Remote Governance Officer Jobs
Remote governance officer jobs are in active demand at remote-first firms, distributed financial services companies, and technology organizations building out compliance and risk functions across distributed teams. Employers hiring remotely right now include Novartis, Cyclotron, and FICO. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?
At Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT), one of Danaher’s 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives—and we’re all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact.
You’ll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher’s system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact – innovating at the speed of life.
Our team at Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT), is united by a commitment to collaboration and scientific excellence, building on a strong foundation of innovation, expertise, and reliability. Guided by our vision to help researchers rapidly move from the lab to life-changing advances, we work closely with global partners to accelerate progress and genomics breakthroughs across fields like cancer, infectious disease, rare genetic disorders, and more. At IDT, you’ll be part of a culture rooted in continuous learning and improvement—where your growth fuels our mission to accelerate the pace of genomics and helps shape a healthier, brighter future for all.
Learn about the Danaher Business System which makes everything possible.
The Director, IT Governance, Risk & Compliance is responsible for responsible for the performance of compliance standings on behalf of IT, inclusive IT SOX, PCI-DSS, and General Controls, in appropriate conjunction with business peers. This role provides strategic leadership for IDT's IT compliance and SOX control environment. This role is accountable for establishing a sustainable, risk-based compliance program that supports reliable financial reporting, effective technology governance, and informed enterprise risk decisions. The Director leads the IT compliance team and builds the organizational capability, executive visibility, and strategic partnerships needed to strengthen controls across a complex technology environment. As a trusted business partner, the Director works with IT leaders across multiple affiliated companies to advance shared priorities and consistent compliance practices.
This position reports to the VP, Digital Transformation and Information Technology and is part of the IT function and will be fully remote.
In this role, you will have the opportunity to:
- Set the strategy and governance model for IT compliance, establishing policies, standards, procedures, accountability, and executive visibility across the control environment.
- Direct the annual IT SOX program and audit, ensuring risk-based scope, effective controls, successful audit execution, and timely resolution of findings.
- Provide oversight of business process controls, IT General Controls, automated application controls, and other technology-dependent controls, ensuring their design and performance remain aligned with financial reporting risks and changes in the technology environment.
- Own the integrity of the IT risk and control framework, including governance of Risk and Control Matrices and the standards used to maintain clear, accurate, and sustainable compliance documentation.
- Lead resolution of significant control gaps and emerging risks, setting priorities, holding stakeholders accountable for sustainable remediation, and providing the CIO with accurate assessments of compliance performance and enterprise risk actions.
- Own strategic business partnerships with IT leaders across multiple affiliated companies, building trusted relationships and leading shared compliance priorities, projects, and best practices across participating IT organizations.
- Lead and develop the IT compliance team, translating strategy into priorities, building capability, and improving the effectiveness and scalability of the compliance program.
The essential requirements of the job include:
- Bachelor's degree in information systems, computer science, cybersecurity, business, or a related field with 10 or more years of relevant experience including managing Risk, Governance or Compliance in IT.
- Understanding of Auditing Frameworks (ISO27001, ISO27002, ISO17799) and their successful implementation in a dynamic and growing organization.
- Experience in both SOX Compliance & PCI-DSS annual cycles. Relevant experience must include progressive responsibility in IT audit, IT compliance, technology risk, internal controls, or a related technology field, including leadership of multiple annual SOX cycles.
- Minimum 3 years of people leadership experience, including responsibility for strategy, priorities, talent development, performance management, and delivery through a team
- Experience supporting major enterprise platforms, ERP environments, cloud services, system implementations, acquisitions, or technology transformation programs.
Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements: if applicable for role
- Ability to travel – 10-20%
It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:
- Experience with SAP, D365 ERPs is a plus
- Experience in MedTech, LiveScience industry is a plus.
- CISA, CRISC, CISM, or a comparable technology risk or security certification preferred.
IDT, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it’s a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at Danaher Benefits Info.
