Remote IT Governance Analyst: AI & Risk (Contract)

Eliassen Group; Hagåtña (GU); Remote; USD 58,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental and Vision

401k with company match

Life insurance

Job summary

Elia​ssen Group is seeking a Sr IT Governance Analyst for a remote, contract-to-hire role. You will provide counsel on IT controls, risk management, and audits, partnering with the AI Center of Excellence to align AI development with governance standards.

You will coordinate audits, identify control weaknesses, and lead complex IT change initiatives affecting multiple divisions. Candidates should have 5–7 years in IT governance, with AI governance exposure preferred, and experience with

Qualifications

• 5–7 years IT governance experience including risk and compliance.
• 1–2 years AI governance exposure preferred.
• Hands-on with NIST and NAIC frameworks; governance forums.
• Audit coordination with internal teams and external firms.
• Experience with IBM watsonx and Microsoft Copilot valued.
• Healthcare, health plan, or insurance exposure 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

Audit coordination

AI governance

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

IBM watsonx

Microsoft Copilot

NIST framework

NAIC framework

Job description

Elia​ssen Group is seeking a Sr IT Governance Analyst for a remote, contract-to-hire role. You will provide counsel on IT controls, risk management, and audits, partnering with the AI Center of Excellence to align AI development with governance standards.

You will coordinate audits, identify control weaknesses, and lead complex IT change initiatives affecting multiple divisions. Candidates should have 5–7 years in IT governance, with AI governance exposure preferred, and experience with