Remote Senior IT Governance Analyst – AI & Risk

Able Too Work; Raleigh (NC); Remote; USD 58,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

401k with company 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 AI development with governance standards and supports process improvement across the software development lifecycle.

This contract-to-hire opportunity requires w2 eligibility and offers a benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.

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 and governance forums.
• Audit coordination with internal stakeholders and external firms.
• Experience with IBM watsonx and Microsoft Copilot preferred.
• 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

Audit coordination

AI governance

NIST/NAIC

IBM watsonx

Microsoft Copilot

Healthcare/insurance

Education

Bachelor's degree or advanced degree

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 AI development with governance standards and supports process improvement across the software development lifecycle.

This contract-to-hire opportunity requires w2 eligibility and offers a benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.