Senior IT Compliance & Governance Leader

Recru, LLC.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Recru, LLC. is seeking a Senior Manager of IT Compliance to lead the enterprise IT compliance program, defining policies, controls, and auditable processes across IT, Finance, Risk, and Audit. You will partner with leadership to drive governance, ensure audit readiness, manage framework maturity (ITIL/COBIT), and deliver metrics and reporting that support regulatory alignment.

The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration, change management, and clear communication at the executive level.

Qualifications

• 10-15+ years of experience in IT governance, compliance, or related functions.
• Strong background in IT compliance frameworks, controls, and governance models.
• Experience managing IT policies, audits, and enterprise compliance programs.
• Knowledge of organizational change management (OCM) principles.
• Familiarity with IT financial governance, budgeting, and control processes.
• Strong documentation and communication skills, with ability to interact at the executive level.
• Proven ability to work cross-functionally with IT, Finance, Risk, and Audit stakeholders.
• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Business, Finance, or a related field
• Master’s degree preferred
• Experience implementing or maturing enterprise governance frameworks (e.g., ITIL, COBIT)
• Background in audit-heavy or highly regulated environments

Responsibilities

• Establish and align an enterprise IT compliance framework with regulatory, internal controls, and industry best practices
• Own the lifecycle of IT policies, standards, and procedures while ensuring audit readiness and documentation consistency
• Lead internal IT audits, validating controls, collecting evidence, and driving remediation efforts
• Embed compliance requirements into IT operations, projects, and delivery processes, and communicate expectations across applications, infrastructure, cloud, data, and vendors
• Act as a trusted advisor to leadership on compliance risks, control gaps, and remediation strategies, while monitoring regulatory changes and industry trends
• Provide governance oversight of IT financial management practices, ensuring budgeting transparency, controls, and accountability
• Lead organizational change management initiatives, assess maturity of compliance practices, and drive standardization and improvement efforts
• Develop metrics, reporting, and dashboards to measure compliance effectiveness

Skills

IT governance

Regulatory compliance

Audits & remediation

OCM principles

Executive communication

IT financial governance

Cross-functional collaboration

Documentation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Business, Finance, or related field

Master’s degree

Tools

ITIL

COBIT

Job description

Recru, LLC. is seeking a Senior Manager of IT Compliance to lead the enterprise IT compliance program, defining policies, controls, and auditable processes across IT, Finance, Risk, and Audit. You will partner with leadership to drive governance, ensure audit readiness, manage framework maturity (ITIL/COBIT), and deliver metrics and reporting that support regulatory alignment.

The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration, change management, and clear communication at the executive level.