Federal Compliance & Audit Lead – IS Governance

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

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Life insurance

Disability

Parental leave

401(k)

Paid vacation

11 paid holidays

Adoption assistance

Sick leave

Job summary

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

The role partners with Information Security, Technology, Risk, Compliance, and Architecture teams to ensure adherence to federal security and regulatory requirements while maintaining an audit-ready environment. Leadership across cross-functional teams is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent work experience.
• 10+ years in regulatory compliance, audit, or risk management with at least 5 years federal audit experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead federal audit activities with federal oversight agencies and internal stakeholders.
• Serve as primary point of contact for audit requests, compliance reviews, and regulatory examinations.
• Lead audit readiness efforts including evidence collection, documentation review, issue remediation, and control validation.
• Support Authorization to Operate (ATO) activities and ongoing federal compliance requirements.
• Collaborate with Information Security, Technology, Architecture, Infrastructure, and Cloud teams to maintain security and compliance controls.
• Oversee vendor compliance reviews and audits to meet regulatory and risk management requirements.
• Identify compliance and control gaps and drive remediation efforts.
• Present audit findings, assessments, and recommendations to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Provide leadership, coaching, and direction across compliance initiatives.

Skills

Federal compliance

Audit leadership

GAO audits

ATO processes

Vendor risk management

Regulatory compliance

Security controls

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Equivalent work experience

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 for critical federal programs.

The role partners with Information Security, Technology, Risk, Compliance, and Architecture teams to ensure adherence to federal security and regulatory requirements while maintaining an audit-ready environment. Leadership across cross-functional teams is essential.