JOB SUMMARY
- We are seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented SOC 2 Compliance Project Manager to lead and manage all aspects of our SOC 2 compliance efforts. The successful candidate will oversee the end-to-end implementation and maintenance of SOC 2 compliance frameworks, ensuring alignment with organizational goals, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices. The ideal candidate will possess a strong background in risk management, strategic planning & execution with a proven track record of managing compliance or risk mitigation initiatives.
Respnsibilities
- SOC 2 Program Management
- Develop and implement a comprehensive SOC 2 compliance roadmap, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
- Coordinate with internal teams to define, document, and maintain processes and controls for SOC 2 compliance.
- Manage the entire SOC 2 audit lifecycle, including readiness assessments, remediation, external audits, and post-audit reviews.
- Represent Technology in regulatory reviews and engagement on strategic programme risks as required.
Stakeholder Collaboration
- Work closely with IT, Security, Legal, and Operations teams to identify and mitigate risks associated with SOC 2 controls.
- Act as the primary liaison between external auditors and internal stakeholders, facilitating audit readiness and responses.
- Ensure cross-functional alignment and awareness of SOC 2 compliance objectives and timelines.
Risk Management and Controls
- Conduct risk assessments and gap analyses to identify vulnerabilities and recommend mitigation strategies.
- Oversee the development and implementation of SOC 2 Trust Services Criteria controls, including Security, Availability, Processing Integrity, Confidentiality, and Privacy.
- Monitor control effectiveness and make necessary adjustments to address emerging risks.
Training and Awareness
- Educate employees and leadership on SOC 2 requirements, their roles in maintaining compliance, and best practices.
- Develop training programs to ensure compliance culture across the organization.
Continuous Improvement
- Monitor changes in SOC 2 frameworks and regulatory requirements to ensure ongoing compliance.
- Recommend and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency and reduce compliance risks.
- Track key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure and report on compliance program effectiveness.
People & Talent
- Champion and act as a role model of the Group’s values and culture.
- Lead and support a change in mindset, building a culture of client centricity, agility, and accountability through standardised metrics and measurement, ensuring everyone in Operations are drivers and owners of client outcomes.
- Ensure team structure/capacity is reviewed to enable delivery of client outcomes.
Risk Management
- Awareness of relevant risk policies/standards, Group Risk Assessment Methodology (GRAM), risk framework owner role, and first line technology risk management role.
- Responsible for executing risk management responsibilities of the first line of defence as defined within the Technology Risk Policy and Standard, and Group Technology Policy.
Regulatory & Business Conduct
- Display exemplary conduct and live by the Group’s Values and Code of Conduct.
- Take personal responsibility for embedding the highest standards of ethics, including regulatory and business conduct, across Standard Chartered Bank. This includes understanding and ensuring compliance with, in letter and spirit, all applicable laws, regulations, guidelines and the Group Code of Conduct.
- Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.
- Support the Global Head, T&O Risk Management to achieve the outcomes set out in the Bank’s Conduct Principles.
Our Ideal Candidate
- Bachelor's degree in technology business administration or related field a master’s degree would be an added advantage
- Proven experience in SOC 2 compliance, risk management strategic planning and organisational leadership, preferably in a complex organisational setting
- 8 years of experience in the risk management, compliance or regulatory space with demonstrated track record of successfully delivering major programs, risk-buy downs through effective risk management strategies and initiatives
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to identify, assess, and prioritise risks, and develop innovative risk mitigation strategies
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage and influence stakeholders across all levels in the organisation
- Exceptional leadership abilities, with a track record of driving change, fostering collaboration, and achieving results
- Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple initiatives concurrently and deliver them on time with quality
- Proficiency in risk management frameworks, methodologies, and tools
- Professional certifications in project management, risk management are highly desirable
- Experience in implementing risk management practises across diverse functional areas and business units is preferred
Role Specific Technical Competencies
- Project Management
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Manage Compliance
- Manage Privacy and Secrecy
- Manage Records Management
- Manage Data Quality
- Manage Data Sovereignty
- Manage People
- Business Process Improvement
About Standard Chartered
We're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 170 years, we've worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you're looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents and we can't wait to see the talents you can bring us.
Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, you'll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion.
Together we:
- Do the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do
- Never settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well
- Are better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term
What we offer
In line with our Fair Pay Charter, we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.
- Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.
- Time-off including annual leave, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum.
- Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.
- Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits
- A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning.
- Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.
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