Lead Governance, Risk and Compliance Manager

Cohere Health; United States; A distancia; USD 133.000 - 145.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Employee Assistance Program

401(k) with company match

FSA/HSA

Descripción de la vacante

Cohere Health is seeking a Lead Governance, Risk and Compliance Manager to mature and run our enterprise GRC program across governance, risk management, and regulatory compliance. You will own the deployment of GRC platforms, drive audit readiness for HITRUST, ISO 27001, and HIPAA, and lead customer assurance activities with security questionnaires and client engagements.

You will partner with Security, Legal, Sales, and Customer Success to build scalable processes, establish a Trust Center, and

Formación

• 8+ years in information security, governance, risk, or IT audit with 2+ years leading GRC initiatives.
• Professional certifications such as CISM, CISSP, CRISC, CISA, CGRC, or HITRUST CCSFP.
• Deep knowledge of HITRUST, ISO 27001, and HIPAA with audits and certification readiness.
• Evidence of deploying enterprise GRC platforms, including mapping, evidence collection and reporting.
• Familiarity with NIST Cybersecurity Framework and privacy-related security requirements.
• Strong project and program management with KPI-driven delivery.
• Experience with customer assurance programs and security discussions with clients.
• Ability to partner with Sales, Customer Success, and Legal to develop assurance materials.

Responsabilidades

• Lead and mature the GRC program with scalable governance, procedures, and metrics.
• Deploy and optimize enterprise GRC platforms and reporting.
• Direct compliance initiatives across HITRUST, ISO 27001, HIPAA; maintain audit readiness.
• Lead customer security assurance activities and security questionnaires.
• Develop security-focused go-to-market materials and a Trust Center.
• Review security contracts, DPAs, and BAAs with Legal.
• Oversee enterprise risk management, remediation tracking, and SLAs.
• Govern identity and access compliance and remediation of deficiencies.
• Engage cross-functionally to align policies, controls, and risk with priorities.
• Deliver executive dashboards and risk reporting; build a scalable GRC team.

Conocimientos

GRC leadership

Information security

Risk management

Compliance management

Stakeholder management

Audit & certifications

Security frameworks

Vendor / third-party risk

Herramientas

Vanta

Anecdotes

ZenGRC

Drata

ServiceNow GRC

Descripción del empleo

Lead Governance, Risk and Compliance Manager

United States

Opportunity Overview

We’re looking for an experienced Lead Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) Manager to lead and mature our enterprise security governance, risk management, regulatory compliance, and customer assurance programs. In this role, you will drive operational excellence across compliance frameworks, security risk management, third-party assurance, and customer-facing security initiatives while strengthening the processes and technology that support our growing business.

This is a hands‑on leadership role suited for an experienced GRC professional who can independently manage complex initiatives, influence cross‑functional stakeholders, and build scalable, repeatable operations. You’ll work closely with Security, Engineering, IT, Legal, Sales, Customer Success, and executive leadership to advance our security posture, accelerate customer trust, and enable business growth.

What you’ll do:

• Lead and mature Cohere’s GRC program, establishing scalable governance processes, operating procedures, risk management practices, and measurable performance indicators aligned with business objectives.
• Own the deployment, configuration, and optimization of enterprise GRC platforms, including control mapping, evidence automation, risk registers, continuous monitoring, and compliance reporting.
• Direct compliance and certification initiatives across HITRUST, HIPAA, ISO 27001, and applicable regulatory requirements, ensuring ongoing audit readiness and effective control execution.
• Lead customer security assurance activities, including security questionnaires, due diligence requests, customer audits, executive briefings, and security discussions with prospective and existing clients.
• Partner with Sales, Customer Success, and Marketing to develop security-focused go‑to‑market materials, establish and maintain a customer‑facing Trust Center, and strengthen security as a competitive differentiator.
• Review and negotiate security‑related contractual requirements in partnership with Legal, including Data Protection Agreements (DPAs), Business Associate Agreements (BAAs), security exhibits, and customer security obligations.
• Oversee enterprise risk management activities, including risk assessments, remediation tracking, exception management, and the enforcement and reporting of vulnerability remediation SLAs across Engineering, Platform, DevOps, and Data teams.
• Govern identity and access compliance, including periodic access reviews, privileged access certifications, segregation of duties, and remediation of access control deficiencies.
• Establish and maintain cross‑functional GRC engagement with business units to align security policies, controls, risk ownership, and compliance obligations with operational priorities.
• Develop and deliver executive‑level presentations, dashboards, and reporting that communicate compliance posture, risk exposure, remediation performance, customer assurance metrics, and program maturity.
• Build and scale a high‑performing GRC function, establishing repeatable processes, developing team capabilities, managing external assessors and partners, and driving continuous improvement with minimal day‑to‑day oversight.

