GRC - Associate Manager

Huron Consulting Group Inc.; Karnataka; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401(k) plan with employer match

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Huron Consulting Group in India seeks a Manager to lead corporate IT Security and GRC projects. You will drive initiatives across security, privacy, legal and internal audit, gathering requirements, managing plans, and promoting compliance with regulatory frameworks.

You will partner with product and engineering teams to embed security into SDLC, prepare control documentation, support audits, and report metrics to senior leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and PMP certification required.
• 4–6 years of experience in GRC, IT compliance, risk management, or security-focused project/program management.

Responsibilities

• Manage and deliver GRC projects affecting enterprise software with regulatory requirements (HIPAA, CCPA, GDPR, FedRAMP, ISO 27001, SOC).
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams (security, engineering, legal, compliance, privacy, internal audit) to ensure on-time delivery.
• Create and maintain control documentation, SOPs, and compliance artifacts.
• Assist in enterprise GRC tools implementation and ongoing management.
• Develop and track project plans, milestones, metrics, and risk indicators; report to leadership.

Skills

GRC project management

Stakeholder management

Regulatory awareness

Audit coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree + PMP

Advanced PM degree

Tools

Smartsheet

MS Project

SharePoint

Azure DevOps

Job description

Huron is redefining what a global consulting organization can be. Advancing new ideas every day to build even stronger clients, individuals and communities. We’re helping our clients find new ways to drive growth, enhance business performance and sustain leadership in the markets they serve. And, we’re developing strategies and implementing solutions that enable the transformative change they need to own their future. As a member of the Huron corporate team, you’ll help to evolve our business model to stay ahead of market forces, industry trends and client needs. Our accounting, finance, human resources, IT, legal, marketing and facilities management professionals work collaboratively to support Huron’s collective strategies and enable real transformation to produce sustainable business results. Join our team and create your future. Under limited direction, this individual is responsible for managing projects for Huron’s growing corporate IT Security and GRC teams. The individual would be responsible for driving various security and GRC projects & initiatives and liaising with technical and business groups to gather requirements, manage projects, and promote compliance and security best practices. This role requires the candidate to work collaboratively with various corporate teams and lines of business. As this role necessitates communication within and across time zones, excellent verbal and written communication is required. The individual should be dynamic, a quick learner, and should also have excellent presentation skills.

• Manage and deliver GRC projects impacting enterprise-scale software products subject to regulatory requirements including HIPAA, CCPA, GDPR, FedRAMP and ISO 27000 series and SOC audits.
• Coordinate with cross-functional stakeholders across security, engineering, legal, compliance, privacy, and internal audit teams to ensure on-time completion of projects and initiatives.
• Create, maintain and update control documentation, standard operating procedures, and compliance artifacts in accordance with organizational standards.
• Assist in the implementation and ongoing management of enterprise GRC tools and workflows.
• Create, Manage and track project plans, project milestones, compliance metrics and risk indicators; prepare reports and dashboards for senior leadership and governance committees.
• Partner with product and engineering teams to integrate security and privacy requirements into Software/System development lifecycles (SDLC).
• Ensure readiness for internal and external audits through structured planning, documentation management, and stakeholder engagement.
• Monitor regulatory and framework updates, escalating impacts, and coordinating required changes across the organization.

• Bachelor’s degree along with PMP certification required or advanced academic degree in Project Management.
• 4–6 years of experience in GRC, IT compliance, risk management, or security-focused project/program management within an enterprise organization.
• Demonstrated experience supporting compliance and governance initiatives involving PHI, PII; federal frameworks such as FedRAMP and the use of AI across business functions.
• Working knowledge of audit and certification processes, including SOC 2 and ISO 27001.
• Familiarity with enterprise control frameworks (ISO 27000 series, NIST, etc.).
• Experience managing projects with defined methodologies (e.g., Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid approaches).
• Experience with tools and leveraging AI to complete tasks (i.e., Smartsheet, MS Project/SharePoint, ADO, etc).
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple concurrent workstreams in a structured environment.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, experience navigating complex organizational structures.
• Experience operating within cloud-based enterprise environments (e.g., AWS, Azure)
• Familiarity with privacy program operations, including DPIAs.
• Ability to interpret regulatory requirements and map them to technical and operational controls.
• Experience supporting audit interactions with external auditors and internal audit functions in a structured environment.
• Security certification(s) from ISC2, SANS, Offensive Security, TCM Security, ISACA, other known certification authority.

Position Level Manager Country India At Huron, we’re redefining what a consulting organization can be. We go beyond advice to deliver results that last. We inherit our client’s challenges as if they were our own. We help them transform for the future. We advocate. We make a difference. And we intelligently, passionately, relentlessly do great work...together. Are you the kind of person who stands ready to jump in, roll up your sleeves and transform ideas into action? Then come discover Huron. Whether you have years of experience or come right out of college, we invite you to explore our many opportunities. Find out how you can use your talents and develop your skills to make an impact immediately. Learn about how our culture and values provide you with the kind of environment that invites new ideas and innovation. Come see how we collaborate with each other in a culture of learning, coaching, diversity and inclusion. And hear about our unwavering commitment to make a difference in partnership with our clients, shareholders, communities and colleagues.

Huron Consulting Group offers a competitive compensation and benefits package including medical, dental, and vision coverage to employees and dependents; a 401(k) plan with a generous employer match; an employee stock purchase plan; a generous Paid Time Off policy; and paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Our Wellness Program supports employee total well-being by providing free annual health screenings and coaching, bank at work, and on-site workshops, as well as ongoing programs recognizing major events in the lives of our employees throughout the year. All benefits and programs are subject to applicable eligibility requirements.

Huron is fully committed to providing equal employment opportunity to job applicants and employees in recruitment, hiring, employment, compensation, benefits, promotions, transfers, training, and all other terms and conditions of employment. Huron will not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, religion, veteran status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, creed, citizenship or any other status protected by laws or regulations in the locations where we do business. We endeavor to maintain a drug-free workplace.