IT Governance Manager

Randstad Malaysia; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Randstad Malaysia is seeking an IT Governance Manager to lead and enhance the organisation's IT governance framework. You will align IT practices with business objectives, regulatory requirements, and industry standards, overseeing framework design, audits, risk management, and continuous improvement of governance maturity.

Key duties include governance policy oversight, risk assessments, and ensuring control effectiveness to strengthen compliance posture and governance maturity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT, CS, Business or related discipline.
• Certified IT security such as CISSP or CISM preferred.
• Minimum 5 years' experience in IT governance, audit coordination, risk management, or regulatory compliance.
• Strong knowledge of COBIT, ITIL, ISO/IEC 27001.

Responsibilities

• Oversee design and maintenance of IT governance policies, standards and procedures.
• Coordinate audits, regulatory engagements and remediation activities.
• Identify governance risks and monitor control effectiveness and maturity.

Skills

IT governance

Risk management

Audit coordination

Regulatory compliance

Governance frameworks

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

About the Company

Company is a global multinational insurance and asset management company with a strong presence in Malaysia.

About the Job

The IT Governance Manager plays a critical role in establishing, maintaining, and continuously improving the organisation's IT governance framework. This role ensures that IT practices are aligned with business objectives, regulatory requirements, and industry standards. The position encompasses governance framework design, audit and regulatory coordination, risk management, assurance activities, and performance monitoring to strengthen control effectiveness and governance maturity.

• Provide governance oversight of Privileged Access Management (PAM) and Identity and Access Management (IAM) domains, including policy compliance, control effectiveness, and risk posture.
• Design, implement, and maintain IT governance frameworks, policies, standards, and procedures aligned with organizational strategy and regulatory expectations.
• Identify IT governance risks and conduct risk assessments to identify potential threats to IT processes, systems, and controls.

About the Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in information technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
• Certification in IT Security related such as CISSP or CISM is preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years' experience in IT governance, audit coordination, risk management, or regulatory compliance.
• Strong knowledge of IT governance, risk, and compliance frameworks (e.g., COBIT, ITIL, ISO/IEC 27001).
• Proven experience in managing audits, regulatory engagements, and remediation activities.

Experience

5 years

Skills

no additional skills required

Qualifications

no additional qualifications required

Education

Bachelor Degree