Worldwide SMG Risk and Controls Specialist

Job Description

The Sales and Marketing Group (SMG) Risk and Controls Senior Analyst is a critical role to provide ethics, compliance and controls leadership for SMG at the WW level while partnering closely with stakeholders across SMG, Business Units (BU), Legal and SMG Finance including the regional risk and controls teams. This role is a key member of the SMG Risk Management Finance team reporting to the SMG Risk Management and Governance Controller.

The SMG Risk and Controls Specialist is a controls subject-matter expert, responsible for leading and executing our Ethics and Compliance Programs for SMG. This position is responsible for well-designed, sustainable, and efficient controls including risk assessment, controls evaluation, risk mitigation and implementation in support of SMG and Intel business objectives. The role will also lead process improvements including technology capabilities to achieve more efficient, effective audit oversight and process execution. Business partnership and influence will also be critical while working across SMG, BUs and the regional risk and controls team.

• Working closely with Ethics and Legal Compliance and SMG Senior Management as the SMG's Ethics and Compliance Champion to drive ethics messaging, awareness, and compliance within SMG.
• Leading SMG Controls projects and assessments across the regional risk and controls teams to achieve risk mitigation and process improvements including technology capabilities to achieve efficient, effective, and risk-informed business processes.
• Managing SMG risk assessment across the regions to identify potential and emerging risks.
• Designing and driving remediation solutions for identified risk issues.
• Preparation and coordination of quarterly Ethics and Compliance Management Review Committee (MRC) content for SMG Staff including Worldwide compliance and investigations indicators.
• Participation and co-ownership of SMG Controls Council and Extended Controls Council meetings across SMG regional risk and controls managers and analysts.
• Leading and influencing improvements in controls infrastructure to achieve both controls effectiveness and efficiency.
• Tracking and closure of any control deficiencies owned by SMG.
• Coordination and alignment with Revenue SOX controls.
• Driving business process management (BPM) effort for risk management scope to achieve standard, repeatable processes.
• Includes the maintenance for existing BPM processes and the extension to new areas.

• Advanced risk management and controls aptitudes to assess risks, define mitigations and drive implementation.
• Strong communication skills (written and verbal) with ability to communicate to all levels of the organization.
• Proactive, self-directed, and able to communicate with all levels of the organization.
• Leadership and influence skills.
• Ability to effectively work across organizations and geographies with tolerance for high ambiguity.
• Strong critical thinking skills and ability to challenge the status quo.
• Intermediate Project/program management skills.

• Bachelor's degree and 7+ years of relevant Finance experience.
• At least 3 years of combined work experience in areas such as risk management, controls and/or audit.
• Intermediate to Advanced English proficiency (both verbal and written).
• Must have unrestricted - permanent right to work in Costa Rica.

• Knowledge of internal control principles (e.g., COSO), financial statement assertions, financial and operational processes, IT general controls and risks; SOX best practices preferred.