IT Governance and Compliance Analyst

Client is seeking an IT Governance and Compliance Analyst to strengthen institutional compliance and technology oversight in a higher education environment with a focus on the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI).

• Higher Education Governance: Maintain IT governance frameworks that support academic, research, and administrative operations.
• Regulatory Compliance: Monitor and enforce compliance with FERPA, HIPAA, and other security and higher education regulations.
• Audit Support: Coordinate AI collaborations and prepare documentation for internal and external audits, including accreditation-related technology compliance.
• Policy Development: Develop and coordinate AI related updates to policies, standards, guidelines for areas under ITS oversight such as data privacy, cybersecurity, ethical use of technology resources.
• Security Awareness: Use AI to monitor compliance with security awareness programs for faculty, staff, and students.
• Continuous Improvement: Track emerging AI governance regulations and compliance best practices in higher education and offer recommendations for process improvements.

• Technical Knowledge: Familiarity with governance frameworks (COBIT, ITIL) and compliance standards (NIST, ISO).
• Understanding of higher education systems: Familiarity with LMS, SIS, ERP and AI data privacy requirements.
• Analytical
  
  Skills:
  
  Ability to interpret complex compliance requirements for AI and apply them to academic and administrative contexts.
• Communication
  
  Skills:
  
  Strong ability to engage faculty, administrators, and technical teams in AI compliance initiatives.
• Experience: 5–10 years in IT governance, risk, or compliance roles required. Experience with AI Governance and Compliance in higher education or regulated environments preferred.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Business, or related field preferred.
• Setting: Primarily onsite with flexibility of 2 days a week for remote work.
• Reporting: Reports to the Director of IT Governance, Risk & Compliance.