VP, Enterprise GRC & Risk Strategy

easterseals; Manchester (NH); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Easterseals seeks a Vice President, Governance, Risk & Compliance to build and mature an enterprise-wide GRC program across a complex organization. You will set the strategy, standardize practices, and provide leadership and Board visibility into key risks, mitigations and compliance performance.

You will transform dispersed compliance into an integrated, risk-based operating model, partnering with Legal, Finance, IT and others to strengthen accountability and a culture of risk awareness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, Risk Management, Law, Finance, Accounting, Public Administration, Compliance or a related field, required.
• Master's degree in Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, Law, Public Administration, or related field, preferred.
• 10+ years of progressively responsible experience in compliance, enterprise risk management, governance, audit, quality, legal, privacy or related discipline with leadership responsibility, required.
• Experience designing or maturing an enterprise GRC program, required.
• Experience leading cross-functional transformation in a regulated organization, required.
• Strong knowledge of governance, risk assessment, compliance program management, internal controls, monitoring and audits, required.
• Ability to communicate with executive leadership, boards, regulators and stakeholders, required.
• Experience using data, dashboards, metrics to monitor risks and support Board decisions; COSO ERM familiarity, required.
• Experience in healthcare, nonprofit services, or similarly regulated environments, preferred.
• Professional certifications such as CCEP, CHC, CRISC, CGEIT, CISA, CIA, CRM, CRMA, CHIAP, RIMS-CRMP, preferred.
• Familiarity with IT, cybersecurity, data governance and privacy risk, preferred.
• Experience with GRC technology and reporting, including COSO ERM, preferred.
• Experience with regulatory, accreditation and contractual requirements including HIPAA, preferred.
• Valid driver's license and reliable transportation.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain the enterprise GRC framework, governance model and multi-year maturity roadmap.
• Define decision rights, roles, accountabilities, committee structures, charters and escalation paths.
• Create consistent policies, standards and operating practices for governance, risk and compliance activities.
• Facilitate enterprise governance forums and coordinate executive and Board oversight activities.
• Promote alignment among strategy, regulatory obligations, risk appetite and priorities.
• Design and implement a formal enterprise risk management program using a recognized framework.
• Establish methods for risk identification, assessment, prioritization, response, monitoring and reporting.
• Lead enterprise risk assessments and maintain an enterprise risk register.
• Partner with risk owners to develop mitigation plans and monitor progress.
• Develop risk appetite and tolerance recommendations for executive and Board review.
• Identify emerging interconnected risks and communicate impact to leadership.

Skills

GRC Strategy

Executive Communication

Cross-functional Leadership

Regulatory Knowledge

COSO ERM

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Master's degree preferred

Tools

GRC Software

Job description

Easterseals seeks a Vice President, Governance, Risk & Compliance to build and mature an enterprise-wide GRC program across a complex organization. You will set the strategy, standardize practices, and provide leadership and Board visibility into key risks, mitigations and compliance performance.

You will transform dispersed compliance into an integrated, risk-based operating model, partnering with Legal, Finance, IT and others to strengthen accountability and a culture of risk awareness.