Associate Director Cybersecurity and Technology Audit

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What you'll be doing...

Driving continuous improvement is what we are all about and you will support our efforts through providing objective evaluations of our cybersecurity and technology processes to make us better. You'll gain exposure to the diverse aspects of our business through collaborating with different business leaders related to our cybersecurity and technology controls, processes, and systems. The work you perform is critical to reducing risk and providing solutions that protect our company, our employees and our shareholders.

As an Associate Director, you'll play a pivotal role in executing and managing audit projects, coaching staff, conducting training, assisting with daily assignments, and overseeing and incorporating industry expertise into our internal audit frameworks. You'll also be responsible for improving testing methodologies, ensuring consistency in evidence standards, developing tools and testing environments, and promoting cybersecurity and technical skills within the team.

• Leading and developing a team, including counseling managers and staff throughout their audit careers, particularly during placement and identifying career opportunities.

• Overseeing the end-to-end process of complex cybersecurity and technology audits to ensure compliance with internal audit commitments and methodologies, development of junior staff, quality review of audit work papers, proper vetting of observations, and effective communication of audit results to executive management.

• Applying problem-solving and critical thinking skills to identify internal control deficiencies, evaluate risk implications, draw conclusions, and advise management accordingly. Assist in executing corrective recommendations to ensure successful remediation.

• Developing annual audit plans within achievable timelines and travel budgets, aligning with emerging cybersecurity and technology risks.

• Providing solutions to challenges and roadblocks that impact audit commitments, collaborating with audit Senior Directors and business leadership.

• Participating actively in audit efficiency projects, driving departmental goal completion and ensuring team growth.

• Enhancing continuous knowledge and experience by working with diverse emerging technologies, platforms, applications, tools, and utilities.

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 internal audit leadership.

What we're looking for...

In your role as an Associate Director on the team, your exceptional listening skills and effective communication abilities will be crucial. Your talent lies in fostering trust and building relationships with team members, internal control stakeholders, external auditors, and other Verizon compliance teams. You possess the ability to tailor your messaging to diverse audiences, skillfully translating technical topics into accessible terms without compromising their impact or meaning.

You're known for your strong leadership and ability to inspire teams to excel. Thriving in a fast-paced environment, you convey a sense of urgency and effortlessly manage multiple competing priorities, ensuring all deadlines are met with precision. You derive personal satisfaction from analyzing problems and delivering innovative solutions to enhance business processes. Your organizational, project management, and interpersonal skills are highly effective.

You'll need to have:

As a collaborative team player, you excel at working alongside diverse partners to attain successful results. You recognize the significance of maintaining open lines of communication at all levels, fostering trust through active listening aimed at genuine understanding. You have experience leading discussions and building a high level of rapport, trust, and confidence with all levels of the business and stakeholders. Your ability to delve into intricate details allows you to develop impactful recommendations that leave a lasting impression.

• Six or more years of work experience.

• A Bachelor's degree in cybersecurity or an equivalent, or four or more years of experience.

• Eight or more years of experience conducting cybersecurity audits.

• Proven project management abilities to manage and conduct multiple audits simultaneously from inception to completion.

• Experience developing talent, promoting career growth, and inspiring team members at all levels.

• Willingness to travel up to approximately 25% of the time.

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

• A Master's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field.

• Experience in Information Technology audits, Security & Privacy Services, SOC Audits, Business Process Controls, IT Risk Management, SOX Advisory, or other Technology or audit compliance-related work.

• Professional certifications such as GIAC Certifications, ICS-2, CompTIA, Cybersecurity Practitioner Certification (CSX-P), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information System Auditor (CISA), Certified Internal Audit (CIA).

• Working knowledge of frameworks and standards such as NIST Cyber Security Framework, COBIT, ISO 27001/27002, and CIS Security Controls.

• Experience in Risk Management, including performing assessments, designing controls, and managing enterprise control frameworks.

• Understanding of network and system security and practices across all major computing areas (cloud, client/server, PC/LAN, VPN, DevOps) and Internet-related technology.

• Prior work experience in a Public Accounting environment specializing in cybersecurity based audits and technology.

• The ability to perform basic data queries and executive summary data visualizations using SQL, Google Data Studio, Tableau, Alteryx, Qlik, or similar tools.

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.

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