Job Summary:
The Senior Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) Lead is responsible for leading the organization's security governance program and operational cadence. Reporting to the Director of Information Security, this role oversees risk management, policy lifecycle management, control validation, audit readiness, evidence quality, and executive reporting across multiple compliance frameworks, including SOC 2, PCI, ISO, and CMMC-aligned environments. The ideal candidate combines robust governance expertise, audit readiness experience, and stakeholder leadership capabilities to drive risk-informed decision-making, maintain compliance objectives, and promote a culture of accountability, evidence quality, and continuous improvement.
Essential Functions:
Lead and manage the governance calendar and recurring GRC operating cadence, including risk committee activities, policy publication schedules, audit milestones, and control validation programs.
Oversee audit readiness and evidence management activities across applicable compliance frameworks, ensuring evidence is complete, timely,



and reusable when appropriate.
Administer and continuously improve the enterprise risk management program, including risk identification, risk register maintenance, ownership tracking, risk reviews, and executive reporting.
Manage the full policy lifecycle, including drafting coordination, review processes, publication, communication, and exception management alignment.
Lead control effectiveness validation efforts, including control design reviews, operational effectiveness testing, evidence standards development, sampling methodologies, and remediation follow-up activities.
Oversee access governance programs from a compliance and risk perspective, ensuring reviews are completed, documented, and aligned with exception management processes.
Support governance initiatives related to AI governance, customer assurance activities, architecture reviews, and security review processes.
Track and

📌 Senior Manager (India)
🏢 Pellera Technologies
📍 India