Remote Senior IT Governance & AI Risk Analyst

Eliassen Group; Juneau (AK); Remote; USD 58,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401(k) 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 for a remote, contract-to-hire engagement. You will partner with the AI Center of Excellence to align internal AI development with governance standards and support cross-divisional process improvements across the software development lifecycle.

The role requires 5–7 years in IT governance with NAIST/NIST awareness, plus audit coordination experience.

Qualifications

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

AI governance

NIST/NAIC

Audit coordination

IBM watsonx

Microsoft Copilot

Healthcare/insurance domain

Education

Bachelor's degree

7+ years related experience in lieu of 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 for a remote, contract-to-hire engagement. You will partner with the AI Center of Excellence to align internal AI development with governance standards and support cross-divisional process improvements across the software development lifecycle.

The role requires 5–7 years in IT governance with NAIST/NIST awareness, plus audit coordination experience.