You will be part of a multi-disciplined, integrated audit team delivering results through an innovative, risk-based approach that aligns with the fast paced, dynamic environment of VMware. As a Director, you will serve as a risk advisor to our leadership team, helping to incorporate a risk lens into their decision making process. You be leading the audit efforts on our application environment that centers on our SAP platform with peripheral SaaS and on premise highly virtualized legacy environments. The activities may include architecture and application reviews, control evaluation and communication to internal stakeholders.
You will ensure that audit activities are strategically aligned with the Company’s business objectives and support the achievement of the Company’s vision, mission and values. The ideal candidate will leverage experience in application controls, development methodologies, risk management, internal audit, IT, analytics, and business experience to identify and evaluate critical risks within IT and business processes.
The role is hands-on and requires strong collaboration with business partners.
Responsibilities
Identify critical risks, communicate to the business and recommend solutions.
Connect the dots across business processes and systems, providing management with new insights by assessing our evolving, cloud oriented, application architecture, identifying critical risks and areas for improvement.
Monitor technology risk and trends for the organization through engagement with the business, continuous learning of our business and trends in the tech industry.
Lead and execute high quality information technology and integrated audits of key business focus areas to evaluate VMware’s operational and financial risk management, and to support Sarbanes Oxley compliance.
Evaluate the effectiveness of key information technology processes and influence process improvements with IT and business owners, ensuring that gaps in risk management are resolved.
Support and collaborate with a focused IT audit team that maintains technical expertise and apply leading practices in advanced audit techniques (e.g. risk assessments, analytical review procedures, statistical sampling, and data analysis tools).
Areas of IT risk focus may include, amongst others: SAP GRC, application controls, SoD, SDLC processes (waterfall, agile, cloud native), systems change management, logical access, database and operating system configuration and security, end-user computing, SaaS security and control, IT architecture control, cloud computing, BCP.
Integrated audit areas of focus may include, amongst others: financial reporting; sales operations, order management, HR, R&D, data protection including automated application and infrastructure risks.
Successful Candidates Will Possess Advanced Proficiency Of The Fundamental Audit Competencies (risk Management & Control, Communication, Business Acumen, Influence, Problem Solving, Financial Analysis) In Addition To Demonstrated Proficiency Of The Following Competencies
Thought Leadership – Demonstrates a passion for technology and initiative in using creative approaches to analyze business risk. Interprets data to evaluate root cause and solve problems at a macro level. Open to non-traditional ways of providing risk assurance and seeking solutions in areas outside of your comfort zones.
Results Leadership – Drives self and others to look beyond proposed actions to identify better alternatives in complex environments. Is more interested in doing what is right than winning arguments or being popular. Has political savvy to overcome roadblocks.
People Leadership – Builds and collaborates with productive teams utilizing differing perspectives, helping to prioritize team objectives and taking responsibility for team performance. Effectively communicates with honesty and respect, providing encouragement and support to other team members.
Personal Leadership – Maintains productive customer partnerships, turning around difficult relationships (particularly with people not traditionally used to interacting with Internal Audit). Actively responds to changes in customer’s priorities and/or environment, delivering timely and innovative services. Builds credibility with global stakeholders through awareness of VMware’s cultural and business drivers.
Dynamic Engagement – Enjoys working in a dynamic environment. Strong desire to continuously learn. Ability to flex between collaborating with senior leadership and executing work procedures.
Experience & Education
BS with 10+ years of relevant experience or an MBA with 7+ years of relevant experience.
Professional certification such as CISA, CRISC, CIA, CRMA, CISSP, and/or CPA. Demonstrated experience successfully conducting risk assessments, leading operational auditing and executing Sarbanes-Oxley compliance.
Strong technology skills including experience with SAP GRC, application controls, business and operational applications, system development and project management practices.
Ability to communicate highly technical issues to non-technical audiences and demonstrated leaderships and supervisory skills.
Knowledge of current/emerging technology including cloud computing, virtualization, networks and electronic commerce.
Strong working experience in SAP oriented environments.
Experience in software technology industry.
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