Director, RM&C Lead

Pfizer's Global Business Services organization delivers best-in-class business, accounting, finance and compliance operations globally for the Pfizer enterprise. This organization is a high performing team comprised of more than 1600 colleagues primarily located in 6 centers around the world. The industry-leading value proposition is to centralize, standardize and optimize complex processes and in delivering a quality service at a reasonable cost with a compliance mindset.

The Risk Management & Compliance (RM&C) Team Leader will be responsible for risk, compliance and control guidance around compliance quality monitoring activities, remediation plans, and reporting. The RM&C Team Leader will drive accountability, transparency and strategy across the RM&C team for their assigned scope. In addition, this role sits on the tower and site Leadership Teams and drives risk and compliance priorities in operations, transformation and organization culture, supporting the GBS Site and Tower Leads and senior leadership team.   

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Within the GBS tower and site, develop and maintain a strong and practical risk awareness, compliance, and control culture and environment through partnership with GBS Site Leadership,  Divisional Controller and Business Finance
• Provide routine reporting and risk analysis to GBS leadership
• Drive strategy and efficiencies within team, including designing and developing resource plans for leads and staff members to maximize risk mitigation and complete required monitoring activities
• Develop plans to operationalize compliance transformation assessments, policy implementation, monitoring activities, etc utilizing optimal resource allocation to meet required timelines and quality standards
• For tower and site, provide guidance and consultation in collaboration across business and compliance stakeholders to ensure process, technology, people and policy changes are assessed for control impacts and appropriate actions are completed.
• Drive simplification and standardization of processes and controls; with emphasis on adoption of global processes where possible
• Provide expertise and guidance to business process owners in the development, execution, and documentation of remedial actions for any deficiencies in ICOFR/ SOX or FCPA design, operating effectiveness, or process enhancements, and Corporate Audits; drive and consider global standardization for changes resulting from deficiencies
• Lead gap analysis and remediation of gaps in internal controls and accounting practices in connection with business integrations arising from business acquisitions or other transformation activities
• Drive escalation protocols related to material accounting adjustments or internal control issues that arise within the GBS towers or markets
• Drive the execution of analytical reviews used to identify and investigate red flags in the areas of ICOFR, FCPA, and T&E, which may include the identification of Key Risk Indicators ("KRIs”); ensure resolution of all items identified
• Lead and drive accountably within compliance and control projects as appropriate
• Set global priorities for proactive risk reviews for critical processes that are complex, manual, new, interdependent on reporting outside of Pfizer, or that have had issues in the past and ensure identified reviews are completed appropriately
• Partner with GBS and Market stakeholders in planning for efficient internal and external audits of in scope activities, and in closing remediations
• Foster a culture of compliance awareness, ownership, accountability and transparency across the tower and GBS sites
• Lead talent development and colleague engagement for RM&C colleagues
• Support Pfizer Blueprint and GBS Strategy, Changing Lives, Together; Global Reward and Recognition programs; Driving operational excellence through Pfizer Purpose, Values and Behaviors.

OTHER JOB SKILLS

• Experience influencing and executing complex solutions involving multiple groups and countries
• Experience in developing and executing training at all levels of the organization
• Experience leading high performing teams with ability to work in a fast-paced and demanding environment
• Excellent analytical skills with a demonstrated ability in risk identification, measurement and assessment, risk monitoring, reporting and escalation
• Strong organization and planning skills
• Ability to communicate well within all levels of Pfizer
• Ability to identify business issues/ opportunities and to frame business questions
• Savvy with industry and Pfizer financial systems and financial reporting processes
• Demonstrate courage, excellence, equity and joy and embody our values and behaviors

REQUIRED BASIC