Sheryl Hajari
Studio City,CA
Summary
Results-driven IT professional with extensive experience in various IT support roles with demonstrated success of managing diverse teams to implement processes that reduce risk and enhance maturity. Currently lead Identity and Access Administration and Governance for all users globally across the entire enterprise.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Director, Security Access Administration
Warner Bros. Discovery
01.2023 - Current
- Lead an access operations team of onshore and offshore resources; responsible for overseeing access management within Service Level Agreements and remediating vulnerabilities to adhere to enterprise policy in addition to adoption of regulatory compliance standards.
- Support provisioning/de-provisioning, access automation configuration, and process governance for over 70,000 accounts across 20+ AD Domains and multiple HR Source Systems.
- Lead centralized provisioning/deprovisioniong and governance for over 100 SOX/PCI applications.
- Serve as program owner for operational risk initiates, including SOX, PCI, User Access Review driven mandates.
Vice President, Governance, Risk, Compliance, and Security Operations
Warner Bros. Discovery (prev. WarnerMedia)
11.2020 - 10.2022
- Successfully led a team of 55 GRC and SecOps professionals to define and execute strategic initiatives to enhance security and compliance.
Vice President, Technology Governance, Risk, and Compliance
Warner Bros. Discovery (prev. WarnerMedia)
03.2019 - 11.2020
- Built and led an integrated GRC department of 30 professionals to empower the global tech organization with meeting compliance requirements.
Associate Director, Internal Audit
Warner Bros. Discovery (prev. WarnerMedia)
02.2017 - 03.2019
- Oversaw all strategic and operational activities of the IT Audit program, including leading all enterprise-wide technology and operational audits.
IT Audit Senior Manager, Internal Audit
Warner Bros. Discovery (prev. WarnerMedia)
02.2015 - 02.2017
- Led the Turner IT Audit Plan, risk assessment activities, and coordinated management’s remediation follow-up activities.
IT Audit Manager, Internal Audit
Warner Bros. Discovery (prev. WarnerMedia)
03.2013 - 02.2015
- Designed and executed the first audits of Turner’s television broadcast infrastructure and video content security.
Audit Manager (IT & Special Projects), Internal Audit
Flowers Foods, Inc.
01.2010 - 03.2013
- Managed the IT Audit Program strategy and operations, introducing SOX audit efficiency gains.
Senior Associate, SAP Advisory
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)
09.2008 - 01.2010
- Supported development of SAP audit work programs and assessed security maturity of SAP clients.
IT Audit Associate, Systems and Process Assurance
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)
01.2006 - 09.2008
- Led implementation reviews to ensure system design and configuration met business and compliance needs.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Business Management
University of Phoenix
Skills
- Identity Governance and Administration
- Active Directory
- Information Security
- Risk
- SOX Compliance
- PCI Compliance
- Data Privacy
- Program Management
- ITIL Management
- Agile Methodologies
- Lean IT
- Six Sigma
- Kaizen
- Vendor Management
- SDLC
- Business Continuity Management
Certification
- Certified Business Resilience IT Professional (CBRIP)
- Business Resilience Manager (CMBRM)
- ITIL Foundation Certified
- Certified ScrumMaster (CSM)
- Certified Project Manager (UCLA Extension)
Timeline
Director, Security Access Administration
Warner Bros. Discovery
01.2023 - Current
Vice President, Governance, Risk, Compliance, and Security Operations
Warner Bros. Discovery (prev. WarnerMedia)
11.2020 - 10.2022
Vice President, Technology Governance, Risk, and Compliance
Warner Bros. Discovery (prev. WarnerMedia)
03.2019 - 11.2020
Associate Director, Internal Audit
Warner Bros. Discovery (prev. WarnerMedia)
02.2017 - 03.2019
IT Audit Senior Manager, Internal Audit
Warner Bros. Discovery (prev. WarnerMedia)
02.2015 - 02.2017
IT Audit Manager, Internal Audit
Warner Bros. Discovery (prev. WarnerMedia)
03.2013 - 02.2015
Audit Manager (IT & Special Projects), Internal Audit
Flowers Foods, Inc.
01.2010 - 03.2013
Senior Associate, SAP Advisory
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)
09.2008 - 01.2010
IT Audit Associate, Systems and Process Assurance
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)
01.2006 - 09.2008
Bachelor of Science - Business Management
University of Phoenix
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