Client Risk Analyst

Eliassen Group; Dover; On-site; USD 69,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401k with match

Life insurance

Dental and Vision

Job summary

The Eliassen Group is seeking a Client Risk Analyst to join a remote, contract position. You will evaluate client control requirements, assess risk, and provide compliant solutions across security, privacy, and regulatory frameworks.

You will partner with legal, compliance, privacy, security, and product teams, translate technical concepts into business language, and lead risk responses during client negotiations. This role is a W2 arrangement with comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• 4+ years in risk management, information security, compliance, or related disciplines.
• Experience reviewing client security questionnaires and control assessments.
• Ability to translate technical concepts into business language.
• Preferred experience with regulated industries such as financial services, insurance, mortgage, tax, or credit.
• Familiarity with ISO 27001, NIST, SOC 2, and privacy frameworks.
• Preferred certifications include CISSP, CISA, CRISC, or Security+.
• Strong judgment, executive communication, consultative mindset, and ability to handle complex risk scenarios.

Responsibilities

• Conduct assessments of client security, privacy, and operational control requirements.
• Evaluate client questionnaires, audits, and security reviews.
• Analyze client requests against existing enterprise security standards, policies, and compliance frameworks.
• Partner with legal, compliance, privacy, security, and product stakeholders to determine appropriate risk responses.
• Assess controls involving data privacy and protection, encryption standards and key management, identity and access management, authentication controls, password policies, and data retention and handling requirements.
• Evaluate the impact of security exceptions and alternative control recommendations.
• Understand how client and end-user data is utilized, shared, stored, and protected across various business processes.
• Serve as a trusted advisor during client negotiations involving security and compliance requirements.
• Explain security, compliance, and operational limitations in a clear and business-friendly manner.
• Recommend compensating controls and alternative approaches when requested requirements cannot be supported.
• Provide risk-based guidance balancing security, compliance, operational feasibility, and customer needs.
• Collaborate with Client Success, Client Delivery, Sales, Product Teams, Information Security, and Legal & Compliance.
• Support annual client reviews, regulatory assessments, and recurring risk management activities.
• Participate in client-facing meetings and presentations.
• Interpret internal security policies and external regulatory requirements.
• Support assessments for background screening requirements, data privacy obligations, information safeguarding standards, and industry-specific compliance requirements.
• Document risk decisions, exceptions, and remediation activities.

Skills

Risk management

Information security

Client governance

Executive communication

Consultative mindset

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

ISO 27001

NIST

SOC 2

Job description

Client Risk Analyst

Anywhere

Type: Contract

Category: Regulatory/Compliance

Industry: Technology

Workplace Type: Remote

Reference ID: JN -082026-108410

Date Posted: 08/26/2026

Shortcut: http://careers.eliassen.com/tcQR5n

Description

Remote

The Client Risk Analyst serves as a critical liaison between clients, sales teams, product teams, and information security stakeholders to evaluate client control requirements, assess risk implications, and provide defensible, compliant solutions. This role is responsible for interpreting complex client requests related to security, privacy, compliance, and operational controls while ensuring alignment with enterprise policies, regulatory obligations, and business capabilities. The ideal candidate combines strong information security knowledge with exceptional communication and consultative skills. They must be comfortable explaining why certain client requirements cannot be supported and offering alternative approaches that achieve comparable risk mitigation outcomes.

Due to client requirements, applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.

Rate: $50.00 to $60.00/hr. w2

JN -082026-108410

Responsibilities:

• Conduct assessments of client security, privacy, and operational control requirements.

• Evaluate client questionnaires, audits, and security reviews.

• Analyze client requests against existing enterprise security standards, policies, and compliance frameworks.

• Partner with legal, compliance, privacy, security, and product stakeholders to determine appropriate risk responses.

• Assess controls involving data privacy and protection, encryption standards and key management, identity and access management, authentication controls, password policies, and data retention and handling requirements.

• Evaluate the impact of security exceptions and alternative control recommendations.

• Understand how client and end-user data is utilized, shared, stored, and protected across various business processes.

• Serve as a trusted advisor during client negotiations involving security and compliance requirements.

• Explain security, compliance, and operational limitations in a clear and business-friendly manner.

• Recommend compensating controls and alternative approaches when requested requirements cannot be supported.

• Provide risk-based guidance balancing security, compliance, operational feasibility, and customer needs.

• Collaborate with Client Success, Client Delivery, Sales, Product Teams, Information Security, and Legal & Compliance.

• Support annual client reviews, regulatory assessments, and recurring risk management activities.

• Participate in client-facing meetings and presentations.

• Interpret internal security policies and external regulatory requirements.

• Support assessments for background screening requirements, data privacy obligations, information safeguarding standards, and industry-specific compliance requirements.

• Document risk decisions, exceptions, and remediation activities.

Experience Requirements:

• 4+ years in risk management, information security, compliance, security consulting, client governance, or related disciplines.

• Understanding of information security principles, data protection controls, access management, encryption concepts, and privacy regulations.

• Experience reviewing client security questionnaires and control assessments.

• Ability to translate technical concepts into business language.

• Preferred experience with regulated industries such as financial services, insurance, mortgage, tax, or credit.

• Familiarity with ISO 27001, NIST, SOC 2, and privacy frameworks.

• Preferred certifications include CISSP, CISA, CRISC, or Security+.

• Strong judgment, executive communication, consultative mindset, and ability to handle complex risk scenarios.

Recruitment Transparency Notice

Eliassen Group values transparency in our recruitment practices. Please be advised that Eliassen Group utilizes artificial intelligence (AI) tools as part of its initial application screening and hiring process. You may receive email and SMS notifications from the Eliassen Virtual Recruiting Team ([e-mail], 781-808-2924) inviting you to complete a brief voice screening as part of your application process. These tools assist our hiring teams in different ways, including but not limited to, assistance in reviewing application materials to help identify candidates whose qualifications most closely match the requirements of the position. All AI-assisted evaluations and responses are reviewed by human recruiters before any hiring decisions are made. The use of AI in our process is intended to support fairness, efficiency, and consistency, and Eliassen Group takes measures to prevent bias or discrimination in connection with its hiring practices. By proceeding, you acknowledge, agree, and consent to Eliassen Group's use of these tools, including AI tools, as part of the application and hiring process.

Skills, experience, and other compensable factors will be considered when determining pay rate. The pay range provided in this posting reflects a W2 hourly rate; other employment options may be available that may result in pay outside of the provided range.

W2 employees of Eliassen Group who are regularly scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for the following benefits: medical (choice of 3 plans), dental, vision, pre-tax accounts, other voluntary benefits including life and disability insurance, 401(k) with match, and sick time if required by law in the worked-in state/locality.

Eliassen Group is a strategic consulting firm that helps organizations reach further and achieve more through our technology, business advisory, and life sciences solutions. For nearly 40 years, we have combined exceptional people, deep domain expertise, and intelligent capabilities to expand our clients' capacity and accelerate meaningful outcomes. We are driven by a purpose to positively impact the lives of our employees, clients, consultants, and the communities we serve.

Eliassen is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We are an Equal Opportunity and Aff...