Risk & Compliance Manager

**We’re hiring**

At Cognizant we have an ideal opportunity for you to be part of one of the largest companies in the digital sector worldwide. A Great Place To Work where we look for people who contribute new ideas, experiencing a dynamic and growing environment. At Cognizant we promote an inclusive culture, where we value different perspectives providing career growth and development opportunities. #WelcomeToCognizant

We have an exciting opportunity for an exceptional individual to work supporting one of our clients as a **Risk & Compliance Manager**

**Responsibilities**:

- Identifies risks in co-operation with GIT resources and ITLT- members and manage additional assessments as needed.
- Analyze and evaluate identified risks based on an assessment methodology.
- Maintains a process, risk and control framework to improve the organization’s risk profile by aligning with regulatory, leading practices and internal requirements.
- Effectively impact and create mediation plans on identified and agreed risks and support management on all levels in the IT organization in an efficient and cost effective way. Monitors the delivery of mediation plans.
- Coordinates and communicates IT risk-related activities among key stake holders.
- Perform Vendor Security assessments activities include evaluation of vendor controls and practices, develop process enhancements proposals, performing on site assessments, reviewing security test reports, and analyzing and developing security requirements, monitor vendor activities to address identified gaps.
- Ensures consistent and continual alignment to the business and IT strategy through its oversight of the IT Risk Management framework and processes.
- Defines targeted and quantifiable reporting of IT Risk Management activities, including all aspects of the metrics/reporting lifecycle management.
- Monitors key risk indicators (KRIs) and key performance indicators (KPIs)
- Integrates and coordinates risk intelligence artefacts to gain efficiencies and reduce redundancy
- Provides targeted reporting to all levels of IT especially to the ITLT and Business management on a regular and structured base.
- Executes, maintains, oversees technology or GRC (governance, risk and compliance) tools
- Collaborates with all technology groups, lines of business, and corporate functional areas to define, gather and analyze metrics.

**Required Skills**:

- More than 5 years of experience in Risk & Compliance management
- Experienced in performing IT security risk assessments and experience in Information Security
- Demonstrated experience understanding of security principles, IT security controls, and related technologies and products
- Prior experience in conducting Information Security risk assessments and 3rd party security and data privacy assessment
- Experience in Project Management
- Advanced English

**Preferred**:

- CISSP certification
- Project management experience
- Experience within the pharmaceutical industry

**Why Cognizant?**
- Improve your career in one of the largest and fastest growing IT services providers worldwide_
- Receive ongoing support and funding with training and development plans_
- Have a highly competitive benefits and salary package_
- Get the opportunity to work for leading global companies_
- We are committed to respecting human rights and build a better future by helping your minds and the environment _
- We invest in people and their wellbeing. _
- We create conditions for everyone to thrive. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, sex, age, disability, nationality, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or for any other reason covered. _

**_Igualdad de Empleo y Política de Acción Afirmativa:_**
- Cognizant es un empleador que ofrece igualdad de oportunidades. Todos los solicitantes calificados recibirán consideración para el empleo sin distinción de sexo, identidad de género, orientación sexual, raza, color, religión, origen nacional, discapacidad, estado de veterano protegido, edad o cualquier otra característica protegida por la ley._
- At Cognizant we believe than our culture make us stronger_
- Join us now_

BeCognizant #IntuitionEngineered