Director, IT Risk Management (ITRM)

At Five Below our growth is a result of the people who embrace our purpose: We know life is way better when you are free to Let Go & Have Fun in an amazing experience, filled with unlimited possibilities, priced so low, you can always say yes to the newest, coolest stuff! Just ask any of our over 17,000 associates who work at Five Below and they’ll tell you there’s no other place like it. It all starts with our purpose and then, The Five Below Way, which is our values and behaviors that each and every associate believes in. It’s all about culture at Five Below, making this a place that can inspire you as much as you inspire us with big ideas, super energy, passion, and the ability to make the workplace a WOWplace! POSITION SUMMARY Technology is a key strategic enabler helping fuel Five Below’s amazing growth. The IT organization has been on an incredible journey implementing next generation solutions helping transform the way Five Below buys, moves, and sells merchandise to delight our customers with our brand promise. IT operates in a modern, product-driven model following agile practices and strives to set new standards for what great IT looks like. As we continue building Five Below’s IT organization to keep pace with our growth, we look for new crew members to join the journey who can help IT deliver on our purpose and values in every interaction and who can think creatively to ensure IT keeps raising the bar for excellence. At Five Below, you can continue building your career in a place that has unlimited growth potential and allows you to make a positive impact all while learning new digital, technical and leadership skills. We are inspired by new challenges and push ourselves to create what’s next in this dynamic industry. Come join this diverse team and grow with us. The Director of ITRM will ensure IT has the processes, governance and risk mitigation and compliance processes in place to help ensure that our IT operation is in compliance with regulatory requirements, meets internal control objectives while supporting Five Below’s high-growth goals. This role will define, drive, and govern key aspects of IT risk management including assisting with, and assessing Sox compliance and Audit controls as well as assessing and advising on other technology risk areas such as the Agile life cycle, DevSecOps, business continuity and disaster recovery. This role will partner cross-functionally with business stakeholders across Stores, Digital, Supply Chain and MP&A, Strategy PMO, Internal Audit, Legal, Finance, IT Product Management, and IT Product Engineering. Key Responsibilities Assess risk associated with Sox compliance and Audit controls within IT; partner with Internal Audit to ensure policies are defined and requisite processes are being followed. Ensure necessary training and education within IT is current and provide support for the quarterly testing activities performed by Auditors Provide senior level risk consulting to IT product management and IT product Engineering teams Help to ensure compliance to corporate policies and standards Manage the security policy exception process and provide metrics and monitoring around existing risk acceptance waivers Work with business partners to validate risk processes impacting the company’s bottom line Provide enterprise level technology risk categorization and assessment to leadership Perform gap assessments and create reasonable business-focused recommendations to help mitigate technology risk while still maintaining an innovative agile environment Provide governance and oversight to the company’s architectural review board from a technology risk perspective Skills & Qualifications 10 years of F500 IT experience including program management and ITRM Experience working with engineering development and ops teams in a DevOps model; Creative and flexible mindset to planning and problem-solving, ability to lean into the details while maintaining the “big picture” Strength in building partnerships; working collaboratively in a matrix organization Demonstrated fluency in Sox compliance and audit control governance with experience working closely with Internal and external Auditors. Fluency in collaboration tools (e.g. Teams) and experience leveraging them to support a distributed workforce Experience with agile methodology Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and achieve success in the face of ambiguity while prioritizing and managing multiple priorities Excellent written and oral communication skills; able to convey complex ideas in a strategic and concise fashion Strong self-starter with a history of independent thinking and ability to implement scalable, disciplined structure and process to meet necessary operational goals A team player with proven ability to build strong cohesive relationships with internal and external partners including finance, technology, legal/compliance and vendors. Strong management presence and experience advising and interfacing with senior executives and business leadership on technology related issues, excellent executive-level verbal and written communication. If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us! Five Below is an Equal Opportunity Employer.