Risk Management Specialist

Patel Consultants Corporation; New Jersey; On-site; USD 83,000 - 152,000; Part time

Job summary

Patel Consultants Corporation is seeking an experienced Senior Governance Risk Compliance (GRC) Contractor to provide strategic advisory support for Global Security & Risk Management initiatives.

This role will assess current governance, risk, and compliance capabilities, develop future-state operating models, define GRC roadmaps, and provide recommendations that enable scalable, efficient, and risk-informed business operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a related field preferred.
• 8–10+ years in GRC, risk advisory, governance or related consulting roles.

Responsibilities

• Conduct current-state assessments of governance, risk, compliance, and third-party risk capabilities.
• Evaluate existing GRC operating models, processes, controls, and governance structures to identify gaps and improvements.
• Develop enterprise GRC strategy aligned with objectives and regulatory requirements.
• Define multi-year GRC roadmaps with milestones and measurable outcomes.
• Design future-state GRC operating models including governance structures and decision processes.
• Lead GRC process design across risk management, policy management, compliance, third-party risk, and control lifecycle.
• Provide strategic recommendations for GRC platform capabilities and automation.
• Facilitate executive workshops and interviews to validate requirements and future-state designs.
• Advise leadership on governance frameworks and industry best practices.
• Produce executive-ready assessments, recommendations, maturity reports and transformation plans.
• Define KPIs, KRIs, governance metrics, and reporting frameworks.

Skills

GRC frameworks

Governance design

Executive reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree in InfoSec / CS / Business

Tools

OneTrust

ServiceNow GRC

RSA Archer

MetricStream

LogicGate

AuditBoard

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Senior Governance Risk Compliance (GRC) Contractor to provide strategic advisory support for Global Security & Risk Management initiatives. This role will assess current governance, risk, and compliance capabilities, develop future-state operating models, define GRC roadmaps, and provide recommendations that enable scalable, efficient, and risk-informed business operations. The consultant will partner with executive stakeholders to design enterprise GRC processes, improve governance effectiveness, and guide strategic transformation initiatives.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct current-state assessments of governance, risk, compliance, and third-party risk capabilities.
• Evaluate existing GRC operating models, processes, controls, and governance structures to identify gaps and improvement opportunities.
• Develop enterprise GRC strategy aligned with business objectives and regulatory requirements.
• Define multi-year GRC roadmaps with prioritized initiatives, milestones, and measurable outcomes.
• Design future-state GRC operating models, including governance structures, roles, responsibilities, and decision-making processes.
• Lead GRC process design across risk management, policy management, compliance, third-party risk, and control lifecycle management.
• Develop strategic recommendations for GRC platform capabilities and process automation.
• Facilitate executive workshops and stakeholder interviews to validate business requirements and future-state designs.
• Advise leadership on governance frameworks, risk management practices, and industry best practices.
• Produce executive ready assessments, recommendations, maturity reports, and transformation plans.
• Define KPIs, KRIs, governance metrics, and reporting frameworks to measure program effectiveness.
• Provide strategic oversight during implementation to ensure solutions align with target operating models.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Security, Computer Science, Business, or related field preferred; equivalent experience considered.

Certifications

Preferred: Relevant GRC, risk, audit, or security certifications such as CRISC, CISA, CISM, CGRC, or similar.

Experience

8-10+ years of experience in GRC, risk advisory, governance transformation, compliance, or related consulting roles; experience conducting current-state assessments, maturity reviews, or operating model design; experience developing roadmaps and executive recommendations; familiarity with enterprise risk and compliance frameworks such as NIST CSF, ISO 27001, SOC 2, COSO, or similar; experience in regulated or complex enterprise environments preferred.

Technical Skills

• Strong understanding of GRC operating models, governance structures, process design, and control frameworks
• Ability to assess process gaps, define target-state designs, and recommend practical improvements.
• Experience with GRC platforms such as OneTrust, ServiceNow GRC, RSA Archer, MetricStream, LogicGate, AuditBoard, or equivalent from a strategic or solution-advisory perspective.
• Proficiency in translating assessment findings into roadmaps, presentations, and executive-level reporting.