Data Protection Technology Risk and Compliance Associate Director

EY focuses on high-ethical standards and integrity among its employees and expects all candidates to demonstrate these qualities.  At EY, you’ll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are, with the global scale, support, inclusive culture and technology to become the best version of you. And we’re counting on your unique voice and perspective to help EY become even better, too. Join us and build an exceptional experience for yourself, and a better working world for all.  

Location: Flexible Anywhere in the US

 

Technology Risk & Compliance - Associate Director

 

Ethics, Compliance, and Risk Management (ECRM) supports our people in managing the risks that arise during our daily working lives. We work closely with all parts of the organization to identify, manage and monitor risk, providing coordinated advice and assistance on independence, conflicts, compliance, regulatory, policy, security issues, as well as dealing with claims and any queries regarding ethics.

 

The opportunity 

We are operating in an increasingly connected world that is changing how to manage risk. With fast-paced technology advancements, new innovations within emerging technologies, and an ever-challenging regulatory environment, it is business critical for our organization to identify not only the risks but the opportunities these present to us. As an Associate Director with our Technology Risk and Compliance (TRC) function, you will make educated, thoughtful decisions on Risk Management and Compliance. Our brand depends on it. It’s all part of our long-term commitment to building a better working world and in return, you can expect plenty of opportunities to take on new responsibilities and develop your career. 

 

Your key responsibilities 

As part of EY Americas Technology Risk and Compliance function, you will lead the development, implementation, and monitoring of various strategic and operational program initiatives. We are looking for a high performing Associate Director with in-depth subject matter knowledge to efficiently assess and manage information security risk, ensure compliance, and oversee implementation of relevant mitigating controls to enhance the overall technology risk posture of EY US. The Technology Risk and Compliance function is focused on delivering technology risk insights and mitigating actions to the business to enable better risk-based decisions and align with client expectations.

 

This role maintains the EY US information security risk strategy and provides cyber governance and risk management oversight; managing the security policy framework and relevant standards and aligning with applicable security, privacy, contractual and compliance requirements through strategy development, controls definition and assessment and process oversight. It requires close partnership with EY’s Americas Data Protection/Privacy function and Global IT and Information Security functions.

 

Skills and attributes for success 

• Drives the strategic definition and execution of activities within the Technology Risk and Compliance function, including but not limited to:
  • Leading the implementation, monitoring, and maintenance of information security policies and standards for EY US in collaboration with EY Global,
  • Overseeing deep-dive technology risk assessments and delivering findings, recommendations, and remediation steps,
  • Evaluating business and technical requirements, communicating inherent security risks and providing recommendations for mitigating controls to technical and non-technical stakeholders,
  • Overseeing and managing the technology risk assessment and security exception processes,
  • Identifies gaps and deficiencies in information security processes and procedures and recommends corrective actions,
  • Delivers recommendations and risk interpretations in a clear, concise and audience-specific format,
  • Coordinating and executing changes to existing procedures, inclusive of SLAs to enhance the risk management life cycle, and
  • Generating awareness for security best practices for both internal stakeholders and external partners.
• Steers the analysis of related legal and regulatory developments to confirm applicable requirements,
• Collaborates with various functions across the organization, such as EY’s Global Information Security, and members of the business and Service Line Quality, to design and implement controls in order to protect confidential/personal information,
• Delivers reports on various program activities to key program stakeholders, including senior leaders within the organization,
• Maintains and expands knowledge of field of expertise and communicates new developments and resulting impact to program stakeholders and team members, and
• Manages projects to deadline and bu