Remote IT Governance & Risk Lead (Contract-to-Hire)

Eliassen Group; Trenton (NJ); Remote; USD 58,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401k with match

Life insurance

Job summary

Eliassen Group is seeking a Sr IT Governance Analyst to provide counsel on IT controls, risk management, and audits. The role partners with the AI Center of Excellence to align internal AI development with governance standards and supports process improvement across the software development lifecycle.

The position coordinates audits with internal stakeholders and external firms, identifies control weaknesses, and implements policies, procedures, standards, and controls.

Qualifications

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

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 escalate 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 for traditional, generative, and agentic AI solutions.

Skills

IT governance

risk management

audit coordination

AI governance exposure

Education

Bachelor's degree or advanced degree

Tools

IBM watsonx

Microsoft Copilot

Job description

Eliassen Group is seeking a Sr IT Governance Analyst to provide counsel on IT controls, risk management, and audits. The role partners with the AI Center of Excellence to align internal AI development with governance standards and supports process improvement across the software development lifecycle.

The position coordinates audits with internal stakeholders and external firms, identifies control weaknesses, and implements policies, procedures, standards, and controls.