AI-Driven Vendor Risk & Audit Governance Lead

Google; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 136,000 - 196,000; Full time

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Equity

Bonus target

Benefits

Job summary

Google is seeking a Senior Vendor Risk Manager for YouTube's Global Vendor Operations in the United States. The role designs and scales governance frameworks to ensure partner compliance, leveraging AI to optimize auditing and monitoring across vendor ecosystems.

Ideal candidates bring enterprise risk management experience and the ability to translate complex control failures into clear business risks for executives, with strong communication skills and program-building capability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 7 years of experience in risk management, audit, compliance, vendor operations, or a related field.
• Experience leading cross-functional investigations (e.g., RCAs, post-mortems) and presenting findings to executive leadership or executive stakeholders.
• Experience utilizing AI tools, LLMs, or automation software to optimize operational workflows, governance processes, or data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Design and scale a vendor risk assessment and audit framework across GVO, establishing governance policies and playbooks.
• Leverage AI to automate auditing vendor compliance. Review outputs, resolve edge cases, and ensure strict vendor adherence and ongoing monitoring.
• Lead post-mortems and Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for vendor failures or security breaches, synthesizing findings into executive briefings.
• Act as the primary contact for cross-functional teams (e.g., Legal, Privacy) regarding vendor compliance, controls, and Business Continuity Planning.
• Develop a Corrective Action Plan process to track and validate audit remediations. Establish Key Risk Indicators (KRIs) and dashboards. Lead GVO education programs, training internal teams to identify vendor risks, understand control environments, and elevate issues.

Skills

AI tools & automation

Executive communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

7 years risk/audit/compliance/vendor ops experience

Job description

Google is seeking a Senior Vendor Risk Manager for YouTube's Global Vendor Operations in the United States. The role designs and scales governance frameworks to ensure partner compliance, leveraging AI to optimize auditing and monitoring across vendor ecosystems.

Ideal candidates bring enterprise risk management experience and the ability to translate complex control failures into clear business risks for executives, with strong communication skills and program-building capability.