Manager, IT Governance, Risk & Compliance

Make a +Difference at Kraton!

At Kraton, we make a Positive Difference, and we are looking for individuals who are also looking to make a difference in their jobs, for our customers and to the world.  We are looking to hire a key member of our IT team at our global headquarters in The Woodlands, Texas. 

The Governance, Risk and Compliance Manager will oversee all aspects of Information Technology Security, compliance and auditing.  This includes, but not limited to, role creation, segregation of duties, transports, and organization levels. Additionally, the selected candidate will work with Senior Management of other business teams to ensure that business needs are met while providing a secure and auditable IT Environment.

Key Responsibilities

• The Manager needs strong interpersonal skills to successfully collaborate both IT and business teams.
• The Governance, Risk and Compliance Manager will partner closely with Internal and External Audit. 
• From a technical perspective, the Manger must have a subject matter expert level of understand regarding enabler, derived and composite role structures, and GRC tools. Security Governance Design & Integrate SAP security design, governance within the overall IT and business control environment through partnership with global teams.
• Lead security design and change activities by providing direction and technical assistance to functional teams throughout project and sustainment activities. 
• Own and continuously improve / enhance security role change management tools utilizing ticketing tools.
• Plan, communicate and coordinate all IT audit activities.
• Assist business resources in mitigating SOD violations via the implementation of mitigating controls, removing conflicting business access. 
• Assignments are communicated and received in both a task and objective-oriented fashion.
• Work performed by individuals at this level is reviewed upon completion for adequacy in meeting objectives as well as meeting the organization’s objectives and schedules.
• The individual performing this role interprets policy but also may assist with establishing operating policy. 

Required Skills

• Typically a minimum of 7 to 10 years of relevant work experience in business processes/systems analysis.    
• Knowledge on Planning, communicating, and coordinating IT audit activities, including key SOX activities.
• Strong knowledge of IT governance frameworks, risk management methodologies, and compliance standards.

Education, Certifications & Licenses

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field of study from an accredited college/university.

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The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this classification.  Statements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required for this position.

Kraton’s internal talent acquisition team manages our recruiting efforts and from time to time works with pre-selected/pre-approved external staffing agencies. We do NOT accept unsolicited resumes or candidate referrals from recruiters and/or agencies who are not pre-selected/pre-approved.

Kraton is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.