Manager, IT Controls and Compliance

Lead IT Controls, Compliance, and Operational Excellence Across Mission-Critical Technology Services

Georgia System Operations Corporation (GSOC) is seeking a Manager, IT Controls and Compliance to lead the IT controls, compliance audit readiness, and service-management capabilities that support Shared Services IT across GSOC, Georgia Transmission Corporation (GTC), and Oglethorpe Power Corporation (OPC).

This role provides strategic direction for IT internal controls, including controls supporting Sarbanes-Oxley and NERC Critical Infrastructure Protection requirements, and helps ensure controls are clearly documented, assigned, operated , tested, assessed, and continuously improved.

The manager also leads IT processes that support a service-oriented operating model, including change management, incident management, knowledge management, asset management, software license management, vendor management, and agile ways of working.

This opportunity is ideal for an experienced IT controls and compliance leader who can connect regulatory obligations, audit readiness, IT service management, operational resilience, customer satisfaction, team leadership, and continuous improvement in a mission-critical environment.

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship

What You'll Do

As Manager, IT Controls and Compliance, you will lead the team, controls, processes, standards, and stakeholder relationships that strengthen IT controls and service delivery across the Family of Companies.

You will:

• Partner with IT leadership and business stakeholders to understand control and process needs, establish priorities, and align initiatives with company strategy and business requirements.
• Develop and maintain IT policies, standards, controls, procedures, process documentation, and ownership assignments.
• Oversee the design, implementation, operation, testing, assessment, reporting, and continuous improvement of IT internal controls.
• Support IT controls required for Sarbanes-Oxley and NERC CIP compliance and promote adherence to applicable laws, regulations, industry standards, corporate policies, guidelines, and procedures.
• Coordinate with internal and external auditors during independent assessments, provide clear and timely support, and ensure audit evidence and control documentation are complete and accurate .
• Partner with IT leadership to develop, track, and complete management action plans when control gaps or audit findings are identified .
• Lead IT service-management processes, including change, incident, knowledge, asset , software license, and vendor management.
• Ensure new and revised controls and processes are appropriately tested before implementation and monitored for ongoing effectiveness.
• Develop and report operational metrics, control-performance information, process results, risks, issues, and improvement opportunities.
• Provide leadership and support during major incidents, disaster recovery events, business continuity activities, and security incident response and recovery plan activation.
• Build and maintain productive relationships with IT peers, business stakeholders, auditors, vendors, and other partners while promoting responsive customer service.
• Manage the department budget, forecasts, expenditures, contracts, purchase orders, and related cost-management responsibilities.
• Lead team staffing, work allocation, performance management, coaching, development, training, coverage planning, and retention activities.
• Communicate a clear vision and strategy, model high standards for integrity and cooperation, and foster innovation and continuous improvement.
• Manage routine departmental administration, reporting, operational metrics, timesheets, and other personnel-related processes.

What You Bring

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science , Business Administration, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field. Equivalent combination of education, training, and directly related work experience may be considered .
• Ideally, 10+ years of relevant experience in areas such as IT, IT audit, application support, software engineering, IT service management, agile delivery, cloud infrastructure, virtualization, business analysis, or technology operations.
• An associate degree in a related field with ideally, 14 + years of relevant experience, including approximately 5+ years in a supervisory or leadership role, may be considered as equivalent experience.
• Ideally, 18+ years of directly related experience, including approximately 5+ years in a supervisory or leadership role, may also be considered as equivalent experience.
• Experience leading IT controls, compliance, audit, service-management , or process-improvement work in a complex technology environment.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to work effectively with technical teams, business stakeholders, leadership, auditors, and vendors.
• Excellent organization, time management, analytical thinking, creative problem-solving, and relationship-management skills.
• Demonstrated…