Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) Specialist

What this job can offer you

• This is an exciting time to join Remote and make a personal difference in the global employment space as an Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) specialist, joining our Security team.

What you bring

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills
• Team oriented - Work with the Security team and other stakeholders
• Continuous improvement mindset.
• Proven experience in GRC functions - good understanding of GRC functions.
• At least one Security certification
• Knowledge of Security standards.
• Writes and speaks fluent English.
• It's not required to have experience working remotely, but considered a plus.

Key Responsibilities

• Review third-parties and provide feedback of major red flags including possible mitigation actions.
• Manage security questionnaires from prospects and customers.
• Suggest process improvements for the above.
• Support the security team in several additional GRC responsibilities, listed below:
  • Review existing Information Security Policies and suggest changes. Answer basic questions from Remoters.
  • Review and operationalize security awareness actions aligned with the security awareness program. Propose improvement actions (including possible trainings).
  • Manages routine compliance tasks with minimal guidance.
  • Tracks security risk mitigation efforts and follows up with responsible teams.

Practicals

• You'll report to: Security Director
• Team: Engineering - Security
• Location: Anywhere in the world
• Start date: As soon as possible

Remote Compensation Philosophy

Remote's Total Rewards philosophy is to ensure fair, unbiased compensation and fair equity pay along with competitive benefits in all locations in which we operate. We do not agree to or encourage cheap-labor practices and therefore we ensure to pay above in-location rates. We hope to inspire other companies to support global talent-hiring and bring local wealth to developing countries.

At first glance our salary bands seem quite wide - here is some context. At Remote we have international operations and a globally distributed workforce. We use geo ranges to consider geographic pay differentials as part of our global compensation strategy to remain competitive in various markets while we hiring globally.

The base salary range for this full-time position is between USD 32,300 to USD 72,700. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level and location, and our job titles may span more than one career level. The actual base pay for the successful candidate in this role is dependent upon many factors such as location, transferable or job-related skills, work experience, relevant training, business needs, and market demands. The base salary range may be subject to change.

Application process

1. Interview with recruiter
2. (async) Take home challenge and review
3. Interview with future manager
4. Interview with security team members (no managers present)
5. Interview with stakeholders
6. Bar-raiser interview
7. (async) Offer and Prior employment verification check

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Benefits

How you’ll plan your day (and life)

We work async at Remote which means you can plan your schedule around your life (and not around meetings). Read more at remote.com/async.

You will be empowered to take ownership and be proactive. When in doubt you will default to action instead of waiting. Your life-work balance is important and you will be encouraged to put yourself and your family first, and fit work around your needs.

If that sounds like something you want, apply now!

How to apply

1. Please fill out the form below and upload your CV with a PDF format.
2. We kindly ask you to submit your application and CV in English, as this is the standardised language we use here at Remote.
3. If you don’t have an up to date CV but you are still interested in talking to us, please feel free to add a copy of your LinkedIn profile instead.

We will ask you to voluntarily tell us your pronouns at interview stage, and you will have the option to answer our anonymous demographic questionnaire when you apply below. As an equal employment opportunity employer it’s important to us that our workforce reflects people of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences and this data will help us to stay accountable. We thank you for providing this data, if you chose to.

At Remote, we embrace AI as a valuable tool while prioritizing human creativity and authenticity. We look forward to meeting candidates who balance innovation with genuine expertise and experience. To learn more about Remote's AI guidelines check see here. 

Please note we accept applications on an ongoing basis.