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Security GRC Manager
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Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 60290, USA
Listed on 2026-03-05
Listing for:
Red Sky Consulting
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-03-05
Job specializations:
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IT/Tech
Cybersecurity, Information Security
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Security GRC Manager
Location:
Hybrid Onsite 3x/Week in Chicago, IL or Austin, TX
Job Type: Direct Hire
Job Description:
Are you a strategic leader passionate about advancing cybersecurity through governance, risk, and compliance?
Join our Security Governance team as a GRC Manager, where you'll lead a high-performing team and oversee key functions including policy management, compliance, vendor risk, and security awareness. This hands-on role blends program leadership, mentorship, and cross-functional collaboration to drive measurable impact and continuous improvement across the organization.
- Program Strategy & Leadership - Define and deliver the GRC roadmap, report on program performance, and drive accountability across key initiatives.
- Policy & Standards Management - Create and maintain security policies, review exception requests, and guide standards enforcement.
- Awareness & Training Programs - Lead phishing simulations, design training content, and assess program effectiveness.
- Compliance & Vendor Risk Oversight - Manage SOC 2, ISO 27001, and client assessments; lead third-party risk reviews.
- Risk & Controls Management - Oversee risk registers, lead internal controls testing, and track remediation and issue resolution.
- Governance & Regulatory Insight - Monitor and communicate regulatory changes, advising stakeholders on risk and compliance impact.
- Education - Bachelor's degree preferred; CISSP, CISM, or CISA strongly preferred.
- Experience - 7+ years in information security or governance, including 4+ years in leadership and hands-on security roles.
- Framework & Compliance Expertise - Deep understanding of ISO 27001, NIST, SOC 2, and other security frameworks.
- Execution & Leadership - Proven success managing GRC programs, third-party assessments, and technical control testing.
- Communication & Influence - Ability to clearly explain complex security concepts to varied audiences and serve as a trusted advisor.
- Training & Documentation - Strong instructional writing skills for awareness content and technical documentation.
- Technology Fluency - Familiarity with GRC tools, IAM, SIEM, encryption, vulnerability management, and BI platforms (e.g., Power BI, Tableau).
- Client-Facing Agility - Skilled in addressing client inquiries and assessments with confidence and professionalism.
Security GRC Manager
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Security GRC Manager
RED SKY Consulting Company Overview:
We are an IT and Cybersecurity staffing solutions, professional services, management consulting, and executive placement company with thousands of resources across multiple IT and Cybersecurity skill sets. Our primary US locations are Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Nashville, Tampa and Denver and we have organizational arms in other domestic cities along with offshore alliances in India and Ireland. RED SKY has a 15+ year history of providing great technology talent.
RED SKY has many clients including; 7 of the Fortune 10, half of the Fortune 100, and 25% of the Fortune 500 companies within the manufacturing, financial services, health care, government, consumer services, insurance, and several other industry verticals represented.
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