Federal IT Compliance & Risk Lead

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

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)

Life insurance

Disability benefits

Parental leave

401(k) plan

Paid vacation

Paid holidays

Adoption assistance

Sick leave accruals

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 federal programs.

This role partners with Information Security, Technology, Risk, Compliance, and Architecture teams to ensure regulatory adherence while maintaining an audit-ready environment. The ideal candidate has 10+ years in regulatory compliance, GAO/federal audits, and vendor audit experience.

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship required and ability to meet federal access/background requirements.
• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent work experience.
• 10+ years of experience in regulatory compliance, audit, or risk management, including at least 5 years of federal audit experience (GAO or other).
• Experience managing or conducting vendor audits in a highly regulated industry.

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: evidence collection, documentation review, issue remediation, and control validation.
• Support Authorization to Operate (ATO) activities and ongoing federal compliance requirements.
• Partner with Information Security, Technology, Architecture, Infrastructure, and Cloud teams to maintain security and compliance controls.
• Oversee vendor compliance reviews and audits to ensure regulatory adherence.
• Identify compliance and control gaps and drive remediation.
• Present audit findings, assessments, and recommendations to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Provide leadership and direction across compliance initiatives.

Skills

Federal compliance

Audit readiness

Risk management

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Tools

Tenable

Microsoft Defender

Azure Government Cloud

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 federal programs.

This role partners with Information Security, Technology, Risk, Compliance, and Architecture teams to ensure regulatory adherence while maintaining an audit-ready environment. The ideal candidate has 10+ years in regulatory compliance, GAO/federal audits, and vendor audit experience.