Associate – Risk & Compliance
About Cognizant Corporate
Cognizant’s Corporate Security team is chartered with managing and directing the global enterprise physical and information security programs. The team is responsible for the oversight and coordination of security efforts across the company, including information technology, human resources, communications, legal, facilities management and other groups, and is responsible for identifying security initiatives and standards.
Corporate Security drives security compliance and serves as the key organization responsible with helping the business appropriately manage security risks.
Coordination and collaboration of IT groups, Information Security teams, business units, and client delivery teams.
About the Role
Cognizant’s Corporate Security team is chartered with managing and directing the global enterprise physical and information security programs. The team is responsible for the oversight and coordination of security efforts across the company, including information technology, human resources, communications, legal, facilities management and other groups, and is responsible for identifying security initiatives and standards.
Corporate Security drives security compliance and serves as the key organization responsible with helping the business appropriately manage security risks.
In This Role, You Will
- Monitor and provide assurance that the identified findings and actions are tracked to closure and report to leadership thereon
- Provide subject matter expertise to service delivery on risk, compliance, and control and information security during the sales cycle and throughout the delivery
- Liaise with other Cognizant risk management functions, such as Legal & Compliance, Internal Audit, and Quality Assurance to ensure the risk management process is efficient and effective
- Support in review of MSA and RFP
- Coordinate security incident response activities
- Conduct awareness sessions to the associates in the account on a periodic basis
What You Must Have to Be Considered
- Support service delivery in preparation for client audits and maintain contractual compliance
- Lead establishment, implementation, and maintenance of Information security programs across service delivery
- Conduct reviews to assess the service delivery control environment and evaluate adherence to client identified contractual requirements, Cognizant policies, and standards.
- Nice to have skills - Risk Management.
- A strong sense of ownership, desire to create meaningful outcomes, and passion for work that serves a greater good for customers, communities, or global challenges.
- The embodiment of Cognizant’s Values of: Work as One, Dare to Innovate, Raise the Bar, Do The right Thing, & Own It
Work Model – Hybrid
We believe hybrid work is the way forward as we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role’s business requirements, this is a hybrid position in a Cognizant office located in Chennai.
Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance through our various wellbeing programs.
We're excited to meet people who share our mission and can make an impact in a variety of ways. Don't hesitate to apply, even if you only meet the minimum requirements listed. Think about your transferable experiences and unique skills that make you stand out as someone who can bring new and exciting things to this role.
About us
Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) is an AI Builder and technology services provider, building the bridge between AI investment and enterprise value by building full-stack AI solutions for our clients. Our deep industry, process and engineering expertise enables us to build an organization’s unique context into technology systems that amplify human potential, realize tangible returns and keep global enterprises ahead in a fast-changing world. See how at www.cognizant.com or @cognizant.
Additional employment information
Compensation information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.
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