Director, Governance, Risk, & Compliance (GRC)

Director Of Governance, Risk & Compliance (Grc)

The Director of Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) is responsible for building and operating an AI-enabled, modern cybersecurity GRC program that transforms governance from a compliance-focused function into a fast, intelligent, and risk-based engine for the business. Reporting directly to the CISO, this role serves as the architect of a scalable GRC capability that modernizes how cyber risk is identified, measured, prioritized, reported, and acted upon across the enterprise and product portfolio. The Director will leverage data, automation, analytics, and the responsible application of AI to create a single authoritative view of cyber risk, reduce operational friction, accelerate decision-making, and ensure governance operates at the speed and scale of the business. This role partners closely with Security, IT, Product Engineering, Legal, Privacy, Finance, Internal Audit, and executive leadership to embed risk-based governance into how the organization plans, builds, and operates.

This is a transformational role for a builder—someone who can challenge legacy GRC models, simplify complexity, and deliver board-ready insights that clearly articulate business impact, financial exposure, and strategic trade-offs. The Director will create a program that is defensible, measurable, portfolio-driven, and future-ready, enabling enterprise resilience, product innovation, regulatory confidence, and informed risk ownership.

Job Duties

Cybersecurity Governance & Operating Model

• Define and maintain the enterprise cybersecurity governance framework, including decision rights, escalation paths, and exception handling.
• Own the cybersecurity policy, standards, and exception lifecycle across enterprise and product environments.
• Ensure clear ownership and accountability for security controls, compliance obligations, and accepted risks.
• Serve as a senior advisor to the CISO and executive leadership on governance decisions and material risk trade-offs.

Enterprise, Product & Portfolio Risk Management

• Own the cybersecurity risk management framework, including risk taxonomy, scoring methodology, appetite, and acceptance thresholds.
• Maintain the enterprise risk register and an integrated portfolio view of cyber risk across enterprise, product, and third-party domains.
• Provide leadership with an aggregate, decision-ready risk posture to support prioritization, investment planning, and risk acceptance.
• Lead risk assessments for enterprise IT, cloud platforms, connected products, and critical suppliers.
• Ensure risk acceptance decisions are well-documented, time-bound, reviewed, and auditable.

Executive & Board-Level Risk Communication

• Lead preparation of cybersecurity risk materials for executive leadership, board committees, and full board briefings.
• Translate technical and operational cyber risk into business impact, financial exposure, and strategic implications.
• Support the CISO in board-level discussions related to cyber risk posture, trends, and material risk decisions.

Compliance & Regulatory Readiness (Enterprise & Product)

• Lead enterprise and product cybersecurity compliance programs aligned to regulatory, statutory, and customer requirements.
• Translate regulatory obligations into pragmatic, enforceable control expectations embedded into business and engineering workflows.
• Partner with Product Security and Engineering to integrate security-by-design and compliance into product development lifecycles.
• Monitor emerging regulations and contractual obligations and define readiness roadmaps that minimize disruption to delivery.

Audit, Certification & Assurance

• Own security audit, customer assurance, and certification readiness across enterprise and product environments.
• Establish an always-audit-ready operating model with defined control ownership, evidence standards, and testing cadence.
• Oversee remediation of audit findings and control gaps using durable, sustainable solutions.
• Provide executive visibility into audit status, findings, trends, and remediation progress.

Third-Party, Supply Chain & Cyber Insurance Support

• Lead third-party and supply-chain cybersecurity risk governance, including vendor onboarding, assessments, and ongoing oversight.
• Define risk-based tiering, minimum security requirements, and escalation thresholds for suppliers.
• Partner with Finance, Legal, and Risk Management to support cyber insurance underwriting, renewals, and claims.
• Provide risk data, metrics, and control evidence required to support cyber insurance placement and renewal activities.

Metrics, Reporting & Continuous Improvement

• Define and maintain key risk indicators (KRIs), compliance metrics, and portfolio-level reporting.
• Use automation, analytics, and AI-enabled capabilities to improve risk signal quality and reduce manual effort.
• Continuously optimize GRC processes to improve efficiency, decision speed, and risk transparency.

Training, Awareness & Adoption

• Partner with HR and Security Leadership to reinforce governance and risk expectations through role-based training.
• Drive consistent adoption of governance practices across IT, engineering, and product organizations.

Scope Of Authority

• Accountable for enterprise and product cybersecurity governance, risk management, compliance, and portfolio reporting.
• Approves cybersecurity governance frameworks, risk methodologies, and compliance operating models.
• Escalates material risks, trends, and control gaps to the CISO with clear options and recommendations.

You Must Have

• 10+ years of experience in cybersecurity governance, risk management, compliance, or assurance.
• 5+ years leading enterprise-scale GRC programs or teams.
• Demonstrated experience supporting executive and board-level risk discussions.

We Value

• Strong executive communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Professional certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CRISC, or CISA.
• Experience with modern GRC platforms, automation, analytics, and AI-augmented GRC workflows.
• Experience applying AI responsibly in areas such as risk assessment, control testing, evidence management, or continuous monitoring.
• Experience with connected products, cloud platforms, or regulated technology environments.
• Experience operating in global or multi-jurisdiction organizations.
• Builder mindset with the ability to modernize and scale GRC capabilities.
• Business-oriented, risk-based decision-maker with strong judgment and integrity.
• Comfortable operating with board-level visibility and accountability.
• Able to influence executives, engineers, and partners with equal credibility.
• Pragmatic, structured, and execution-focused leadership style.

What's In It For You

• Join a team that truly values work life integration and balance where your well being comes first.
• Grow your career while diving into cutting edge technologies and continuous learning opportunities.
• Help shape innovative IoT and control solutions that influence the everyday lives of millions.
• Channel your curiosity and passion for discovery while exploring new possibilities and bringing forward bold use cases that help us pioneer the future.