Job#: 3028886 Job Description: IT Risk & Governance Analyst
Location: Plano, Texas (Hybrid)Employment Type: ContractContract Duration: 12 MonthsRole Overview
We are seeking a self-starter to drive Risk Management activities in support of a technology division. The ideal candidate is motivated, thrives in a fast-paced culture, and can balance priorities to ensure flawless execution. This role involves supporting a risk portfolio by partnering with technology teams to foster a culture of risk identification, escalation, and timely mitigation of compliance and operational risks.
Key Responsibilities
- Collect, analyze, and report data to support informed decision-making and problem-solving.
- Apply a mixture of risk and technology expertise to support impact assessments and identify root causes for technology control activities.
- Drive risk reduction for the designated portfolio.
- Monitor the health of issues through their lifecycle, including action plan development and validation.
- Engage with peers, senior internal and external stakeholders.
- Drive collaboration across organizations to identify opportunities for control improvement and risk reduction.
- Support functions and routines to maintain a robust risk culture, including Key Risk Reviews, Issue Management, and Technology Risk Assessments.
Required Qualifications
Experience: 3+ years of internal control, regulatory, audit, risk, compliance, or relevant work experience within a financial services or technology organization.
Skills:- Proven ability to manage multiple priorities in a global and fast-paced environment.
- Ability to coordinate and drive the execution of priorities to meet deadlines.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to work with minimal management oversight.
- Detail-oriented with an ability to review documentation for accuracy.
- Proficiency with MS Office 365 products, including Teams.
- Technology domain knowledge.
- Facilitation and presentation skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's and/or Master's degree.
- CISSP, CRISC, CISA, CISM certification or similar.
- Prior operational risk or compliance experience in the technology sector.
- Detailed, bank-specific risk management and governance experience.
- Ability to work with both technical and non-technical business owners.
We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
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Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click for more details.
Apex Benefits Overview: Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Apex team member can provide.
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