GRC Analyst Job Cleveland Ohio USA,IT/Tech

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Benesch is proud to announce the opening for a GRC Analyst in our Cleveland office! This position is hybrid and has work from home flexibility.

Position Summary

Are you an experience cybersecurity professional who has 6 or more years of working knowledge with GRC focused software platforms? Are you looking for a challenging opportunity to joining and cutting-edge, growing security division within a professional services organization? Then you may be interested in our GRC Analyst position. This role is perfect for the individual looking to be an essential part of a security team that focuses on supporting internal governance processes and developing policies and procedures.

Join Benesch and play a pivotal role in shaping the success of our IT department.

The Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) Analyst is responsible for supporting the implementation, execution, and continuous improvement of the organization's GRC program. This role ensures that risk management, policy governance, and compliance activities align with organizational objectives, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES Governance

Develops, maintains, and updates security and compliance policies, standards, and procedures.

Supports internal governance processes, including document lifecycle management, policy reviews, and approvals.

Tracks and reports on compliance with internal control frameworks and policies.

Risk Management

Leads third-party risk management activities, including vendor assessments, evidence review, and continuous monitoring.

Conducts and documents risk assessments across business units, systems, and processes.

Maintains the enterprise risk register and ensures risks are properly categorized, scored, and remediated.

Partners with stakeholders to identify risk treatment options and tracks remediation activities.

Compliance

Assists with compliance efforts related to client obligations, outside counsel guidelines, and frameworks such as ISO 27001, CIS, SOC 2, NIST CSF/800-53, GDPR, HIPAA, PCI, or others relevant to the organization.

Collects, validates, and maintains evidence for internal/external audits.

Supports regulatory and certification audits by coordinating with internal teams and external auditors.

Monitors and reports on compliance gaps, exceptions, and corrective actions.

Security Awareness & Training

Helps develop and administer security awareness programs.

Supports phishing simulation campaigns and related analytics to track organizational improvement.

Monitoring & Reporting

Produces regular and ad-hoc reports on risk, compliance posture, and control effectiveness.

Utilizes GRC tools (e.g., SIG, Archer, One Trust, Logic Gate, ZenGRC) to manage workflows and dashboards.

Tracks KPIs/KRIs to measure program maturity and effectiveness.

QUALIFICATIONS

The GRC Analyst requires a bachelor's degree in Information Security, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Business, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience. A minimum of six years' experience is required for this…