Governance, Risk & Compliance Program Manager

Mission Critical Recruiting; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Greenfield project

Leadership role

APAC exposure

Job summary

Mission Critical Recruiting – Sydney NSW is seeking a Governance, Risk & Compliance Program Manager to lead the GRC function for a hyperscale data centre operator. You will own governance across OT and ICT, drive ISO 27001 alignment, and shape the upcoming GRC platform and control library.

The role is a greenfield build with significant APAC exposure, a clear team plan, and the chance to set the strategy, operating model, and vendor expectations for critical infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Significant GRC or technology risk experience in regulated environments.
• Hands-on ISO 27001 implementation and certification.
• Knowledge of Australian requirements (SOCI Act, Essential Eight).
• Experience mapping and reporting controls on a GRC platform.

Responsibilities

• Set the GRC strategy, roadmap and operating model for data centre OT and ICT.
• Lead ISO 27001 alignment and certification, plus country-specific controls.
• Select and implement a GRC platform, and build the control library, testing and reporting on it.
• Own the OT and ICT risk register, risk acceptance and remediation tracking.
• Lead internal and external audits and customer assurance requests.
• Set vendor and third-party security expectations, including remote access.
• Report risk posture and control maturity to the executive team.
• Lead an assistant manager and direct outsourced specialists.

Skills

GRC experience

ISO 27001

Regulatory knowledge (Australia)

Risk management

Audits

Stakeholder communication

Tools

ServiceNow IRM

RSA Archer

OneTrust

Job description

Governance, Risk & Compliance Program Manager

Mission Critical Recruiting – Sydney NSW

Full time

20h ago , from Mission Critical Recruiting

A hyperscale data centre developer and operator with campuses across APAC is building out its ICT function, and this is one of the first senior hires in a new GRC vertical.

You'll own governance, risk and compliance across the data centre OT and ICT estate: building management, power and cooling controls, monitoring platforms and the corporate systems that sit around them. The immediate priority is ISO 27001 alignment and certification, alongside the Australian requirements that apply to critical data centre assets, such as the SOCI Act and Essential Eight.

This is a build, not a maintenance job. There is no GRC platform in place yet, so you'll recommend one, implement it and use it to map, monitor and report controls across the business.

Why it's worth a look

• A genuine greenfield remit: you'll shape the function, the platform and the team
• An APAC role at a business with significant capacity planned across the region
• A hiring manager with a clear, mapped team plan and further hires to follow

What you'll do

• Set the GRC strategy, roadmap and operating model for data centre OT and ICT
• Lead ISO 27001 alignment and certification, plus the country-specific controls that go beyond it, starting with Australia
• Select and implement a GRC platform, and build the control library, testing and reporting on it
• Own the OT and ICT risk register, risk acceptance and remediation tracking
• Lead internal and external audits and customer assurance requests
• Set vendor and third-party security expectations, including remote access
• Report clearly on risk posture and control maturity to the executive team
• Lead an assistant manager and direct outsourced specialists

What they're looking for

• Significant GRC, technology risk or assurance experience in data centres, critical infrastructure, utilities, telecoms, financial services or similar regulated environments
• Hands-on ISO 27001 implementation, ideally taking an organisation through certification
• A working knowledge of Australian requirements such as the SOCI Act and Essential Eight
• Experience building controls on a GRC platform such as ServiceNow IRM, Archer or OneTrust
• Exposure to OT, building management or industrial control environments is a strong advantage; deep SOC or security engineering experience is not the core of this role
• The ability to explain technical risk to senior, non-technical stakeholders