At IDT we believe in designing a better, more sustainable workforce. We recognize the benefits of flexible, remote working arrangements for eligible roles and are committed to providing enriching careers, no matter the work arrangement. This position is eligible for a remote work arrangement in which you can work remotely from your home. Additional information about this remote work arrangement will be provided by your interview team. Explore the flexibility and challenge that working for IDT can provide.
The annual salary range for this role is 170-220K. This is the range that we in good faith believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future.
This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay.
We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.
Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.
Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.
For more information, visit www.danaher.com.
Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?
At Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT), one of Danaher’s 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives—and we’re all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact.
You’ll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher’s system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact – innovating at the speed of life.
Our team at Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT), is united by a commitment to collaboration and scientific excellence, building on a strong foundation of innovation, expertise, and reliability. Guided by our vision to help researchers rapidly move from the lab to life-changing advances, we work closely with global partners to accelerate progress and genomics breakthroughs across fields like cancer, infectious disease, rare genetic disorders, and more. At IDT, you’ll be part of a culture rooted in continuous learning and improvement—where your growth fuels our mission to accelerate the pace of genomics and helps shape a healthier, brighter future for all.
Learn about the Danaher Business System which makes everything possible.
The Director, IT Governance, Risk & Compliance is responsible for responsible for the performance of compliance standings on behalf of IT, inclusive IT SOX, PCI-DSS, and General Controls, in appropriate conjunction with business peers. This role provides strategic leadership for IDT's IT compliance and SOX control environment. This role is accountable for establishing a sustainable, risk-based compliance program that supports reliable financial reporting, effective technology governance, and informed enterprise risk decisions. The Director leads the IT compliance team and builds the organizational capability, executive visibility, and strategic partnerships needed to strengthen controls across a complex technology environment. As a trusted business partner, the Director works with IT leaders across multiple affiliated companies to advance shared priorities and consistent compliance practices.
This position reports to the VP, Digital Transformation and Information Technology and is part of the IT function and will be fully remote.
In this role, you will have the opportunity to:
- Set the strategy and governance model for IT compliance, establishing policies, standards, procedures, accountability, and executive visibility across the control environment.
- Direct the annual IT SOX program and audit, ensuring risk-based scope, effective controls, successful audit execution, and timely resolution of findings.
- Provide oversight of business process controls, IT General Controls, automated application controls, and other technology-dependent controls, ensuring their design and performance remain aligned with financial reporting risks and changes in the technology environment.
- Own the integrity of the IT risk and control framework, including governance of Risk and Control Matrices and the standards used to maintain clear, accurate, and sustainable compliance documentation.
- Lead resolution of significant control gaps and emerging risks, setting priorities, holding stakeholders accountable for sustainable remediation, and providing the CIO with accurate assessments of compliance performance and enterprise risk actions.
- Own strategic business partnerships with IT leaders across multiple affiliated companies, building trusted relationships and leading shared compliance priorities, projects, and best practices across participating IT organizations.
- Lead and develop the IT compliance team, translating strategy into priorities, building capability, and improving the effectiveness and scalability of the compliance program.
The essential requirements of the job include:
- Bachelor's degree in information systems, computer science, cybersecurity, business, or a related field with 10 or more years of relevant experience including managing Risk, Governance or Compliance in IT.
- Understanding of Auditing Frameworks (ISO27001, ISO27002, ISO17799) and their successful implementation in a dynamic and growing organization.
- Experience in both SOX Compliance & PCI-DSS annual cycles. Relevant experience must include progressive responsibility in IT audit, IT compliance, technology risk, internal controls, or a related technology field, including leadership of multiple annual SOX cycles.
- Minimum 3 years of people leadership experience, including responsibility for strategy, priorities, talent development, performance management, and delivery through a team
- Experience supporting major enterprise platforms, ERP environments, cloud services, system implementations, acquisitions, or technology transformation programs.
Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements: if applicable for role
- Ability to travel – 10-20%
It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:
- Experience with SAP, D365 ERPs is a plus
- Experience in MedTech, LiveScience industry is a plus.
