Technology, Media & Telecommunications Accelerating growth in a digital world TMT organizations have demonstrated resilience and achieved incredible growth as their businesses have become increasingly demanded by consumers across both B2B and B2C sectors. With this growth comes an increased amount of opportunity, a responsibility to maintain consumer trust, and a need to proactively manage risk. Simultaneously, the industry is facing a mounting focus on compliance and is undergoing rigorous regulatory scrutiny. During this critical growth period, our team is here to help your business take a comprehensive approach to scale, drive and achieve business growth, establish and maintain effective governance, risk, and compliance program, as well as adapt to a rapidly changing market. We work with TMT organizations of all sizes and across all business lifecycle stages to achieve a strategic approach for the future. Microsoft & Protiviti: Unparalleled Collaboration Read about Microsoft’s Innovative Procurement Transformation in the latest issue of CPOStrategy Magazine. “Working with a cross-functional team from Microsoft, we created tools and frameworks to evaluate data readiness, process maturity, and potential ROI.” – Greg Scharine, Associate Director, Protiviti Read more What we do Challenges and Opportunities Our services Sectors we serve Insights Client stories Leadership Connect with us Our services for TMT companies Pro Document Consent Data Privacy With reliance on technology comes inherent data privacy and security risks. Protiviti solutions help improve privacy programs that align with increasing global regulations by identifying key gaps that may exist in privacy policies, establishing a baseline, managing change and implementing documentation. Pro Briefcase Regulatory Compliance Regulation is increasingly a factor across the technology industry on a local, national, and global level. Our professionals have proven experience responding to the changing nature and web of regulations by helping companies assess, strengthen, and maintain a disciplined, proactive approach to regulatory compliance. Pro Document Stack Transactions Financing and M&A transactions such as SPACs and IPOs, are critical to growth as global competition continues to intensify. Protiviti’s tailored solutions make sense of the complexity from planning to execution, delivery, and integration. Pro Building office Cybersecurity Today’s external threats are ever present within the cybersecurity of an organization. Protiviti has mature capabilities ranging from assessing an organization’s defenses and preparedness for a cyber-attack to implementing today’s technical solutions to meet and enhance a company’s cybersecurity posture. Pro Rightmark Square Digital Transformation Protiviti refines digital strategy and customer experience, builds and improves back-office operations, and upgrades and integrates technology, allowing organizations to focus on innovation and first-to-market solutions. Pro Legal Briefcase Managed Solutions Protiviti provides a unique, flexible delivery model to help you address short-term skill gaps, deliver project results, and transform your organization. In partnership with our parent company Robert Half, we help you create the right team to scale up or down quickly and cost-effectively to fit your needs. Pro Workflow Flowchart Emerging Tech Adoption of 5G tech leveraging edge computing, AI/ML, quantum computing, and many other use cases is imminent. As a provider or user of 5G tech, a successful rollout is key to leading the market and taking advantage of emerging technologies. Protiviti can help implement, connect, and secure this technology. Pro Document Files Supply Chain We help technology companies meet supply chain demands around quality, speed of delivery, security, and overall performance by identifying and scrutinizing new suppliers, selecting and prioritizing parts purchases, providing staff training, and preparing for anticipated disruptions. Sectors we serve Fuel growth. Build trust. Manage risk. Software We help emerging to established software companies manage their risks, adapt to changing regulatory requirements in their products and platforms, build and improve processes, reduce costs, and manage business in the cloud. At any critical point in a company’s lifecycle Protiviti can partner with you to achieve a strategic approach for the future. Fuel growth. Build trust. Manage risk. High Tech and Electronics We work with semiconductor and semiconductor equipment manufacturers, networking providers, and other high-tech equipment and services providers improve cost management, enhance revenues, identify and mitigate risk – including supply chain risk – and support strategies critical to a businesses' success. For any critical point in a company’s lifecycle Telecommunications In our ever-connected world, telecommunications providers strive to maintain market share, customer loyalty, and trust while finding innovative ways to optimize margins, manage risks, and remain at the forefront of emerging technologies. Protiviti continues to invest in solutions and talent versed in telecommunications to help drive 5G innovation, edge computing and other future leaning areas. For any critical point in a company’s lifecycle Media and Entertainment In the rapidly changing digital market, consumers demand content to be at their fingertips. This responsibility falls to media and entertainment (M&E) organizations to engage, innovate, differentiate, and evolve to capture the intensifying growth while standing out in a competitive market and maintaining public trust. We help M&E companies improve customer experience to help retain current customers and attract new customers. Featured insights INSIGHTS PAPER Top compliance challenges facing the technology industry in 2025 In the fast-paced world of technology, both regulators and companies face challenges applying existing laws to new and rapid developments. Given the high stakes of non-compliance, which may lead to business restrictions, technology companies’ senior... FLASH REPORT Trump 2.0: Possible Winners and Losers President-elect Donald Trump will take office in January 2025 with Republican control of both the Senate and the House and with a conservative-leaning Supreme Court. The president-elect has moved quickly to appoint cabinet members, agency heads and... PODCAST Podcast | Advantages of Greater Legal and Compliance Collaboration In a rapidly evolving regulatory landscape, the integration of compliance and legal functions has never been more crucial. In the latest installment of the Protiviti Legal Perspectives podcast series, podcast host Chad Volkert and Protiviti Managing... SURVEY 2024 Technology, Media and Telecommunications Finance Priorities Discover how TMT Finance Priorities are shifting towards AI, cost optimization, and robust data security in the digital age. BLOG U.K. Online Safety Act: The Impact on Tech Firms and Critical Compliance Considerations The U.K. Online Safety Act (OSA) is part of a suite of new online-safety and consumer-protection regulations aimed at safeguarding users from harmful content on digital platforms. Its implementation is planned in three phases from 2025 to 2026. ... BLOG Survey of TMT Leaders Shows Disparities in Views on Key Issues Like Regulatory Readiness Technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) C-suite executives and independent directors are mostly aligned on organizational priorities and the biggest threats to growth, but their views diverge on threat preparedness and the adequacy of time and... Button Button Featured client stories Enhancing Consent Management with OneTrust Protiviti and OneTrust helped a global software and IT solutions provider enhance its consent management processes, ensuring regulatory compliance. Telecom Leader Sets New Standard as Top Employer with Innovative Pay and Job Structures Telecom leader innovates pay structures for next-gen growth, setting new standards with a unified job architecture and base pay framework to attract top talent. Organizational Changes Drive Seamless Transformation of Back-Office Processes to Propel Business Strategy Protiviti partnered with leading technology company to assess, redesign, and standardize procurement, accounting, and finance functions. The company’s overall goal was to eliminate manual and disparate back-office processes to create capacity for... Blockchain/Web3 Startup Blocks Gaps and Improves AWS Security Posture A blockchain/web3 startup engaged Protiviti to review their AWS environment. While getting the product to market as fast as possible was a primary goal for the client, security was an afterthought in many scenarios. To address this need and prevent a... Global Multimedia Organization Transforms Sourcing and Procurement Function and Saves Millions Using spend analytics findings, Protiviti helped the client build and strengthen a procurement department with a custom procurement taxonomy. Working with the client’s first procurement leader, we helped secure an e-sourcing tool. Software firm's focus on accessibility improves user experience for all Web application accessibility is critical to the ongoing success of any digital application. In fact, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) includes digital assets in its definition of “public places of accommodation” that should adhere to... Global Payments Leader Improves Contract Lifecycle Management Processes Protiviti helped our client select and implement a lifecycle management system including PMO activities, process design contract and business requirements documentation, legacy contract data extraction, super user training and UAT.... Button Button Leadership Scot Glover Scot is a Global Leader for Technology, Media & Telecommunications in our San Francisco office and focuses on helping companies assess, understand and mitigate their most important risks to drive key business improvements. He is a member of our Internal Audit and ... Learn More Michael Lyons 20 year technology consulting veteran, specializing in large IT projects within the Telecommunications industry. Previous experience includes design work for global strategy and policy surrounding security and privacy, with expertise in taking risk based approach to ... Learn More Pro Briefcase Technology Insights newsletter Read the latest perspectives on technology trends and risks. Learn More Pro Rightmark Square CFO Insights newsletter Read perspectives from our experts on finance trends and risks. Learn More Pro Building office Technology Industry Collection A curated collection of topics, trends and insights to help technology, media and telecommunications industry organizations face today's challenges and opportunities. Learn More Pro Document Consent The Protiviti View blog Explore timely and relevant industry topics covered on our blog. Learn More