Information Security Senior Compliance Analyst

The Senior Information Security Compliance Analyst will assist in the support of a strong regulatory compliance program, improving the framework for ensuring compliance to SOX, PCI-DSS, Privacy and other regulatory/industry controls. The Senior Compliance Analyst will also help drive strategic initiatives to maintain compliance with internal policies, standards, and best industry practices.

Key Responsibilities:  

• Collaborate with compliance control owners to verify and validate Controls are effective and operational through planned and ad-hoc reviews.
• Collect and prepare evidence for regulatory audits and internal assessments across multiple brands.
• Analyze and validate evidence for accuracy and completeness in meeting control objectives and effectiveness.
• Maintain controls documentation and create new documentation as needed.
• Assist in identifying and implementing automation opportunities to proactively validate compliance.
• Provide key input into risk mitigation strategies and programs.
• Partner with IT business owners to ensure action plans are designed, implemented, and validated.
• Support periodic reviews and updates to information security policies, coordinating with IT, Legal, Auditing, and other business teams to collect content.
• Support IT risk, audit, and compliance reporting via consolidated dashboards to aid in executive management decision making process.

Skills for Success: 

• Exceptional communication skills with diverse audiences - Strong critical thinking and analytical skills
• Precision in reviewing controls, control documentation, and audit evidence to ensure completeness and accuracy.
• Strong leadership, project, and team-building skills, including the ability to lead teams and drive projects and initiatives in multiple departments with limited supervision.
• Demonstrated ability to identify risks associated with business processes, operations, information security programs and technology projects.

Experience/Education:

• 7+ years of experience in a combination of information security and audit.
• Working knowledge in data analytics and programming (Python scripts etc.)
• Working knowledge/experience in compliance regulations such as SOX, Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and California Consumer Protection Act (CCPA) and PCI DSS industry standards are required.
• Knowledge of AI governance principles, including responsible AI, data protection, and emerging regulatory considerations.
• Security certifications including CISA, CISM, CISSP, and GIAC is highly desired. 
• Exceptional interpersonal skills, including teamwork and facilitation.
• Excellent written, verbal, communication, and presentation skills. 
• Experience in a global retail environment is preferred. 
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field of study, or equivalent experience.

Leadership Competencies Expected for this Role

Emerging Leader

Global Agility – Open to diverse views, adapts to new ways of working

Purposeful Integrity – Demonstrates ethical behavior, follows through on commitments

Strategic Foresight – Understands team goals, asks strategic questions

Customer Centric Innovation – Suggests improvements from customer feedback, tries new methods

Urgency for Impact – Act quickly and take ownership of outcomes

Bold Accountability – Own your work and deliver consistently strong results

Empowered Collaboration – Share ideas, listens well, collaborates with peers

At Kontoor, we offer a comprehensive benefit package to fit your lifestyle. Our benefits are crafted with the same care as our products.

When our employees are healthy, secure, and well, they bring their best selves to work. Kontoor Brands supports you with a competitive benefits program that provides choice and flexibility to meet your and your family’s needs – now and in the future. We offer resources to support your physical, emotional, social, and financial wellbeing, plus benefits like discounts on our apparel. Kontoor Brands also provides four weeks of Paid Parental Leave to eligible employees who are new parents, Flexible Fridays, and Tuition Reimbursement.

We are proud to offer a workplace culture centered on equitable opportunities and a sense of belonging for all team members. Here we have a global workforce of high-performing teams that both unlocks our individual uniqueness and harnesses our collaborative talents.