IT Manager

The IT Manager plays a crucial role in aligning the organization's IT systems and processes with business objectives, managing risks, and ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements. This position involves providing strategic leadership to the IT Department, ensuring alignment with both business goals and industry best practices. Additionally, the IT Manager is expected to collaborate closely with the General Manager to deliver effective IT support for the company. Responsibilities General Responsibilities: Identify opportunities to enhance IT governance, risk management, and compliance processes. Stay informed about emerging technology trends and best practices in IT governance, risk, and compliance. Collaborate closely with departments such as Risk and Compliance to ensure a unified approach to governance, risk, and compliance. Supervise third-party vendors and service providers to ensure they adhere to the organization's governance, risk, and compliance standards. Security Strategy Align IT projects with the organization's overall business strategy. Develop, implement, and maintain IT governance frameworks, policies, and procedures. Regularly assess and update security measures to safeguard against data breaches, unauthorized access, and data loss. Ensure IT projects are aligned with Risk and Compliance requirements. Identify, assess, and prioritize IT risks, including cybersecurity threats, data breaches, and operational failures. Develop and implement strategies and controls to mitigate identified risks, including security measures, backup plans, and disaster recovery strategies. Continuously monitor IT risks and provide regular status reports to senior management on risk and control. Compliance and Legal Requirements Ensure adherence to local and international laws, regulations, and standards, including the Data Privacy Act of the Philippines (DPA), General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and ISO standards. Maintain comprehensive documentation of compliance activities and provide regular reports to management and regulatory bodies. Monitoring of Environment for Emerging Threats Continuously monitor the IT environment to detect potential security threats and vulnerabilities. Develop and implement action plans to address identified threats, ensuring prompt and effective remediation. Stay updated on the latest cybersecurity trends, threats, and best practices. Security of IT Assets Ensure the protection and security of all IT assets, including hardware, software, networks, and data. Manage access control systems, firewalls, antivirus programs, and other security tools. Audit Trails and System Logs Maintain and monitor audit trails, system logs, and security logs to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and internal policies. Analyze logs for irregularities or signs of security breaches. Implement best practices for log management, including retention policies and regular reviews. Facilitation of IT Risk Assessment Lead and facilitate IT risk assessments to identify, evaluate, and prioritize risks across the IT landscape. Collaborate with stakeholders to develop risk mitigation strategies and action plans. Report on the status of IT risks and drive continuous improvement in risk management practices. People Management Hire and train qualified IT staff. Oversee and evaluate staff performance. Provide consultation and mentoring to staff. Maintain strong relationships with external IT vendor partners. Qualifications Bachelors Degree in IT, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field. At least 8 years of experience in IT Risk and Compliance, IT Governance, IT Audit, or similar areas. Previous experience in a supervisory role, managing a team. Strong understanding of IT Governance frameworks and risk management methodologies. Familiarity with information security best practices. Experience in the finance or banking sector is highly desirable. Relevant certifications in information systems and information security are a plus. Proficiency in Microsoft products, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook. Work Setup Work setup: Onsite Location: Mandaluyong City By Applying, you give consent to collect, store, and/or process personal and/or sensitive information for the purpose of recruitment and employment may it be internal to Cobden & Carter International and/or to its clients. #J-18808-Ljbffr