GRC Program Specialist

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Joining Collibra’s GRC team

Collibra’s Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) Team is looking for a GRC Specialist who will be a great team player with not only a technical background, but also some audit experience.

In your day-to-day, you will be helping our team to:

• develop and roll out policies, procedures, and processes,
• manage vendor relationships,
• remediate audit findings,
• support external audits, and
• help continue to improve our control environment by performing and monitoring global controls.

Our GRC Specialist will enhance customer trust by supporting the GRC team in strengthening and maintaining Collibra’s control environment and risk posture. This is a hybrid role based in our New York office or Raleigh office depending on the candidate’s location. Where applicable, our hybrid model means you’ll work from the office at least two days each week.

Responsibilities

• Execute periodic and continuous control monitoring activities, including user access reviews and third-party assessments, to help assure that Collibra’s controls are working as intended to protect our data.
• Support the risk and issue management lifecycle by collaborating with process and system owners to ensure security gaps are promptly identified, tracked, and remediated.
• Coordinate evidence collection for external audits (e.g., SOC 2, ISO 27001) by partnering with stakeholders across the company to provide a smooth audit process and successfully maintain our compliance certifications.
• Contribute to key governance functions, such as security awareness training and policy management, to strengthen our control environment.
• Administer the day-to-day functions of GRC platforms to maintain a reliable source of truth for all GRC activities.

Requirements

• Minimum 3 years of experience in a public IT audit, internal audit, and/or compliance role, ideally in a SaaS software environment.
• One or more current qualifications is nice-to-have (examples listed by the company): CISA, CRISC, CISSP, CIA, CPA.
• A bachelor’s degree or equivalent related working experience is required.
• Required for US non-federal postings: this position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

You are

• Eager to learn and contribute, with a growing interest in governance, risk, and compliance.
• Knowledgeable about information security fundamentals and the core principles of risk management.
• Familiar with performing control testing or supporting technology audits, with some exposure to cloud environments (like AWS/GCP) or enterprise SaaS applications (like Salesforce, Workday).
• Familiar with at least one common control framework (e.g., SOC 2, ISO 27001, NIST CSF), gained through direct support of an audit or compliance program.
• Solution-oriented and pragmatic in your application of compliance standards, understanding how to balance business needs with implementation of necessary controls.
• Able to discuss technical topics with different teams and stakeholders through clear written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong in interpersonal relationship skills to effectively interact with internal and external stakeholders.

Measures of success

• Within your first month: begin building relationships within the GRC team and across Collibra; begin to perform third-party assessments as part of vendor onboarding and support execution of the training process.
• Within your third month: perform continuous control monitoring and support the GRC team with recertification reviews and issue remediation activities.
• Within your sixth month: help the team execute Collibra’s annual external audit program and help maintain Collibra’s certifications.

Compensation for this role

The standard base salary range for this position is $72,000 - $90,000 per year. This position is not eligible for additional commission-based compensation. Salary offers are based on a combination of factors, including, but not limited to, experience, skills, and location.

In addition to base salary, Collibra offers equity ownership at every level, bonus potential, a Flex Fund monthly stipend, pension/401k plans, and more.

Benefits at Collibra

Collibra’s benefits program is built for flexibility and includes competitive compensation, health coverage, time off, and other offerings to support employees and their families. Learn more about Collibra’s benefits and diversity, equity, and inclusion on the company careers pages.

Location and working model

• Primary locations mentioned: Raleigh, North Carolina, USA and New York office (hybrid). Hybrid model generally requires working from the office at least two days each week.
• This posting notes US non-federal positions are not eligible for visa sponsorship.