Remote IT Governance Lead: Risk, Audits & AI Alignment

Eliassen Group; Lansing (MI); Remote; USD 58,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits

401k with company matching

Life insurance

Job summary

The Eliassen Group is seeking a Sr IT Governance Analyst to advise on IT controls, risk management, and audits. This remote, contract-to-hire role partners with the AI Center of Excellence to align governance with AI development across the software lifecycle.

You will coordinate audits, identify control weaknesses, implement policies, and lead cross-divisional IT process changes. Requirements include 5–7 years in IT governance and 1–2 years AI governance exposure; familiarity with NIST/NAIC

Qualifications

• 5 to 7 years of IT governance experience including risk and compliance.
• 1 to 2 years of AI-related governance exposure preferred.
• Hands-on experience with NIST and NAIC frameworks; navigate governance forums.
• Audit coordination experience with internal stakeholders and external firms.
• Exposure to healthcare/insurance industry 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

Audits

AI governance exposure

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7+ years experience in lieu of degree

Tools

IBM watsonx

Microsoft Copilot

Job description

The Eliassen Group is seeking a Sr IT Governance Analyst to advise on IT controls, risk management, and audits. This remote, contract-to-hire role partners with the AI Center of Excellence to align governance with AI development across the software lifecycle.

You will coordinate audits, identify control weaknesses, implement policies, and lead cross-divisional IT process changes. Requirements include 5–7 years in IT governance and 1–2 years AI governance exposure; familiarity with NIST/NAIC