Technology Risk Principal Data Management

Job Description:

This position requires office presence of a minimum of 5 days per week and is only located in the location(s) posted. No relocation is offered.

Join AT&T and reimagine the communications and technologies that connect the world. Our Chief Security Office ensures that our assets are safeguarded through truthful transparency, enforce accountability and master cybersecurity to stay ahead of threats. Bring your bold ideas and fearless risk-taking to redefine connectivity and transform how the world shares stories and experiences that matter. When you step into a career with AT&T, you won’t just imagine the future-you’ll create it.

As a Technology Risk Principal, you will be responsible for providing independent oversight, advisory and driving risk solutions for Data Management processes in accordance with the Technology Risk Program. Reporting to the Director of Technology and Risk, this role will be aligned to support the Chief Data Organization (CDO) across the areas of Data Governance, Data Science & AI, Data Architecture & Delivery, Data Privacy & Compliance and Data Engineering & Data Inventory. You will provide support for Technology Risk initiatives across the business and advocate for best practices, while incorporating an independent oversight lens.  You will utilize risk-based management to integrate information and technology risk processes into the way AT&T operates.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as a point of contact for Data Management processes and provide risk advisory to the CDO organization in accordance with the Technology Risk Program and in support of compliance initiatives within respective business units / functions

• Provide advisory, as well as manage the development of Technology Risk policies, processes, frameworks and oversee the integration and implementation of proposed solutions

• Ensure IT Standards and Policies are fit for purpose and are appropriate from a regulatory, risk and compliance perspective

• Provide expertise to business units around data management risk topics

• Contribute and partner with Tech Risk teams responsible for risk monitoring, periodic controls testing, evidence collection, remediation and audit readiness efforts

• Periodically assess Technology Program capabilities and associated maturity levels to identify Program enhancement opportunities

• Develop strong relationships and interact with Senior Leadership, Business Unit Heads, Global Functions, Internal Audit, External Regulators, Legal and Compliance, Privacy and IT teams to coordinate activities

• Develop and deliver executive-level IT risk presentations to describe risk exposures and actions required

• Support Director of Technology Risk with escalation high risk observations to Technology Risk Senior leadership

• Proactively identify opportunities to implement enhanced internal procedures

• Represent AT&T’s interests to appropriate industry and standards forums and advise the Vice President of Technology Risk concerning topics and trends pertaining to information technology risks

Qualifications

• BS or  advanced degree preferred.

• 8-10+ years of work experience in technology, operational risk management, or a related discipline at a fortune 500 company

• Requires deep experience in management of technology risks through policy, standard, and procedure documentation, audit/regulatory support, problem solving and program execution, controls and implementation of risk mitigation processes within technology organizations or in an oversight capacity.

• Experience supporting programs that effectively manage risk throughout the risk management lifecycle; including:

  • Strategic technology risk advisory

  • Risk identification, including emerging risks

  • Maturity and risk assessment, scenario analysis

  • Risk response and monitoring, including but not limited to issue remediation

  • Policy and committee governance

• Demonstrated success in remediating self-identified, internal / external audit, and regulatory / compliance issues

Supervisory:

No.

Our Principal Cybersecurity, earns between $141,300.00-$211,900.00 USD Annual, not to mention all the other amazing rewards that working at AT&T offers. Individual starting salary within this range may depend on geography, experience, expertise, and education/training.

Joining our team comes with amazing perks and benefits:  

• Medical/Dental/Vision coverage

• 401(k) plan

• Tuition reimbursement program

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