Senior Internal Audit Specialist IV

In today's rapidly evolving digital landscape, Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) plays a pivotal role in safeguarding organizational success and sustainability. As businesses navigate complex regulatory requirements, emerging technologies, and expanding threat landscapes, effective GRC leadership is essential for maintaining operational excellence while ensuring security and compliance. Our GRC function serves as the cornerstone of organizational resilience, harmonizing multiple compliance frameworks, managing enterprise risk, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement. Through strategic oversight of ISO, SOC, and other critical compliance programs, we enable business growth while maintaining the trust of our customers, partners, and stakeholders.
MRI Software's Governance, Risk, and Compliance team is looking to add a Senior Internal Audit Specialist role.


Key Responsibilities

Compliance Program Management

• Lead and coordinate multiple ISO 27001 and ISO 9001 certification programs across various business units
• Manage relationships with certification bodies and internal and external auditors
• Oversee the transition of compliance programs to new standards and requirements
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives based on audit findings

Risk Management

• Execute comprehensive risk assessments incorporating compliance, privacy, technical and business perspectives
• Evaluate emerging threats and opportunities in the context of changing technology landscapes
• Develop and maintain risk management frameworks that align with multiple standards

Strategic Leadership

• Develop and implement strategic roadmaps for compliance initiatives
• Create efficient frameworks for managing multiple concurrent certification programs
• Identify opportunities for process optimization and control harmonization
• Build contingency plans and monitor their effectiveness
• Managing compliance across acquired companies
• Grow relationships with different stakeholders to better meet organizational / strategic interests
• Demonstrates a client-centric mindset for both internal and external clients by delivering responsive, high-value solutions that enhance operational efficiency and drive measurable business success through effective stakeholder collaboration

Program Integration

• Harmonize requirements across multiple compliance frameworks
• Aggregate and analyze findings from various audits to identify trends and systemic issues
• Align and unify similar controls across different standards
• Create efficient documentation management systems
• Assessing and integrating products / product lines into existing certifications

Stakeholder Management

• Proven track record of Communicating effectively and collaboratively with executive leadership, auditors, and operational teams
• Present complex compliance concepts to diverse audiences
• Build and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Lead cross-functional teams in achieving compliance objectives

Additional Skills

• Experience with GRC platforms and tools
• Knowledge of emerging technology trends and their compliance implications
• Understanding of global regulatory environments
• Demonstrable track record of process optimization and efficiency improvements
• Experience integrating acquired companies into existing compliance programs
• Ability to build and scale compliance programs in high-growth environments