When you join Verizon

You want more out of a career. A place to share your ideas freely — even if they’re daring or different. Where the true you can learn, grow, and thrive. At Verizon, we power and empower how people live, work and play by connecting them to what brings them joy. We do what we love — driving innovation, creativity, and impact in the world. Our V Team is a community of people who anticipate, lead, and believe that listening is where learning begins. In crisis and in celebration, we come together — lifting our communities and building trust in how we show up, everywhere & always. Want in? Join the V Team Life.

What you’ll be doing…

Must be a current participant of the Department of Defense Skillbridge Program or of the Hiring our Heroes Corporate Fellowship Program Cohort 2-2025.

You will be part of the Enterprise Risk Management and Compliance Group, assisting with the administration of Verizon’s Enterprise Risk Management program, overseeing policies, processes, people and systems, partnering with business leaders to identify and mitigate financial, operational, legal, regulatory and reputational risks. Also, as the subject matter expert, you will take a key role in developing and conducting risk assessments, documenting processes, workflows, recommendations and field work. Your work will help us improve our process and come up with ways to make your control environment even stronger. Come help us keep our Finance team running better every day.

• Conducting risk engagements (Risk Assessments, Process Evaluations, etc), capturing controls and mitigations to assess risk.

• Documenting processes/workflows to identify gaps and provide process enhancement recommendations.

• Assisting with planning and implementation of recommendations.

• Assisting with the development, documentation and implementation risk management program in a manner that fulfills the mission and strategic goals of the organization while complying with regulatory guidance.

• Assisting with the implementation of the governance, risk and compliance (GRC) tool and Integrated Risk Management technologies.

• Assessing the risk inherent in the business function under review and making decisions concerning the scope of work to be performed based on those risks.

• Using data mining results, statistical analysis and other techniques to assess the effectiveness of system controls and perform testing as needed to identify root-cause issues and formulate improvement recommendations for senior management.

• Assisting with the development of Key Risk Indicators (KRIs).

• Providing the repair of controls that are not functioning as intended; the enhancement of the control environment, to address current and developing threats; and the overall improvement to change control.

• Managing frequent, ad hoc requests from the business for advice/assistance regarding controls and compliance.

• Leading compliance training programs for function, including training of compliance personnel and/or function teams as needed to ensure compliance.

• Preparing and delivering presentations communicating risks mitigated, and the potential impacts of unmitigated.

• Supporting audit groups including Internal and External Audit in planning and completing their audit engagements.

This hybrid role will have a defined work location that includes work from home and assigned office days as set by the manager.

What we are looking for:

You’ll need to have:

• Must be a current participant of the Department of Defense Skillbridge Program or of the Hiring our Heroes Corporate Fellowship Program Cohort 2-2025.

• Four or more years of relevant experience required, demonstrated through work experience and/or military experience.

• Experience in operational compliance, business controls or Finance.

• Working knowledge of technology that forms a large scale enterprise environment.

Even better if you have one or more of the following:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Math, or Information Systems or four or more years of work experience.

• A degree.

• A professional certification (CPA, CIA, CISA, CRISC).

• Understanding of risk frameworks

• Strong analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills with the ability to exercise sound and balanced judgment.

• Experience proactively identifying risks and proposing solutions.

• Experience with Quality Assurance practices.

• Experience with statistics, reporting and analytical tools.

• Experience interpreting and implementing policies and processes to ensure a strong control environment.

• Experience leveraging auditing principles and methods to evaluate policies, processes and systems to identify business risks and control gaps.

• Experience in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint for analytics and presentation.

• Knowledge of compliance standards and frameworks including Sarbanes Oxley, SOC 1 (SSAE 18), SOC 2/3 (Trust Services Principles), ISO (27001, 27017).

• Demonstrated organizational, facilitation and negotiation skills.

• Experience with report writing/database.

• Telecommunications experience.

If Verizon and this role sound like a fit for you, we encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every “even better” qualification listed above.

Where you’ll be working

In this hybrid role, you'll have a defined work location that includes work from home and a minimum eight assigned office days per month that will be set by your manager.

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Equal Employment Opportunity

We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer - and celebrate our employees’ differences, including race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, and Veteran status. At Verizon, we know that diversity makes us stronger. We are committed to a collaborative, inclusive environment that encourages authenticity and fosters a sense of belonging. We strive for everyone to feel valued, connected, and empowered to reach their potential and contribute their best. Check out our diversity and inclusion page to learn more.

You want more out of a career. A place to share your ideas freely. We power and empower how people live, work and play by connecting them to what matters most. If that inspires you, start the next chapter of your career here.