Overview
Are you looking to take your career from good to great? As an employee of PenFed, every day is an opportunity to thrive, and be part of a team working to ensure our organization is providing world class service to our members, employees, and our communities. We exist to help our members realize their full potential, educate and encourage their dreams, and make every effort to follow our mission and help our members “do better.” Joining PenFed is more than being an employee; it’s about being a part of the PenFed family.
PenFed is hiring a (Hybrid) Director, IT Management Controls at our Tysons, Virginia location. The primary purpose of this position is to manage a team of both specialists and generalists to generally promote and provide strong governance and management practices across PenFed’s IT Division. This position directly supports the CIO and senior IT management team to facilitate effective management of the Division and achievement of Division-wide objectives.
Responsibilities
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of job duties, and the position will perform other duties as assigned.
Collaborate with the CIO, IT management team, and business unit management in establishing IT strategy and objectives. Facilitate development and presentation of the annual IT business plan, IT balanced scorecard, and IT objectives Maintain and continuously improve PenFed’s IT governance program and first line of defense capability.
Influence first line business units and key stakeholders on IT vision, Strategy, Reference Architecture , and Guding Principles to develop and implement appropriate Controls and KRIs for effective risk management.
Assist CIO in managing IT Division finances and resource utilization to include collaborating to establish the annual budget, establishing financial and resource utilization reporting and KPIs, promoting expense discipline and controls, achieving expense saving initiatives and providing primary IT coordination with the Finance and Accounting departments.
Establish, maintain, and continuously improve PenFed’s IT Risk Management and Controls program, to include coordination with the ERM department.
Oversee IT procurement and vendor management activities, to include negotiating major contract agreements and providing primary IT coordination with the Procurement, TPRM, Legal, and accounting departments.
Oversee PenFed’s IT Business Continuity, to ensure effective, fit-for-purpose operation, and compliance with regulatory requirements.
Serve as the primary IT liaison for internal audits, regulatory examinations, and other third-party audits and assessments. Review and assess subject controls and coordinate, draft, and review management responses and action plans for findings and recommendations.
Interact with board members, management, staff, and vendors on a regular basis.
Qualifications
An equivalent combination of education and experience is considered.
Advanced degree in related field, or a combination of education and experience that provides the necessary skills and knowledge to satisfactorily perform the essential job functions.
Minimum of twelve (12) years’ of progressively responsible management in the Information Technology field, preferably managing across multiple IT domains (applications development, operations, information security, etc.) to fully understand and appreciate cross-departmental impacts and implications.
Minimum of four (4) years’ management experience, preferably in the financial services industry.
Strong knowledge of IT best practices, frameworks, and standards across a broad array of topic areas, to include IT management practices, IT governance practices, IT risk management, information security, project and portfolio management, and workforce management. Certification(s) in the above areas is preferred.
Advanced skills in written, oral, and presentation communications required.
Supervisory Responsibility
This position will directly supervise employees.
Licenses and Certifications
Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC) certification preferred
Governance and Enteprise Informations Technology (CGEIT) certification preferred
Certified Public Accountant (CPA) preferred
Work Environment
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to an indoor office setting with moderate noise.
*Most roles require working in an office setting with moderate noise and the ability to lift 25 pounds. *
Travel
Ability to travel to various worksites and be on-call is required.
About Us
Established in 1935, PenFed today is one of the country’s strongest and most stable financial institutions with over 2.8 million members and over $36 billion in assets. We serve members in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, as well as in Guam, Puerto Rico and Okinawa. We are federally insured by NCUA and we are an Equal Housing Lender. We are available to members worldwide, via the web, seven days a week, twenty-four hours a day. We provide our employees with a lucrative benefits package including robust medical, dental and vision plan options, plenty of paid time off, 401k with employer match, on-site fitness facilities at our larger locations, and more. Equal Employment OpportunityPenFed management will maintain and observe personnel policies which will not discriminate or permit harassment or retaliation against a person because of race, color, creed, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital status, military or veteran status or obligation, the presence of a physical and/or mental disability or medical condition, genetic information, sexual orientation, and all statuses protected by applicable state or local law in all recruiting, hiring, training, compensation, overtime, position classifications, work assignments, facilities, promotions, transfers, employee treatment, and in all other terms and conditions of employment. PenFed will also prohibit retaliation against individuals for raising a complaint of discrimination or harassment or participating in an investigation of same. PenFed will also reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with a disability so that they can apply for a job or perform the essential functions of a job unless doing so causes a direct threat to these individuals or others in the workplace and the threat cannot be eliminated by reasonable accommodation or if the accommodation creates an undue hardship to PenFed. Contact human resources (HR) with any questions or requests for accommodation at 402-639-8568.
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