IT Governance and Controls Lead
Texas - Coppell / Texas - Sunnyvale
Fanatics Collectibles – Technology – IT /
Salaried /
On-site
Company Overview
Fanatics is building a leading global digital sports platform. The company ignites the passions of global sports fans and maximizes the presence and reach for hundreds of sports partners globally by offering innovative products and services across Fanatics Commerce, Fanatics Collectibles, and Fanatics Betting & Gaming, allowing sports fans to Buy, Collect and Bet. Through the Fanatics platform, sports fans can buy licensed fan gear, jerseys, lifestyle and streetwear products, headwear, and hardgoods; collect physical and digital trading cards, sports memorabilia, and other digital assets; and bet as the company builds its Sportsbook and iGaming platform. Fanatics has an established database of over 100 million global sports fans, a global partner network with over 900 sports properties, including major national and international professional sports leagues, teams, players associations, athletes, celebrities, colleges, and college conferences, and over 2,000 retail locations, including its Lids retail business stores.
As a market leader with more than 18,000 employees, and hundreds of partners, suppliers, and vendors worldwide, we take responsibility for driving toward more ethical and sustainable practices. We are committed to building an inclusive Fanatics community, reflecting and representing society at every level of the business, including our employees, vendors, partners and fans. Fanatics is also dedicated to making a positive impact in the communities where we all live, work, and play through strategic philanthropic initiatives.
Fanatics Collectibles is a new company working at the intersection of collectibles and technology. Backed by some of the best investors, sports properties and operators in the world, we are integrating with Fanatics’ global digital sports platform – which includes 900 sports relationships and more than 81 million reachable fans - to reimagine the collectibles business for the 21st century.
We are seeking an IT Governance and Controls Lead to implement ITGCs, IT policies, standards and procedures for the Collectibles line of business. This individual will independently create the IT policies, standards, procedures; implement tools, KPIs and metrics to monitor ITGC compliance; communicate policies and procedures and provide training to the IT organization. The IT Governance and Controls Lead will partner and collaborate with Information Security, Software Engineering, ERP Technology, Infrastructure and SOX Compliance teams and must be able to effectively lead discussions and reach consensus across these teams. Ultimately this role will ensure that Collectibles IT achieves SOX Compliance.
Responsibilities
- Define, implement and execute IT processes and controls to meet industry best practices and SOX control requirements
- In depth understanding of SOX control requirements with the ability to independently define and document IT policies, standards and procedures
- Set up JIRA Service Management and ServiceNow flows to support and enforce ITGCs and policies
- Lead and chair the IT Change Management, Risk Management and Incident Management
- Review Boards and other necessary forums to comply with ITGCs
- Adapt to the needs of the organization and implement policies and procedures that are attainable by a lean organization
- Define and implement IT KPIs and metrics, reports and dashboards for consumption by all levels of the organization
- Train and guide software, application and infrastructure engineers on control requirements and procedures
- Independently monitor and test IT controls
- Produce effective communications and train the IT organization on policies and procedures
- Produce clear and concise SOX ITGC status reports for C level audiences
- Independently meet and interface with SOX Compliance and bridge communication with the IT organization
Basic Qualifications
- 5 – 10 years of experience in an IT Risk, Internal Controls, Audit or Compliance role
- Experience defining and implementing SOX ITGCs for a pre-IPO company
- Experience documenting and maintaining IT policies, standards and procedures
- Hands on experience configuring JIRA Service Management to support ITGCs and IT policies and procedures
- Experience defining and implementing IT KPIs and metrics; Experience tracking and defining KPI reports and dashboards for consumption by all levels of the organization
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to build effective relationships and trust
- Team player with an ownership mindset that is willing to get involved, go above and beyond and assist IT engineers to achieve control requirements
- Flexible and comfortable with change, with the ability to quickly pivot based on the needs of the organization
- Ability to work well with software, application and infrastructure engineers in order to train and guide them on control requirements and procedures
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Tryouts are open at Fanatics! Our team is passionate, talented, unified, and charged with creating the fan experience of tomorrow. The ball is in your court now.
Fanatics is committed to responsible planning and purchasing (RPP) practices, working with its business partners across its global and multi-layered supply chain, to ensure that planning, sourcing, and purchasing decisions, along with other supporting processes, do not impede or conflict with the fulfillment of Fanatics’ fair labor practices.
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