Remote Client Risk & Compliance Analyst

Eliassen Group; Helena (MT); On-site; USD 69,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401k with company matching

Life insurance

Job summary

Eliassen Group is seeking a Client Risk Analyst to act as a critical liaison among clients, sales, product, and information security teams. You will evaluate client control requirements, assess risk implications, and propose defensible, compliant solutions aligned with enterprise policies and regulatory obligations.

The role emphasizes translating complex security and privacy needs into business language, supporting negotiations, and offering alternative controls when necessary.

Qualifications

• 4+ years in risk management, information security, compliance, or related disciplines.
• Understanding of information security principles, data protection controls, access management, and privacy regulations.
• Experience reviewing client security questionnaires and control assessments.
• Ability to translate technical concepts into business language.
• Preferred experience with regulated industries such as financial services, insurance, mortgage, tax, or credit.
• Familiarity with ISO 27001, NIST, SOC 2, and privacy frameworks.
• Preferred certifications include CISSP, CISA, CRISC, or Security+.

Responsibilities

• Conduct assessments of client security, privacy, and operational control requirements.
• Evaluate client questionnaires, audits, and security reviews.
• Analyze client requests against existing enterprise security standards, policies, and compliance frameworks.
• Partner with legal, compliance, privacy, security, and product stakeholders to determine appropriate risk responses.
• Assess controls involving data privacy and protection, encryption standards and key management, IAM, authentication controls, and data retention.
• Evaluate the impact of security exceptions and alternative control recommendations.
• Understand how client and end-user data is utilized, shared, stored, and protected across processes.
• Serve as a trusted advisor during client negotiations involving security and compliance requirements.
• Explain security, compliance, and operational limitations clearly and business-friendly.
• Recommend compensating controls and alternative approaches when requested requirements cannot be supported.
• Provide risk-based guidance balancing security, feasibility, and customer needs.
• Collaborate with Client Success, Client Delivery, Sales, Product Teams, Information Security, and Legal & Compliance.
• Support annual client reviews, regulatory assessments, and recurring risk management activities.
• Participate in client-facing meetings and presentations.
• Interpret internal security policies and external regulatory requirements.
• Support assessments for background screening, data privacy obligations, safeguarding standards, and industry-specific compliance.
• Document risk decisions, exceptions, and remediation activities.

Skills

Risk management

Information security

Compliance

Security consulting

Client governance

Executive communication

ISO 27001

NIST

SOC 2

CISSP/CISA/CRISC/Security+

Job description

Eliassen Group is seeking a Client Risk Analyst to act as a critical liaison among clients, sales, product, and information security teams. You will evaluate client control requirements, assess risk implications, and propose defensible, compliant solutions aligned with enterprise policies and regulatory obligations.

The role emphasizes translating complex security and privacy needs into business language, supporting negotiations, and offering alternative controls when necessary.