Manager, Risk Management

When you join Verizon

Verizon is one of the world’s leading providers of technology and communications services, transforming the way we connect across the globe. We’re a diverse network of people driven by our shared ambition to shape a better future. Here, we have the ability to learn and grow at the speed of technology, and the space to create within every role. Together, we are moving the world forward – and you can too. Dream it. Build it. Do it here.

What you’ll be doing...

You will be part of the GN&T Operational Assurance Group, assisting with the administration of Verizon’s Risk Management program, partnering with business leaders to identify and mitigate financial, operational, legal, regulatory and reputational risks.

• Developing monitoring programs, conducting process evaluations and designs, documenting processes and workflows, recommendations and field work as a subject matter expert. Your work will help us improve our process and come up with ways to make your control environment even stronger.
• Conducting process evaluations, capturing controls and mitigations to assess risk.
• Documenting processes/workflows to identify gaps and provide process enhancement recommendations. Ensuring the implementation of recommendations.
• Assisting with the development, documentation and implementation of GN&T’s risk management program in a manner that fulfills the mission and strategic goals of the organization while complying with regulatory guidance.
• Assessing current and potential risks based on the potential financial, legal and reputation impacts to the company.
• Developing and designing a compliance strategy and make recommendations to senior management.
• Developing and implementing prioritized work plans based on the process evaluations and business partner feedback.
• Designing and implementing controls to improve monitoring, financial performance and transactional accuracy.
• Leading team to complete monitoring requests, and project management ensuring clear communication to management.
• Ensuring adequate coverage of significant risks through delegation of resources for monitoring and review of standard reports, risk model analysis and associated field work.
• Preparing and delivering presentations communicating monitoring efforts, risks mitigated, and the potential impacts of unmitigated risks to management.
• Providing leadership in developing and completing thorough and accurate investigations based on limited information.
• Designing ad hoc reporting to enhance existing information and further investigations.
• Developing analysis using large data sets to assess risk and drive mitigation strategies.
• Interfacing with the Network Transformation Program Management Team, Legal, and Compliance & Operations in providing compliance guidance as well oversight on their management of the rural broadband program buildout.

Where you'll be working...

This hybrid role will have a defined work location that includes work from home and assigned office days as set by the manager.

What we’re looking for...

You’ll need to have:

• Bachelor’s degree or four or more years of work experience.
• Six or more years of relevant work experience.
• Experience in operational Compliance, business controls or Finance.
• Knowledge of design and assessment of Internal Controls.
• Project management experience.

Even better if you have one or more of the following:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Math, or Information Systems or four or more years of work experience.
• A Master's degree.
• A Project Management Professional (PMP) certification. A Professional certification (CPA, CIA, CISA, CFE).
• Knowledge of risk frameworks (COSO, NIST, ISO, COBIT etc.)
• Strong analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills with the ability to exercise sound and balanced judgment.
• Experience in proactive identification of risks and ability to propose solutions.
• Experience with Quality Assurance practices.
• Experience using data analytic tools (ACL, Tableau).
• Experience with report writing/database software.
• Experience driving complex solutions and analytics to provide ongoing and automated monitoring of key risks.
• Experience formulating, interpreting and implementing policies and processes.
• Experience leveraging auditing principles and methods.
• Knowledge of compliance standards and frameworks including Sarbanes Oxley, SOC 1 (SSAE 18), SOC 2/3 (Trust Services Principles), ISO (27001, 27017).
• Telecommunications experience.
• Knowledge in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint for analytics and presentation.

If Verizon and this role sound like a fit for you, we encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every “even better” qualification listed above.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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