Remote Governance Risk And Compliance Jobs
Remote Governance Risk And Compliance jobs are in strong demand across the U.S., with remote-first firms and distributed teams actively hiring for compliance, risk management, and regulatory oversight roles in finance, healthcare, technology, and professional services. Employers hiring remotely right now include Whatnot, CrowdStrike, and LaunchDarkly. See the openings below and apply to the ones that match your experience.
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Join a global Contract Resource Organization (CRO) where innovation meets purpose. At Worldwide Clinical Trials , we're driven by a shared commitment to improving lives through high-quality clinical research. Our teams are empowered to think creatively, take ownership, and deliver meaningful work that helps bring life-changing therapies to patients around the world.
With more than 4,000 professionals across the globe, we foster a collaborative and inclusive environment where diverse perspectives are valued, growth is encouraged, and every contribution makes an impact. Whether you're building your career or bringing years of experience, you'll have the opportunity to learn, grow, and help shape the future of clinical research.
Make an Impact as a Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) AI Lead at Worldwide
Artificial intelligence is rapidly changing how organizations operate, and effective governance is essential to ensuring that innovation happens responsibly. As the Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) AI Lead, you will play a central role in shaping how AI is governed across Worldwide Clinical Trials.
You will build and lead the Enterprise IT AI Governance framework, creating practical, risk-based processes for AI systems, AI-enabled technologies, and AI agents throughout their lifecycle. From initial use-case evaluation and approval through ongoing monitoring and retirement, you will help ensure AI is adopted securely, responsibly, and in alignment with regulatory, contractual, and business requirements.
This is a highly collaborative role where you will partner with business owners and experts across Information Security, Privacy, Legal, Quality, Enterprise Architecture, Data, Vendor Management, and Procurement. You will bring these perspectives together while maintaining clear accountability and enabling teams to pursue AI opportunities with appropriate controls and human oversight.
Where You'll Work
This is a remote role open to candidates based in the US. You will collaborate with global teams across multiple time zones.
What You'll Do
- Build and maintain the Enterprise IT AI Governance framework, including the operating model, standards, procedures, decision rights, risk tiers, controls, and governance records.
- Establish a company-wide intake, assessment, and approval process for AI use cases, AI-enabled vendor products, internally developed solutions, and AI agents.
- Maintain a centralized inventory of AI systems and agents, capturing ownership, intended use, data sources, permissions, dependencies, risk classification, approval status, and lifecycle information.
- Lead risk-based governance reviews in partnership with Information Security, Privacy, Legal, Quality, Enterprise Architecture, Data, Vendor Management, Procurement, and other subject-matter experts.
- Define governance requirements for AI agents, including ownership, approved purpose, identity and access, human oversight, testing, monitoring, logging, change control, incident response, and secure retirement.
- Coordinate reviews of cybersecurity, privacy, quality, third-party, and operational risks associated with AI, including sensitive data exposure, prompt injection, excessive agency, insecure integrations, identity misuse, unauthorized actions, and supply-chain dependencies.
- Strengthen governance for clinical, GxP, and other regulated AI use cases by partnering with Quality and business owners on validation, human oversight, data integrity, change control, recordkeeping, and inspection readiness.
- Monitor approved AI technologies for material changes, control exceptions, incidents, performance concerns, and emerging requirements, triggering reassessment and remediation when appropriate.
- Deliver practical governance guidance, training, metrics, executive reporting, and audit-ready evidence while advising leadership on emerging AI risks, governance gaps, and investment needs.
What You'll Bring
- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Data Science, Risk Management, Business, Law, or a related field; an advanced degree is preferred.
- 8+ years of progressive experience in governance, risk and compliance, technology risk, cybersecurity, privacy, data governance, audit, quality, or a related discipline, including 3+ years leading enterprise governance programs, cross-functional risk initiatives, or technology control frameworks.
- Demonstrated experience developing policies, standards, risk assessments, control requirements, governance workflows, metrics, and executive reporting.
- Working experience with AI governance, responsible AI, generative AI, machine learning, automation, AI-enabled vendor products, or AI agent governance is strongly preferred.
- Strong understanding of technology risk, information security, privacy, third-party risk, data governance, and regulatory compliance, with practical knowledge of large language models, AI agents, machine identities, and AI lifecycle risks.
- Experience within a regulated, global, life sciences, healthcare, or clinical research environment is highly desirable, along with familiarity with recognized AI, risk, security, and privacy frameworks and applicable AI laws and regulations.
- Strong program-management, stakeholder-management, and communication skills, with the ability to translate complex legal, regulatory, security, privacy, quality, and business requirements into practical controls and clearly communicate risk to technical and nontechnical audiences.
- Proficiency in English , with the ability to collaborate effectively across global time zones and manage multiple governance priorities.
Discover the Difference
We love knowing that someone is going to have a better life because of the work we do. Discover the Difference at Worldwide Clinical Trials. Explore additional opportunities on our careers page, visit http://www.worldwide.com/careers , or connect with us on LinkedIn .
At Worldwide Clinical Trials, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and equitable workplace by providing transparent compensation.