- CISA, CRISC, CISM, or a comparable technology risk or security certification preferred.
IDT, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it’s a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at Danaher Benefits Info.
At IDT we believe in designing a better, more sustainable workforce. We recognize the benefits of flexible, remote working arrangements for eligible roles and are committed to providing enriching careers, no matter the work arrangement. This position is eligible for a remote work arrangement in which you can work remotely from your home. Additional information about this remote work arrangement will be provided by your interview team. Explore the flexibility and challenge that working for IDT can provide.
The annual salary range for this role is 170-220K. This is the range that we in good faith believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future.
This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay.
We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.
Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.
Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.
For more information, visit www.danaher.com.
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Who's Hiring
Top Industries Hiring
- Technology & Software
- Insurance
- Animal Care & Pet Services
- Non-Profit & Social Services
- Healthcare & Medical Services
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in remote governance officer jobs.
- Bachelor's degree in business administration, law, public policy, or a related field
- Experience supporting board or executive committee operations and documentation
- Knowledge of corporate governance frameworks such as COSO, ISO 37000, or Sarbanes-Oxley
- Strong policy drafting and regulatory reporting writing skills
- Proficiency with board management software and document management systems
- Professional certification such as CGMA, CRCM, or a governance-specific credential preferred
Tips for Your Remote Governance Officer Job Search
Apply early to remote roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists remote governance officer openings from across the U.S. in one place, so you can find roles that match your background and apply directly without sorting through unrelated postings.
Show async documentation skills upfront
Remote governance employers prioritize candidates who communicate policy decisions clearly in writing. Include samples of governance frameworks, risk registers, or policy memos you've authored in your application materials to prove you can work effectively without in-person check-ins.
Target companies with distributed compliance teams
Remote-first financial services firms, cloud-native technology companies, and multi-state healthcare organizations run governance functions across time zones and hire governance officers who understand that dynamic. Focusing on these employer types narrows your search to roles built for remote execution.
Prepare for async interview formats
Many remote-first employers use written case exercises, recorded video responses, or asynchronous assessments as part of their governance officer hiring process. Practice articulating governance decisions in writing, since your written clarity often carries as much weight as your verbal answers.
Remote Governance Officer Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a remote governance officer job?
Remote governance officer roles go to candidates who can demonstrate self-direction, rigorous written communication, and the ability to manage policy frameworks and stakeholder alignment without in-person oversight. Remote employers screen heavily for experience with distributed workflow tools, async documentation practices, and cross-functional coordination. Certifications in governance, risk, or compliance (such as CGEIT or GRCP) sharpen your profile, and a portfolio of policy work or governance frameworks you've authored gives you a concrete edge.
Which companies hire remote governance officers?
Employers currently hiring remote governance officers include Novartis, Cyclotron, and FICO, per current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Remote-first technology companies, distributed financial services firms, and large healthcare organizations with decentralized operations are the most consistent sources of remote governance officer openings.
Can you get a remote governance officer job with no experience?
Yes, but remote entry-level governance officer roles are harder to land because employers expect you to operate independently from day one with minimal hand-holding. Your best path is targeting remote-first companies that hire for junior governance or compliance analyst roles, then demonstrating structured self-learning: completed governance certifications, documented policy projects from volunteer or academic work, or audit support experience that shows you can manage detail-oriented tasks without supervision.
Do you need a degree for remote governance officer jobs?
Not always. Many remote employers weigh demonstrated governance expertise, relevant certifications, and a record of managing policies or compliance programs more heavily than a specific degree. Fields like risk management, audit, legal operations, and regulatory affairs regularly produce qualified governance officers without a formal governance degree, particularly at companies that evaluate candidates on the quality of their documented work and practical frameworks.
Which industries hire the most remote governance officers?
Most remote governance officer openings sit in Technology & Software, Insurance, and Animal Care & Pet Services, per current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. These sectors rely on distributed teams managing regulatory compliance, data governance, and enterprise risk across multiple jurisdictions, making remote governance officers a practical fit for their operating models.
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