What you’ll need:

• 8+ years of progressive experience in information security, governance, risk management, compliance, or IT audit, including 2+ years leading GRC initiatives, programs, and/or teams.
• Professional certifications such as CISM, CISSP, CRISC, CISA, CGRC, or HITRUST CCSFP.
• Deep working knowledge of HITRUST, ISO 27001, and HIPAA including direct experience managing assessments, implementing controls, coordinating audits, and maintaining certification readiness.
• Demonstrated experience deploying and administering enterprise GRC platforms, including implementation, workflow design, control mapping, evidence collection, reporting, and process automation.
• Familiarity with the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, NIST AI Risk Management Framework, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 42001, and privacy‑related security requirements.
• Deep understanding of enterprise risk management, including risk registers, control assessments, risk treatment plans, vulnerability remediation SLAs, and formal exception management.
• Demonstrated project and program management capabilities, including managing concurrent initiatives, developing operational roadmaps, establishing KPIs, and delivering results independently.
• Proven experience leading customer assurance programs, including security questionnaires, customer‑facing security meetings, due diligence reviews, and responding to enterprise customer requirements.
• Experience with GRC platforms such as Vanta, Anecdotes, ZenGRC, Drata, ServiceNow GRC, or similar enterprise solutions.
• Demonstrated success developing GRC program maturity models, executive scorecards, and risk‑based reporting frameworks.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, executive presentation, and analytical reporting skills, with the ability to translate complex security and compliance requirements into actionable business insights.
• Working knowledge of contractual security requirements, including reviewing and redlining security exhibits, DPAs, BAAs, and customer agreements in collaboration with Legal.
• Demonstrated ability to partner with Sales, Customer Success, and business stakeholders to develop customer assurance materials, security documentation, and go‑to‑market enablement resources.
• Experience designing, launching, or administering a customer‑facing Security Trust Center and associated assurance workflows.
• Background in healthcare technology, SaaS, AI/ML‑driven organizations, or other highly regulated environments.

Fully remote opportunity with about 5% travel

Medical, dental, vision, life, disability insurance, and Employee Assistance Program

401K retirement plan with company match; flexible spending and health savings account

Up to 14 weeks of paid parental leave

The salary range for this position is $133,000 to $145,000 annually; as part of a total benefits package which includes health insurance, 401k and bonus. In accordance with state applicable laws, Cohere is required to provide a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. Individual pay decisions are ultimately based on a number of factors, including but not limited to qualifications for the role, experience level, skillset, and internal alignment.

Interview Process*:

• Connect with Talent Acquisition for a Preliminary Phone Screening
• Meet your Hiring Manager!
• Case Study
• Cross functional interview

*Subject to change

About Cohere Health:

Cohere Health’s clinical intelligence platform and agentic AI‑powered solutions connect health plans’ strategic goals and providers’ needs, optimizing the speed, cost, and quality of care. With an enterprise approach that streamlines payer‑provider decision‑making across the care continuum-including policy, prior authorization, payment accuracy, and more-the company improves collaboration and reduces burden, resulting in up to 8x ROI and 94% provider satisfaction.

With the acquisition of ZignaAI, we’ve further enhanced our platform by launching our Payment Integrity Suite, anchored by Cohere Validate, an AI‑driven clinical and coding validation solution that operates in near real‑time. By unifying pre‑service authorization data with post‑service claims validation, we’re creating a transparent healthcare ecosystem that reduces waste, improves payer‑provider collaboration and patient outcomes, and ensures providers are paid promptly and accurately.

Cohere Health’s innovations continue to receive industry wide recognition. We’ve been named to the 2025 Inc. 5000 list and in the Gartner Hype Cycle for U.S. Healthcare Payers (2022-2025), and ranked as a Top 5 LinkedIn Startup for 2023 & 2024. Backed by leading investors such as Deerfield Management, Define Ventures, Flare Capital Partners, Longitude Capital, and Polaris Partners.

The Coherenauts, as we call ourselves, who succeed here are empathetic teammates who are candid, kind,