The salary range for this position is annually (For hourly paid positions, the stated salary range reflects hourly rates):
United States of America - $101,000.00 - $201,000.00
The salary range provided is intended to give candidates an understanding of potential earnings. Compensation will fall within the provided range, and it not a guarantee of exact salary. The final salary will be determined based on relevant experience, performance, education, and internal equity. In addition to base salary, we offer a competitive benefits package depending on location. We ensure pay equity and transparency and comply with all applicable labor laws. Salary information will be discussed during the interview process, and we encourage candidates to inquire about compensation at any stage.
Worldwide is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to enabling professionals from all backgrounds and experiences to succeed and, to that end, we prioritize attracting diverse talent and cultivating an inclusive environment that encourages collaboration and creativity. We know that when our employees feel appreciated and included, they can be more creative, innovative, and successful. We’re on a mission to hire the very best and are committed to creating exceptional employee experiences where everyone is respected and has access to equal opportunity. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, national origin, gender, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital or parental status, disability, military status, or other class protected by applicable law .
Join a global Contract Resource Organization (CRO) where innovation meets purpose. At Worldwide Clinical Trials , we're driven by a shared commitment to improving lives through high-quality clinical research. Our teams are empowered to think creatively, take ownership, and deliver meaningful work that helps bring life-changing therapies to patients around the world.
With more than 4,000 professionals across the globe, we foster a collaborative and inclusive environment where diverse perspectives are valued, growth is encouraged, and every contribution makes an impact. Whether you're building your career or bringing years of experience, you'll have the opportunity to learn, grow, and help shape the future of clinical research.
Make an Impact as a Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) AI Lead at Worldwide
Artificial intelligence is rapidly changing how organizations operate, and effective governance is essential to ensuring that innovation happens responsibly. As the Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) AI Lead, you will play a central role in shaping how AI is governed across Worldwide Clinical Trials.
You will build and lead the Enterprise IT AI Governance framework, creating practical, risk-based processes for AI systems, AI-enabled technologies, and AI agents throughout their lifecycle. From initial use-case evaluation and approval through ongoing monitoring and retirement, you will help ensure AI is adopted securely, responsibly, and in alignment with regulatory, contractual, and business requirements.
This is a highly collaborative role where you will partner with business owners and experts across Information Security, Privacy, Legal, Quality, Enterprise Architecture, Data, Vendor Management, and Procurement. You will bring these perspectives together while maintaining clear accountability and enabling teams to pursue AI opportunities with appropriate controls and human oversight.
Where You'll Work
This is a remote role open to candidates based in the US. You will collaborate with global teams across multiple time zones.
What You'll Do
- Build and maintain the Enterprise IT AI Governance framework, including the operating model, standards, procedures, decision rights, risk tiers, controls, and governance records.
- Establish a company-wide intake, assessment, and approval process for AI use cases, AI-enabled vendor products, internally developed solutions, and AI agents.
- Maintain a centralized inventory of AI systems and agents, capturing ownership, intended use, data sources, permissions, dependencies, risk classification, approval status, and lifecycle information.
- Lead risk-based governance reviews in partnership with Information Security, Privacy, Legal, Quality, Enterprise Architecture, Data, Vendor Management, Procurement, and other subject-matter experts.
- Define governance requirements for AI agents, including ownership, approved purpose, identity and access, human oversight, testing, monitoring, logging, change control, incident response, and secure retirement.
- Coordinate reviews of cybersecurity, privacy, quality, third-party, and operational risks associated with AI, including sensitive data exposure, prompt injection, excessive agency, insecure integrations, identity misuse, unauthorized actions, and supply-chain dependencies.
- Strengthen governance for clinical, GxP, and other regulated AI use cases by partnering with Quality and business owners on validation, human oversight, data integrity, change control, recordkeeping, and inspection readiness.
- Monitor approved AI technologies for material changes, control exceptions, incidents, performance concerns, and emerging requirements, triggering reassessment and remediation when appropriate.
- Deliver practical governance guidance, training, metrics, executive reporting, and audit-ready evidence while advising leadership on emerging AI risks, governance gaps, and investment needs.
What You'll Bring
- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Data Science, Risk Management, Business, Law, or a related field; an advanced degree is preferred.
- 8+ years of progressive experience in governance, risk and compliance, technology risk, cybersecurity, privacy, data governance, audit, quality, or a related discipline, including 3+ years leading enterprise governance programs, cross-functional risk initiatives, or technology control frameworks.
- Demonstrated experience developing policies, standards, risk assessments, control requirements, governance workflows, metrics, and executive reporting.
- Working experience with AI governance, responsible AI, generative AI, machine learning, automation, AI-enabled vendor products, or AI agent governance is strongly preferred.
- Strong understanding of technology risk, information security, privacy, third-party risk, data governance, and regulatory compliance, with practical knowledge of large language models, AI agents, machine identities, and AI lifecycle risks.
- Experience within a regulated, global, life sciences, healthcare, or clinical research environment is highly desirable, along with familiarity with recognized AI, risk, security, and privacy frameworks and applicable AI laws and regulations.
