Compliance Specialist

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Job Title: Compliance Specialist
Location-Type: Remote (Wilmington, DE area preferred)
Start Date: ASAP
Duration: 6 months- potential to convert!
Compensation Range: $65-75/hr W2
Benefits: Eligible for Health, Dental, Vision, and 401K
Visa Sponsorship: Not eligible for visa sponsorship

Job Description:
The Compliance Specialist supports and manages regulatory, cybersecurity, and certification compliance programs across multiple frameworks and jurisdictions, partnering with cross-functional teams to translate complex obligations into practical business controls.
Job Summary
•Support development, implementation, and continuous improvement of the enterprise compliance program, including obligations inventory, risk registers, and compliance roadmaps.
•Must have TISAX experience
•Lead TISAX gap assessments, coordinate remediation efforts, and maintain ISA documentation and evidence repositories for automotive security compliance.
•Support CMMC and NIST SP 800-171 implementation, including control assessments, SSP and POA&M documentation, and cybersecurity control monitoring.
•Assess organizational readiness against NIS2 and other regional cybersecurity regulations, and communicate compliance impacts to legal, security, and business stakeholders.
•Support ISO 27001 ISMS implementation and maintenance, including risk assessments, control reviews, internal audits, and corrective action monitoring.
•Coordinate SOX 404 ITGC, ITAC, and automated control testing, evidence collection, deficiency tracking, and remediation in partnership with Internal Audit, External Audit, Finance, and IT.
•Manage compliance governance meetings, reporting, and management reviews while serving as a key liaison for internal and external auditors.
Minimum Requirements:
•Bachelor's degree in Information Security, Risk Management, or a related field.
•5-7 years of hands-on experience in compliance, risk management, audit, governance, information security, or regulatory compliance.
•Direct experience supporting one or more frameworks including CMMC, TISAX, SOX, ISO 27001, NIS2, or GDPR.
•Demonstrated ability to manage stakeholder relationships across finance, legal, procurement, IT, and operational business functions.
•Proven experience coordinating with external auditors and managing audit evidence and remediation activities.
Preferred Qualifications:
•Professional certifications such as CISA, CRISC, CISSP, ISO 27001 Lead Auditor/Implementer, or equivalent.
•Background in manufacturing or semiconductor industry compliance environments.
•Experience supporting certification programs as a first-time organizational initiative.
•Familiarity with SOC 2 or adjacent information security frameworks as supplementary experience.