Compass Group USA is known for our great people, great service and our great results. If you’ve been hungry and away from home, chances are you’ve tasted Compass Group’s delicious food and experienced our outstanding service. We have over 284,000 US associates who work in award-winning restaurants, corporate cafes, hospitals, schools, arenas, museums, and more in all 50 states. Our reach is constantly expanding to shape the industry and create new opportunities for innovation. Join the Compass family today!

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Job Summary:

The Director, IT Controls is responsible for leading the strategy, design, and execution of the Company’s IT controls environment across a global, multi-division organization. Reporting to the SVP of Governance, this role provides enterprise leadership over IT controls, compliance, and risk alignment, ensuring consistency, efficiency, and regulatory adherence across diverse business operations.

 

This leader will lead a high-performing team and drive the evolution of the control environment from fragmented and operational to standardized, scalable, and risk-aligned. The role has broad enterprise impact, supporting financial reporting integrity, data protection, and overall compliance posture across global operations.

Responsibilities:

• Lead, develop, and mentor a team responsible for IT controls and compliance, including the design, implementation and testing of controls.
• Define and execute the enterprise IT controls strategy to drive alignment between compliance, cybersecurity, and risk management objectives
• Establish and maintain a consistent, scalable IT controls framework, ensuring standardized execution of key controls (e.g., access management, provisioning, change management, monitoring)
• Drive standardization across business units, ensuring consistent execution of key controls (e.g., access reviews) across varied operating environments
• Lead initiatives to consolidate and rationalize controls, reducing redundancy while maintaining regulatory compliance
• Ensure alignment with current and future regulatory obligations, including SOX, GDPR, and applicable international requirements, with awareness of frameworks such as NIST, ISO, and COBIT
• Provide oversight of IT policies, standards, and procedures, ensuring practical implementation across the organization
• Partner with Cybersecurity leadership and CISO teams to integrate controls into broader security and risk management programs
• Oversee third-party compliance expectations
• Serve as a key liaison to Internal Audit and Legal, supporting audits, regulatory inquiries, and remediation activities
• Establish and report on control effectiveness metrics and key risk indicators to senior leadership
• Drive continuous improvement through automation, data-driven monitoring, and process optimization
• Influence and guide cross-functional stakeholders to ensure sustainable control execution across a complex, global organization

Qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience in IT controls testing, compliance, risk management, or cybersecurity governance
• Experience leading teams and developing talent in a global environment
• Strong knowledge of regulatory frameworks such as SOX, GDPR, and familiarity with industry standards (e.g., NIST, ISO 27001, COBIT)
• Demonstrated ability to lead enterprise-wide initiatives and influence senior stakeholders
• Experience partnering with IT, Cybersecurity, Legal, and Internal Audit functions
• Strong focus on practical implementation, efficiency, and scalable solutions

 

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