Compliance Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Title : Compliance Manager

Reports to : Vice President of Legal and Compliance

Location : North Sioux City, SD

Required Education / Experience : The Compliance Manager must have proficient understanding of common compliance frameworks relevant to government contracting and the IT industry, such as ISO, NIST, and CMMI, and must have at least three (3) years of prior experience in managing compliance programs and management systems with respect to quality control, export control, counterfeit mitigation, information security regulatory compliance, and supply chain risk management.

Job Description : The Compliance Manager will be responsible for supporting the management and completion of key compliance projects, providing guidance to business units, performing internal audits and conducting self-assessments, and for connecting strategically and driving implementation of the Company’s compliance initiatives at all levels of the organization. The Compliance Manager will play a key role in strengthening the compliance program and supporting the Company’s growth by working on a wide array of project management activities in a fast-paced environment, while ensuring corporate guidelines are consistently met.

Requirements :

• Proficient understanding of common compliance frameworks relevant to government contracting and the IT industry, such as ISO 9001, ISO 20000, ISO 20243, O-TTPS, NIST 800-53, AS5553, AS6174, AS6081, and CMMI.
• “Hands-on” practical experience in the management of compliance programs and management systems with respect to quality control, export control, counterfeit mitigation, and supply chain risk management.
• Strong project management skills including strong strategic planning and implementation skills, thorough understanding and focus of the value to be delivered, engagement, collaboration, communication, and management of internal department and stakeholders of the company in a matrixed environment, and the ability to plan effectively, monitor progress, and exercise timely and appropriate escalation and mitigation of barriers.
• Ability to review, understand, evaluate and provide guidance on large, complex projects and a variety of other initiatives based on corporate guidelines and input from various stakeholders of the Company, and ability to provide guidance on main ideas, and potential business and liability risks involved
• Strong attention to detail, high level of reading and analytical skills and problem-solving skills, ability to learn new concepts quickly, and ability to pivot and communicate efficiently and effectively at a high-level to leadership teams.
• Ability to develop and maintain knowledge of an organization’s operations, corporate values, and business goals, and of the compliance landscape as it pertains to the Company, and ability to use that knowledge to anticipate, identify, analyze, and address business and liability opportunities and risks as they pertain to the company.
• Ability to identify, analyze, and provide guidance on where coordination, guidance, review, and approval are needed from external advisors and from other internal departments and stakeholders of the Company.
• High degree of initiative, organization and prioritization in approach to professional responsibilities, including dependability and timeliness, and ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Proficient understanding of professional ethics, business sensitivities and confidentiality, and ability to manage professional responsibilities with integrity and discretion
• Personal aptitude to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, and to manage multiple, concurrent responsibilities and competing demands with sound judgment and diplomacy
• Strong communication skills (verbal and written), and ability to work and communicate effectively with all levels of the Company, and ability to generate awareness, deliver training and guidance, and drive engagement and adoption of policies, processes and initiatives. Ability to deliver a presentation of materials to a wide audience and lead management review meetings. Have an ability to effectively communicate with senior management persons and technical experts
• Ability to sit at a desk and work on a computer for prolonged periods, and ability to utilize and manage Microsoft Office products and other office programs and tools.

Primary Responsibilities :

Sterling Computers Corporation (“Sterling”) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, creed, religion, disability, medical condition, economic status or status with regard to public assistance, citizenship status, national or social or ethnic origin, past or present membership in the uniformed services, protected veteran status, sex, pregnancy, marital or civil union or domestic partnership status, family or parental status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, family medical history or genetic information, HIV status, political belief, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable law.