The Senior Manager of IT Compliance is responsible for leading the organization’s IT compliance strategy and execution, ensuring adherence to federal regulatory requirements including ITAR, CMMC and NIST SP 800-171 as well as SOX, GDPR and HIPAA. This role will oversee the implementation and governance of security controls, manage physical and digital data flows, and lead compliance-related engineering efforts across the business. The Senior Manager will collaborate cross-functionally with Legal, Supply Chain, Finance, Internal Audit, Operations, and Executive Management to ensure an integrated and proactive compliance posture, while managing a Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) solution to support enterprise-wide monitoring and reporting.
You Will Have an Opportunity To:
Lead Compliance Program for regulatory and compliance requirements
Interpret regulatory technical requirements and translate them into actionable controls and manage applicable policies
Drive implementation of compliance roadmap, milestones, and reporting metrics
Ensure continuous alignment with evolving standards and audit expectations
Service as the primary subject expert for regulatory and compliance technical requirements
Third party risk management
Document and Manage Physical and Digital Data Flows
Map all Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) flow across systems and departments
Identify gaps in protections and recommend architectural changes
Maintain and update data flow diagrams and documentation
Validate data handling processes with operational stakeholders
Implement and Oversee Security and Access Controls
Collaborate with IT and Security teams to configure and test technical controls
Define and enforce security control policies across systems
Monitor enforcement and perform regular access reviews
Assist in incident response planning and compliance investigations
Implement and Manage GRC Platform
Select, implement, and administer a scalable GRC tool
Develop workflows, dashboards, and compliance reporting
Automate control testing and issue tracking
Integrate the GRC tool with other IT and compliance systems
Install and troubleshoot hardware/software, PCs, printers, servers, and other devices
Cross-Functional Consulting and Training
Serve as a liaison to Legal, Compliance, Finance, Internal Audit, External Audit and business unit leaders
Assist with preparing for audits, facilitate audit activities and manage any findings
Provide training to employees on IT compliance expectations
Conduct periodic compliance reviews with department leaders
Promote culture of security and regulatory awareness
REQUIREMENTS:
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field
Equivalent experience in the industry may be considered in lieu of a degree
Minimum 8 years of experience in IT compliance, cybersecurity, or information governance
3+ years of leadership experience in regulated industry
Demonstrated success leading initiatives driving compliance to regulated compliance (e.g., NIST, ITAR, or DFARS, GDPR, SOX)
Demonstrated experience designing, influencing, and validating IT system architecture to meet compliance and data protection requirements
Experience managing Governance, Risk, Compliance platform (e.g., Archer, ServiceNow, OneTrust)
Experience leading or supporting internal and external audits, assessments, and corrective action programs
The selection of the person to be hired for this position is contingent on the candidate having export compliance eligibility for access to U.S. controlled technology which comes under the licensing jurisdiction of the U.S. Department of State, International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and the U.S. Department of Commerce, Export Administration Regulations (EAR).
The candidate selected will have to qualify as either a U.S. citizen, a U.S. National, a lawful permanent resident of the U.S., a Person Admitted into the U.S. as an Asylee or Refugee., a National of a country that is not prohibited from having access to U.S. controlled technology (via a letter of assurance), or a Person to be approved for an export license by the governing agency whose technology comes under its jurisdiction. Please understand that any job offer that requires approval of an export license will be conditional on Materion’s determination that it will be able to obtain an export license in a time frame consistent with Materion’s business requirements.
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