Houston Technology Audit & Advisory; Energy & Utilities Associate Director

Position: Houston Technology Audit & Advisory (Energy & Utilities) Associate Director
JOB REQUISITION

Houston Technology Audit & Advisory (Energy & Utilities) Associate Director

LOCATION

HOUSTON

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JOB DESCRIPTION

Technology Audit & Advisory Associate Director (Energy & Utilities)

You Belong Here

The Protiviti Career provides opportunity to learn, inspire, and advance within a collaborative and inclusive culture. We hire curious individuals for whom learning is a passion. We lean into our mission:
We Care. We Collaborate. We Deliver.

At every level, we champion leaders who live our values of integrity, inclusion, innovation, and commitment to success. Imagining our work as a journey, we believe integrity guides our way, inclusion moves us forward together, innovation creates new destinations, and our commitment to success empowers us to deliver on our vision to be the most trusted global consulting firm.

Where We Need You:

Protiviti is looking for a Technology Audit & Advisory Associate Director to join our growing team.

What You Can Expect:

As an Associate Director, you'll partner with our clients to manage risk associated with their use of technology. You'll develop innovative strategies to solve complex business problems and devise solutions that address client needs using leading practices, data-driven insights, and emerging tools and methodologies.  You'll also help develop new business opportunities, expand existing client relationships, and contribute to the growth of our Technology Audit practice.

You'll build lasting relationships with clients and within the business community while serving as an ambassador of Protiviti in the market. You will also mentor and develop high-performing teams, provide leadership across engagements, and oversee the successful delivery of project work plans while driving quality, innovation, and exceptional client service.

At Protiviti, Technology Audit & Advisory focuses on:

* Helping clients better manage risks associated with their use of technology, protecting and enhancing enterprise value.

* Innovation: identifying solutions to client problems related to technology, helping them to rethink how technology processes are managed by incorporating AI and automation.

* Technology enablement:
Incorporating analytics, AI, automation and other new tools and methods in the execution of audit work for our clients, enabling a deeper, broader, more efficient, and more insightful analysis of our clients' technology risks.

* Staying current:
We support a broad set of potential certifications and related trainings for our team, equipping our technology audit organization to stay at the forefront of emerging risks and trends.

Consultants in Technology Audit & Advisory work with clients to assess, identify risk, advise, and consult on different technology-related topics, including:

* Cybersecurity

* Cloud Assurance

* IT Project Risk Advisory

* Technology Risk Management and Assessment

* IT General Controls (ITGC)

* AI and Data Governance

* Data Privacy

* Technology Risk related to Regulations

* Enterprise Applications

* Technology Resilience

* IT Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance

* Emerging Technologies

* 2nd Line Controls and Compliance

* Technology Enablement

What Will Help You Be Successful:

* You enjoy identifying areas of business and technology risk, and opportunities to improve efficiency, increase performance, and help clients better utilize all technologies.

* You are passionate about building trusted relationships with C-level executives and providing exceptional experiences that translate to additional project work.

* You have interest and flexibility in serving clients in the energy and utilities industry.

* You have an inherent interest in project management and team leadership.

* You are driven to pursue leadership opportunities both internally and with clients.

* You promote a positive team culture that fosters open communication among all engagement team members.

* You create development opportunities for others, including participating in the creation and rollout of training, and ways for your team to improve our clients and communities.

* You enjoy discovering prospective project work with current and potential clients through networking, knowledge-building,…