American Bureau of Shipping

Senior Manager, IT Compliance

American Bureau of Shipping$120K — $150K *
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10-15+ years of IT governance or compliance experience required
  • Bachelor's degree in information systems, Business, or Finance
  • Master's degree preferred
  • Strong understanding of IT compliance and governance frameworks
  • Knowledge of organizational change management principles

Responsibilities

  • Establish and maintain the enterprise IT compliance framework
  • Own creation and lifecycle management of IT policies and procedures
  • Lead internal IT audits and control validation
  • Define compliance expectations across IT domains
  • Ensure integration of compliance in IT operating models
  • Serve as a trusted advisor on compliance risk and remediation
  • Develop frameworks for stakeholder engagement and training

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Savings Account (FSA)
  • Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) for personal wellness
  • 401K plan with generous company match
  • Paid holidays and vacation time
  • Parental leave program
Full Job Description
Job Description

The Senior Manager of IT Compliance is responsible for establishing, operating, and continuously maturing the enterprise IT compliance operating model. This role ensures IT policies, processes, and controls are defined, maintained, followed, and auditable across the organization. The role provides leadership across IT Compliance, internal IT audits, Organizational Change Management (OCM), and IT Financial Management governance, ensuring technology operations align with regulatory obligations, internal standards, and business objectives. This position partners closely with IT leadership, Finance, Risk, Cybersecurity, and internal audit stakeholders.

What You Will Do:
  • Establish and maintain the enterprise IT compliance framework aligned to regulatory and internal control requirements.
  • Own the creation, maintenance, and lifecycle management of IT policies, standards, and procedures, excluding cybersecurity policy ownership.
  • Lead internal IT audits, control validation, evidence collection, and remediation activities.
  • Define and communicate compliance expectations across IT domains, including applications, infrastructure, cloud services, data management, and third-party vendors.
  • Ensure IT compliance requirements are integrated into IT operating models, project delivery, and day-to-day execution.
  • Serve as a trusted advisor to IT and business leaders on compliance risk, control gaps, and remediation strategies.
  • Monitor industry trends, regulatory changes, and enterprise risk considerations that may impact IT compliance obligations.
  • Drive alignment between IT policies, operational practices, and enterprise governance frameworks.
  • Establish documentation standards to support audit readiness and operational consistency.
  • Provide governance oversight of IT financial management practices, focusing on transparency, accountability, and control effectiveness.
  • Ensure alignment between IT financial governance, portfolio priorities, and compliance requirements.
  • Establish and govern organizational change management practices to support adoption of IT policies, processes, and technology initiatives.
  • Partner with PMO, portfolio, and delivery leaders to ensure compliance and governance requirements are embedded into change initiatives.
  • Develop frameworks for stakeholder engagement, communications, training, and adoption measurement related to IT change.
  • Ensure process, policy, and control changes are effectively communicated and sustained across the organization.
  • Assess the maturity of IT compliance, governance, and control practices across the organization.
  • Lead initiatives to standardize, simplify, and mature compliance processes and controls.
  • Leverage industry best practices and governance frameworks to improve effectiveness without creating unnecessary operational burden.
  • Develop metrics and reporting to measure compliance effectiveness and drive continuous improvement.

What You Will Need:

Education and Experience
  • Typically requires 10-15+ years of progressive IT governance or compliance experience.
  • Bachelor's degree in information systems, Business, Finance, or related field.
  • Master's degree preferred.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required (KSAR)
  • Ability to speak and write English fluently.
  • Ability to organize, plan, monitor and control budgets and schedules.
  • Possesses exceptional communication skills both orally and in writing.
  • Realization of financial aspects of approved business plans and budgets.
  • The human relations skills necessary to maintain positive stakeholder contacts and provide leadership and motivation to subordinate staff and peers.
  • Strong understanding of IT compliance, governance, and control frameworks.
  • Experience managing IT policies, audits, and compliance programs.
  • Knowledge of organizational change management principles.
  • Understanding of IT financial governance and controls.
  • Strong documentation, communication, and executive-level collaboration skills.
  • Working knowledge of ABS Health, Safety, Quality Management System.


Reporting Relationships:

This position reports to a VP-level role and may have direct reports.

About Our Benefits

ABS Bureau proudly offers a variety of industry-leading benefits designed to enhance the life and well-being of our employees and their families. These benefits include, but are not limited to, medical insurance (PPO and HD), dental and vision insurance, Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Savings Account (FSA), life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, disability leave programs, parental leave program, paid holidays, and paid vacation time. The Company provides an Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) that offers support in personal wellness, including work-life services. ABS Bureau also offers a 401K plan with a generous company match, subject to plan requirements.

Other

This job description is not intended, and should not be construed, to be an all-inclusive list of responsibilities, skills, efforts or working conditions associated with the job of the incumbent. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the principal job elements essential for making a fair decision regarding the pay structure of the job. #ogjs

About American Bureau of Shipping

The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) is a classification society, with a mission to promote the security of life, property and the natural environment, primarily through the development and verification of standards for the design, construction and operational maintenance of marine-related facilities. ABS is the largest classification society globally, with more than 200 offices in 70 countries. The organization was founded in 1862 and is headquartered in Spring, Texas.
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