GRC Analyst for AI Training - Remote & Flexible

Careers; Johannesburg; Remote; ZAR 344,000 - 551,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Freelance perks

Job summary

Alignerr is seeking a Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) Analyst to help train and evaluate AI systems on real-world security, compliance, and risk scenarios. The role focuses on applying practical GRC knowledge to improve AI behavior.

This remote hourly contract offers 10–40 hours per week and opportunities for ongoing work in a fast-moving AI research environment, collaborating with leading labs and practitioners.

Qualifications

• 2 years of hands-on experience in GRC, compliance, risk management, or information security.
• Solid working knowledge of SOC 2, ISO 27001, NIST CSF, CIS Controls, or similar.
• Comfortable reading, interpreting, and writing policy and audit-style documentation.
• Detail-oriented with strong written reasoning skills.
• Self-motivated and able to work independently on asynchronous tasks.

Responsibilities

• Review and analyze security policies, controls, and procedures for accuracy and completeness.
• Evaluate and classify compliance scenarios across SOC 2, ISO 27001, and NIST.
• Assess risk statements and validate control mappings against industry standards.
• Generate and refine training and evaluation data to improve AI reasoning on GRC topics.
• Provide structured, precise written feedback that helps AI models understand nuanced compliance thinking.

Skills

GRC experience

SOC 2

ISO 27001

NIST CSF

Policy writing

Tools

ServiceNow GRC

Archer

Vanta

Drata

Job description

Alignerr is seeking a Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) Analyst to help train and evaluate AI systems on real-world security, compliance, and risk scenarios. The role focuses on applying practical GRC knowledge to improve AI behavior.

This remote hourly contract offers 10–40 hours per week and opportunities for ongoing work in a fast-moving AI research environment, collaborating with leading labs and practitioners.