Lead Manager, Security Governance, Risk & Compliance - Make-A-Wish America

Who We Are:

Our vision is to grant the wish of every eligible child. Through our mission, we are uniting communities to grant life-changing wishes. As the world’s largest wish-granting organization, we strive to create a sense of community and an environment where we warmly embrace our wish families, volunteers, and colleagues.

Joining Make-A-Wish means becoming part of a mission that believes in the power of a wish.

Location:

Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We do not sponsor employment visas or other immigration processes to attain or maintain employment eligibility.

Remote positions are open to applicants based anywhere in the continental U.S. Hybrid positions are open to applicants based in the Phoenix, Arizona area.

Position Summary

Work with a growing Information Technology Security team to support the organization's Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) efforts. This role assists in maintaining policies, assessing risks, and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and internal standards. This position assists in the identification of control gaps, the development of remediation plans, and the monitoring of compliance activities. This position will contribute to activities such as audits, documentation, GRC application maintenance and the implementation of security controls, under the guidance of senior team members.

Knowledge and Abilities

• Demonstrated successful problem-solving abilities.
• Proficiency in project management, research, and data analysis.
• Critical thinking and analytical skills to identify and diagnose threats.
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills.
• Possess strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Engage effectively with professionals at all levels of the organization.
• Organizational skills to create detail reports.
• Multitasking skills to complete other tasks while monitoring data systems.
• Organize work and prioritize to meet deadlines. Make timely decisions with sound judgment.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Assist in the development, implementation, and maintenance of GRC frameworks and managing third-party risk.
• Contribute to the assessment and mitigation of organizational risks.
• Maintain internal policies, standards and security baselines, oriented toward compliance and regulatory standards - as well as, enforcement of secure practices.
• Manage risk acceptance and policy exception processes, ingesting risks and creating tracking, reporting and accountability mechanisms.
• Participate in audits of security controls and processes.
• Assist with the creation and maintenance of documentation related to GRC activities, TPRM, Business Continuity Planning (BCP), Business Impact Analysis (BIA) and Disaster Re