- Strong program-management, stakeholder-management, and communication skills, with the ability to translate complex legal, regulatory, security, privacy, quality, and business requirements into practical controls and clearly communicate risk to technical and nontechnical audiences.
- Proficiency in English , with the ability to collaborate effectively across global time zones and manage multiple governance priorities.
Discover the Difference
We love knowing that someone is going to have a better life because of the work we do. Discover the Difference at Worldwide Clinical Trials. Explore additional opportunities on our careers page, visit http://www.worldwide.com/careers , or connect with us on LinkedIn .
At Worldwide Clinical Trials, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and equitable workplace by providing transparent compensation.
The salary range for this position is annually (For hourly paid positions, the stated salary range reflects hourly rates):
United States of America - $101,000.00 - $201,000.00
The salary range provided is intended to give candidates an understanding of potential earnings. Compensation will fall within the provided range, and it not a guarantee of exact salary. The final salary will be determined based on relevant experience, performance, education, and internal equity. In addition to base salary, we offer a competitive benefits package depending on location. We ensure pay equity and transparency and comply with all applicable labor laws. Salary information will be discussed during the interview process, and we encourage candidates to inquire about compensation at any stage.
Worldwide is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to enabling professionals from all backgrounds and experiences to succeed and, to that end, we prioritize attracting diverse talent and cultivating an inclusive environment that encourages collaboration and creativity. We know that when our employees feel appreciated and included, they can be more creative, innovative, and successful. We’re on a mission to hire the very best and are committed to creating exceptional employee experiences where everyone is respected and has access to equal opportunity. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, national origin, gender, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital or parental status, disability, military status, or other class protected by applicable law .
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Who's Hiring
Top Industries Hiring
- Technology & Software
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in remote governance risk and compliance jobs.
- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, law, business, or a related field
- Certifications such as CISA, CRISC, CIA, CGRC, or CISM
- Experience conducting internal audits, risk assessments, or compliance reviews
- Knowledge of regulatory frameworks including SOX, COSO, NIST, or ISO 31000
- Proficiency with GRC platforms such as Archer, ServiceNow GRC, or MetricStream
- Strong written communication skills for policy documentation and audit reporting
Tips for Your Remote Governance Risk And Compliance Job Search
Apply early to remote roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists remote governance risk and compliance 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 listings.
Show your GRC tools fluency upfront
Remote employers want to know you can operate independently inside platforms like Archer, ServiceNow GRC, Vanta, or OneTrust from day one. Name the specific tools you've used and what you accomplished with them in your resume and cover letter.
Prove you can communicate compliance findings in writing
Remote GRC roles live or die on written communication. Prepare writing samples, such as risk memos, policy drafts, or audit summaries, that demonstrate you can convey complex regulatory findings clearly to stakeholders who aren't in the same room.
Target distributed teams with existing compliance programs
Companies that already have a remote compliance function are far more likely to onboard a remote GRC professional successfully. Look for job postings that mention remote-first culture, async workflows, or existing GRC tooling, because those teams know how to integrate you without requiring in-person oversight.
Remote Governance Risk And Compliance Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a remote governance risk and compliance job?
Target companies that already run distributed compliance teams, such as fintech platforms, SaaS businesses, and digital-first financial institutions, because they've built the infrastructure for remote GRC work. Remote employers screen for strong written communication, the ability to interpret and document regulatory requirements independently, and familiarity with GRC platforms like Archer, ServiceNow, or Vanta. Demonstrating that you can manage audits, track controls, and escalate findings without in-person check-ins gives you a clear edge.
Which companies hire remote governance risk and compliances?
Remote governance risk and compliance roles are posted by Whatnot, CrowdStrike, and LaunchDarkly and others right now, based on current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Remote-first fintechs, cloud-native healthcare organizations, insurance carriers with distributed operations, and large technology firms with global regulatory obligations are among the most consistent hirers of remote governance risk and compliance professionals.
Can you get a remote governance risk and compliance job with no experience?
Yes, but remote entry-level GRC roles are competitive because employers expect you to work independently from day one without on-site mentorship. Your best path in is through smaller compliance-light companies, startups building their first GRC function, or junior risk analyst roles at consulting firms with remote teams. Showing self-directed learning through GRC certifications like CompTIA Security+, CISA, or CRISC, along with any hands-on policy writing or audit support, signals you can handle the autonomy remote work demands.
Do you need a degree for remote governance risk and compliance jobs?
Not always. Many remote employers weight demonstrated GRC skills, relevant certifications, and a history of managing compliance frameworks over a specific degree. Credentials like CISA, CISM, CRISC, or a Certified Compliance and Ethics Professional designation carry real weight, especially at remote-first companies that evaluate candidates on output rather than credentials alone. A portfolio of policy documents, risk assessments, or audit reports you've produced strengthens your case significantly.
Which industries hire the most remote governance risk and compliances?
Most remote governance risk and compliance openings sit in Technology & Software, per current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. These sectors hire governance risk and compliance professionals remotely because their compliance obligations are documentation-heavy and technology-driven, making the work well suited to distributed teams operating across multiple jurisdictions.
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