Federal Audit & Compliance Lead: Governance & Risk

U.S. Bank; Hopkins (MN); On-site; USD 127,000 - 149,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)

Life insurance

Short-term and long-term disability

401(k) / retirement plan

Paid vacation and holidays

Parental leave / family benefits

Job summary

U.S. Bank is seeking an experienced IS Governance Risk & Compliance Lead to oversee federal compliance, audit readiness, and technology risk activities supporting critical programs.

This role partners with Information Security, Technology, Risk, Compliance, and Architecture teams to ensure adherence to federal requirements while maintaining an audit-ready environment. The ideal candidate brings extensive federal audit experience and leadership through influence across cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent, U.S. Citizenship required.
• 10+ years regulatory compliance/audit/risk management; 5+ years federal audit.
• Experience with GAO or federal audits and vendor audits in regulated industries.
• Experience with FedRAMP High, FISMA, NIST, and FIPS preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead federal audit activities with oversight agencies and internal stakeholders.
• Primary contact for audit requests, compliance reviews, and examinations.
• Lead audit readiness: evidence collection, documentation review, remediation, control validation.
• Support ATO activities and ongoing federal compliance requirements.
• Collaborate with Information Security, Technology, Architecture, Infra, and Cloud teams.
• Oversee vendor compliance reviews and audits.
• Identify compliance gaps and drive remediation.
• Present findings and recommendations to stakeholders.
• Provide leadership and direction across compliance initiatives.

Skills

Federal compliance

Audit readiness

Vendor audits

Regulatory risk management

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Tenable

Microsoft Defender

Azure / Azure Government

Job description

U.S. Bank is seeking an experienced IS Governance Risk & Compliance Lead to oversee federal compliance, audit readiness, and technology risk activities supporting critical programs.

This role partners with Information Security, Technology, Risk, Compliance, and Architecture teams to ensure adherence to federal requirements while maintaining an audit-ready environment. The ideal candidate brings extensive federal audit experience and leadership through influence across cross-functional teams.