Lead, Risk Activation & Assurance (Data, Tech)

Cricket Wireless LLC.; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 155,000 - 233,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision coverage

401(k) plan

Tuition reimbursement

Paid Time Off and Holidays

Paid Parental Leave

Adoption Reimbursement

Disability Benefits

Life Insurance

Employee wellness programs

Employee discounts

Job summary

AT&T is seeking a Principal Risk Response Activation & Assurance Lead to drive dedicated risk response activation and assurance across Data, Technology, and Workforce Management risks. You will translate validated risks into remediation plans, validate controls before closure, and report residual risk to strengthen governance and issue resolution quality.

This is an individual contributor role with no direct reports, located in Charlotte, NC.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS or Cybersecurity.
• 7+ years of related experience.
• Experience in assessing, managing, and driving remediation of cybersecurity, technology, data governance, or operational risks.
• Strong knowledge of data governance, data quality, access and entitlement management, control frameworks, and assurance practices.
• Proven ability to lead complex risk remediation initiatives and influence stakeholders across cybersecurity, technology, risk management, audit, data governance, and business organizations.
• Familiarity with applying AI or ML techniques in cybersecurity contexts (e.g., anomaly detection, threat hunting, behavioral analytics, or risk scoring).

Responsibilities

• Activate validated data and workforce-related risks into remediation or acceptance pathways, ensuring rigor in data governance and workforce control remediation plans.
• Serve as the control-layer function for risk activation across data lifecycle controls and workforce management-related processes, validating evidence and enforcing assurance gates.
• Convert validated data and workforce risks into proper remediation, compensating control, or acceptance routes.
• Ensuring response pathways align to data governance, data quality, access/entitlement, or workforce control gaps.

Skills

Risk remediation leadership

Data governance

Access & entitlement management

Cybersecurity knowledge

Stakeholder influence

AI/ML familiarity in cybersecurity

Risk assessment

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Cybersecurity

Job description

AT&T is seeking a Principal Risk Response Activation & Assurance Lead to drive dedicated risk response activation and assurance across Data, Technology, and Workforce Management risks. You will translate validated risks into remediation plans, validate controls before closure, and report residual risk to strengthen governance and issue resolution quality.

This is an individual contributor role with no direct reports, located in Charlotte, NC.