GRC Analyst III

Reliance, Inc.; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Reliance, Inc. seeks a senior GRC Analyst to lead the design, build, and maturation of its enterprise Governance, Risk & Compliance program. You will partner with IT, Legal, Procurement, and business stakeholders to establish scalable, audit‑defensible processes and a hands‑on, measurable control environment.

You will drive platform implementation, risk tracking, policy governance, and executive reporting, while mentoring junior team members and coordinating across multiple risk domains.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Cybersecurity, Risk Management, Business, Audit, or a related field; equivalent work experience may be considered.
• 7+ years of experience in GRC, information security, IT risk management, compliance, audit, third-party risk, or a related discipline.
• Experience helping implement, administer, or mature a GRC platform with control libraries, risk registers, workflows, reports.

Responsibilities

• Lead buildout and leadership of Reliance’s enterprise GRC program and platform.
• Define target-state GRC operating model, processes, roles, workflows, and governance routines.
• Develop risk dashboards, KPIs, and executive-ready reporting to communicate status.
• Coordinate policy lifecycle management, standards, and exception governance.
• Manage evidence for internal/external audits and support third-party risk governance.

Skills

GRC platform

Risk assessments

Policy development

Third-party risk

Audit coordination

Executive reporting

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in IS/Cybersecurity/related field

Job description

Job Summary

The GRC Analyst III serves as a lead contributor within the Information Security organization and will help design, build, and mature Reliance’s enterprise Governance, Risk & Compliance program from the ground up. This role will lead day-to-day GRC program execution, including GRC platform implementation, control framework development, policy and exception governance, enterprise risk tracking, compliance evidence management, third-party risk coordination, and executive-ready reporting. The GRC Analyst III will partner closely with Information Security, IT, Internal Audit, Corporate Risk, Legal, Procurement, business stakeholders, and control owners to establish scalable, repeatable, and audit-defensible processes. This position requires a hands‑on lead who can translate regulatory and security requirements into practical operating procedures, drive accountability across teams, mentor junior contributors, and help create the foundation for a mature, measurable, enterprise-wide GRC capability.

Physical Requirements

Stand or Sit(Stationary position), Walk(Move, Traverse), Use hand/fingers to handle or feel (Operate, Activate, Use, Prepare, Inspect, Place, Detect, Position), Talk/hear(Communicate, Detect, Converse with, Discern, Convey, Express oneself, Exchange information), See (Detect, Determine, Perceive, Identify, Recognize, Judge, Observe, Inspect, Estimate, Assess), Reaching, Repetitive Motion

Function in the Job

Sedentary Work- Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Job Function

GRC Program Buildout & Leadership – Lead the implementation and operational buildout of Reliance’s enterprise Governance, Risk & Compliance program.

• Help define the target-state GRC operating model, including program processes, roles and responsibilities, intake channels, workflows, reporting expectations, and governance routines.
• Lead configuration, rollout, data quality, and continuous improvement of the GRC platform, including risk registers, control libraries, assessment workflows, issue tracking, exception management, and dashboards.
• Create practical procedures, templates, standards, and operating documentation that allow the GRC program to scale across business units and control owners.

Risk Management & Control Governance – Establish repeatable processes for identifying, assessing, documenting, and reporting information security and compliance risk.

• Lead risk assessments with technical, business, and compliance stakeholders; document risks, control gaps, compensating controls, remediation plans, owners, due dates, and residual risk decisions.
• Develop and maintain risk dashboards, KPIs, KRIs, and leadership reporting that communicate risk posture, remediation progress, exception aging, audit readiness, and control performance.
• Translate findings from assessments, audits, vulnerability reviews, vendor reviews, and security tools into prioritized risk records and action plans.

Policy, Standards & Exception Management – Lead consistent governance practices for policy lifecycle management and risk-based exceptions.

• Coordinate policy and standard review cycles, stakeholder feedback, approvals, publication, acknowledgements, and related evidence.
• Design and operate an exception process covering intake, risk evaluation, documentation, approval routing, renewal cadence, and closure tracking.
• Partner with control owners to ensure exceptions clearly document business need, risk rationale, compensating controls, expiration dates, and remediation commitments.

Audit, Compliance & Evidence Management – Build and operate audit-defensible processes for internal, external, and regulatory compliance activities.

• Coordinate evidence requests, control owner responses, issue tracking, remediation updates, and status reporting for internal audits, external audits, customer requests, and compliance assessments.
• Develop control evidence standards, evidence retention practices, testing support procedures, and quality checks to improve consistency and audit readiness.
• Support governance activities related to frameworks and obligations such as NIST, CIS Controls, SOC 2, CMMC, DFARS, and other applicable security or compliance requirements.

Third-Party Risk & Cross-Functional Coordination – Lead governance activities that improve visibility into vendor, supplier, and service provider risk.

• Review vendor security questionnaires, SOC reports, certifications, contract security requirements, and due-diligence artifacts to identify and communicate risk.
• Partner with Procurement, Legal, Information Security, IT, and business owners to document risk decisions, track remediation, and improve third-party governance processes.
• Mentor junior team members and help establish consistent expectations for documentation quality, stakeholder follow-up, issue ownership, and executive-ready communication.

Supplemental Duities

• Pursues training and development opportunities; strives to continuously build knowledge and skills
• Assist personnel in other IT departments to resolve technical and/or application issues
• Participates and assists with internal and external audits
• Other duties as requested

Required Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Cybersecurity, Risk Management, Business, Audit, or a related field; equivalent work experience may be considered.
• 7+ years of experience in GRC, information security, IT risk management, compliance, audit, third-party risk, or a related discipline, with demonstrated ownership of complex program or process areas.
• Experience helping implement, administer, or mature a GRC platform, including control libraries, risk registers, workflows, assessments, issue tracking, exception management, evidence repositories, and reporting dashboards.
• Strong working knowledge of common security, risk, and compliance frameworks such as NIST CSF, NIST SP 800-53, NIST SP 800-171, CIS Controls, ISO/IEC 27001, SOC 2, CMMC, DFARS, or similar control frameworks.
• Demonstrated ability to lead risk assessments, document control gaps, evaluate risk, define remediation plans, assign ownership, track due dates, and communicate status to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience coordinating internal audits, external audits, customer compliance requests, control testing support, evidence collection, issue remediation, and audit-ready documentation.
• Experience with policy lifecycle management, standards development, exception management, risk acceptance documentation, and governance reporting preferred.
• Experience reviewing vendor security artifacts such as SOC reports, questionnaires, certifications, security addenda, and remediation plans preferred.
• Ability to build structure in an evolving program, create repeatable processes, write clear procedures, define measurable outcomes, and drive accountability across multiple stakeholder groups.
• Strong analytical, organizational, documentation, and project coordination skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities in an enterprise environment.
• Strong written, verbal, and presentation communication skills, including the ability to translate technical, regulatory, and audit concepts into practical guidance and executive-ready reporting.
• Must be self‑motivated, detail‑oriented, and able to work independently with minimal supervision while partnering effectively with Information Security, IT, Internal Audit, Corporate Risk, Legal, Procurement, and business stakeholders.
• Professional certification preferred, such as CISA, CRISC, CGRC, CISM, CISSP, Security+, ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Implementer or Lead Auditor, or Cyber AB CMMC Certified Professional.

Compensation Range

The anticipated compensation for this position is USD $120,000.00/Yr. - USD $140,000.00/Yr. depending on experience, qualifications, and location.

EEO Statement

Reliance, Inc. IS A DRUG-FREE WORK ENVIRONMENT EEO/DISABILITY/VETERAN