Senior Manager, IT Compliance
American Bureau of Shipping (ABS)
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Houston • Texas • United States
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About the role
- Establish and maintain the enterprise IT compliance framework aligned to regulatory and internal control requirements.
- Own the creation, maintenance, and lifecycle management of IT policies, standards, and procedures, excluding cybersecurity policy ownership.
- Lead internal IT audits, control validation, evidence collection, and remediation activities.
- Define and communicate compliance expectations across IT domains, including applications, infrastructure, cloud services, data management, and third‑party vendors.
- Ensure IT compliance requirements are integrated into IT operating models, project delivery, and day‑to‑day execution.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to IT and business leaders on compliance risk, control gaps, and remediation strategies.
- Monitor industry trends, regulatory changes, and enterprise risk considerations that may impact IT compliance obligations.
- Drive alignment between IT policies, operational practices, and enterprise governance frameworks.
- Establish documentation standards to support audit readiness and operational consistency.
- Provide governance oversight of IT financial management practices, focusing on transparency, accountability, and control effectiveness.
- Ensure alignment between IT financial governance, portfolio priorities, and compliance requirements.
- Establish and govern organizational change management practices to support adoption of IT policies, processes, and technology initiatives.
- Partner with PMO, portfolio, and delivery leaders to ensure compliance and governance requirements are embedded into change initiatives.
- Develop frameworks for stakeholder engagement, communications, training, and adoption measurement related to IT change.
- Ensure process, policy, and control changes are effectively communicated and sustained across the organization.
- Assess the maturity of IT compliance, governance, and control practices across the organization.
- Lead initiatives to standardize, simplify, and mature compliance processes and controls.
- Leverage industry best practices and governance frameworks to improve effectiveness without creating unnecessary operational burden.
- Develop metrics and reporting to measure compliance effectiveness and drive continuous improvement.
Requirements
- Typically requires 10–15+ years of progressive IT governance or compliance experience.
- Bachelor’s degree in information systems, Business, Finance, or related field.
- Master’s degree preferred.
- Ability to speak and write English fluently.
- Ability to organize, plan, monitor and control budgets and schedules.
- Strong understanding of IT compliance, governance, and control frameworks.
- Experience managing IT policies, audits, and compliance programs.
- Knowledge of organizational change management principles.
- Understanding of IT financial governance and controls.
- Strong documentation, communication, and executive-level collaboration skills.
Benefits
- medical insurance (PPO and HD)
- dental and vision insurance
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Flexible Savings Account (FSA)
- life insurance
- accidental death and dismemberment insurance
- disability leave programs
- parental leave program
- paid holidays
- paid vacation time
- Employee Assistance Plan (EAP)
- 401K plan with a generous company match
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
IT complianceIT governancecontrol frameworksIT policiesauditscompliance programsorganizational change managementIT financial governancedocumentation standardsmetrics and reporting
Soft Skills
communicationorganizational skillsplanningmonitoringcontrolcollaborationleadershipadvisory skillsstakeholder engagementcontinuous improvement