Remote Senior IT Governance & Risk Analyst

Eliassen Group; San Juan (PR); Remote; USD 58,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision benefits

401k with company matching

Life insurance

Job summary

Eliassen Group seeks 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.

Remote, contract-to-hire with W2 benefits. Responsibilities include coordinating IT audits, identifying control weaknesses, and leading complex IT process change initiatives across divisions.

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 and navigating governance forums.
• Audit coordination with internal stakeholders and external firms.
• Preferred exposure to tools such as IBM watsonx and Microsoft Copilot.
• Industry experience in healthcare, health plan, or insurance 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

NIST/NAIC frameworks

AI governance exposure

Stakeholder coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher

Tools

IBM watsonx

Microsoft Copilot

Job description

Eliassen Group seeks 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.

Remote, contract-to-hire with W2 benefits. Responsibilities include coordinating IT audits, identifying control weaknesses, and leading complex IT process change initiatives across divisions.