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Mattel

Sr IT Project Manager - Audit and Compliance

Mattel, El Segundo, California, United States,


Job Description

The Opportunity:

As an Enterprise IT Project/Program Manager, you will be responsible for managing a portfolio of IT projects and initiatives, ensuring they are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards. You will work closely with senior leadership, IT teams, and business stakeholders to define program objectives, oversee project execution, and facilitate change management processes. Your strategic vision and leadership will drive the successful delivery of IT solutions that support our business goals.

The program will implement Audit and Compliance capabilities, features, and projects for Mattel.

What Your Impact Will Be:

Primarily responsible for completing audit engagement assignments with minimal supervision. The Audit Project Manager is expected to:

Understand and identify the full range of risks related to processes, regulatory compliance, organization, policy, and technology, evaluate control design adequacy in complex business processes, perform control testing, and document work performed in conformance with internal audit methodology.

Ensure audit issues are well-defined, root causes are identified, and recommendations for improved controls and processes are communicated to management

Lead the planning, scoping, execution, and reporting of regulatory compliance audits based on identified risks

Contact with management regarding audit scope, status, and findings

Responsible for meeting time and staffing budgets for assigned audits

Objective opinion on the adequacy and effectiveness of the system of control

Efficiency of performance of the activities being reviewed

Prepare work papers that accurately document work performed and support conclusions

Adhere to Departmental policies and guidelines

Conduct findings follow up validation

Identify Scope, Schedule, Budget required to remediate Audit, Compliance issues working with Cross Functional SMEs, Leads, Stakeholders

Establish and implement reporting framework for tracking / monitoring / improvement audit, compliance metrics for GTO.

Lead cross-functional project teams, managing project timelines, budgets, and resources to ensure successful project delivery.

Facilitate collaboration between IT and business units to ensure IT projects meet business needs and expectations including running SAFe PI planning, and Scrum Teams as a Scrum Master.

Oversee risk management and quality assurance processes, identifying potential issues and implementing solutions to mitigate risks.

Manage stakeholder communication, providing regular updates on program status, milestones, and changes.

Champion change management initiatives, ensuring smooth adoption of new technologies and processes within the organization.

Drive continuous improvement in IT program management practices, incorporating