Remote IT Governance & AI Risk Lead

Eliassen Group; Olympia (WA); Remote; USD 58,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Life insurance

Job summary

Eliassen Group is looking for a Sr IT Governance Analyst to provide counsel on IT controls, risk management, and audits, working with the AI Center of Excellence to align governance with AI development. This remote, contract-to-hire role requires strong governance expertise and experience with NIST/NAIC frameworks.

W2, benefits, and opportunity for conversion to FTE are included. The position emphasizes coordinating audits, leading IT process changes, and partnering across divisions to

Qualifications

• 5–7 years IT governance experience with risk and compliance.
• 1–2 years AI governance exposure preferred.
• Hands-on with NIST and NAIC frameworks and governance forums.
• Audit coordination with internal stakeholders and external firms.
• Experience with IBM watsonx and Microsoft Copilot is a plus.
• Healthcare/insurance industry experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as subject expert on IT governance, controls, and risk management for leaders and business areas.
• Drive improvements to the software development lifecycle, including documentation and control implementation.
• Oversee and coordinate IT audits, ensuring effective communication with internal teams and external firms.
• Identify systemic IT control weaknesses, recommend remediation actions, and elevate to secure resources.
• Create, implement, and manage IT risk management processes, policies, procedures, standards, and controls.
• Lead complex IT process change initiatives with cross-division impact and critical dependencies.
• Manage and prioritize a portfolio of change initiatives and gather inputs to define future efforts.
• Collaborate with the AI Center of Excellence to apply governance guidelines and standards for traditional, generative, and agentic AI solutions.

Skills

IT governance

Risk management

Compliance

Audit coordination

AI governance

Healthcare/insurance experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

IBM watsonx

Microsoft Copilot

Job description

Eliassen Group is looking for a Sr IT Governance Analyst to provide counsel on IT controls, risk management, and audits, working with the AI Center of Excellence to align governance with AI development. This remote, contract-to-hire role requires strong governance expertise and experience with NIST/NAIC frameworks.

W2, benefits, and opportunity for conversion to FTE are included. The position emphasizes coordinating audits, leading IT process changes, and partnering across divisions to