Security GRC Lead – Diligence, Gaps & Audit Prep

Payward; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Payward, the parent company of Kraken, NinjaTrader, and other platforms, is seeking a Senior Security Governance professional to oversee security diligence for acquisitions and integration. You will map controls to frameworks, score maturity, and drive remediation plans across entities.

Ideal candidates have 5–7+ years in security governance, IT risk, or compliance, with experience onboarding acquired companies and knowledge of SOX/ICFR ITGC and ISO 27001.

Qualifications

• 5–7+ years in security governance, IT risk, or compliance.
• Experience onboarding acquired companies into existing controls programs.
• Knowledge of SOX/ICFR ITGC and frameworks like ISO 27001.

Responsibilities

• Assess each acquisition target against Payward's security baseline during diligence or post-close.
• Map existing controls to frameworks and identify gaps.
• Score control maturity and document basis.
• Set remediation milestones sequenced by risk reduction.
• Track closures and report to leadership.
• Prepare entities for external audit and maintain policy coverage.

Skills

Security governance

IT risk management

Compliance

SOX/ICFR ITGC

ISO 27001

Job description

Payward, the parent company of Kraken, NinjaTrader, and other platforms, is seeking a Senior Security Governance professional to oversee security diligence for acquisitions and integration. You will map controls to frameworks, score maturity, and drive remediation plans across entities.

Ideal candidates have 5–7+ years in security governance, IT risk, or compliance, with experience onboarding acquired companies and knowledge of SOX/ICFR ITGC and ISO 27001.