American Heart Association · 1 day ago
Governance, Risk & Compliance Director
Dallas, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
8+ years expThe American Heart Association has an excellent opportunity for a Governance, Risk & Compliance Director. This role will serve as the subject matter expert responsible for developing and implementing the organization's cybersecurity operations, enterprise governance, risk, and compliance initiatives, working closely with various leaders to align with organizational objectives.
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Responsibilities
Develops, maintains, and executes the BT GRC strategy and roadmap in alignment with organizational information security and business objectives, including setting strategic direction, policies, and standards
Develops and maintains policies, processes, procedures, and standards to support GRC and Cybersecurity requirements based on selected industry and regulatory frameworks. Collaborates with business units, legal, and HR to ensure consistent policy application, awareness, and alignment with organizational goals
Manages the BT risk management program, including identification, assessment, mitigation, and reporting of cyber and technology risks, and maintains the risk register for leadership visibility
Ensures GRC strategy covers security and privacy frameworks, adapting to changes in legislation and regulation. Stays current with evolving national, state, and local privacy laws and framework impacting security and data governance
Translates GRC requirements into actionable guidance for stakeholders, ensuring compliance or identifying compensating controls as needed. Maintains a compliance calendar and ensures timely execution of required activities such as policy reviews, annual training, risk assessments, and gathering compliance artifacts
Drives remediation plans and risk treatment strategies in collaboration with technology and business leaders, ensuring adherence to internal and external requirements
Lead and support internal and external audits, including readiness assessments, remediation activities, and serve as the primary contact for third-party auditors and assessors
Performs other duties as required or assigned, which are reasonably within the scope and responsibility of the job level and family
Qualification
Required
Requires a degree or equivalent
Requires 8 years of minimum prior relevant experience
Required Skills: Strategic Planning
Required Skills: Cybersecurity
Required Skills: Governance
Required Skills: Risk and Compliance (GRC)
Required Skills: Risk Assessment
Required Skills: Regulatory Compliance
Required Skills: Project Management
Required Skills: Cloud Security
Required Skills: Metrics Management
Required Skills: Team Management and Team Building
Required Skills: Risk Management
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Disability
Life insurance
Robust retirement program that includes an employer match and automatic contribution
Employee assistance program
Employee wellness program
Telemedicine
Medical consultation
Paid Time Off (PTO) at a minimum of 16 days per year for new employees
12 paid holidays off each year
Tuition Assistance
Company
American Heart Association
The American Heart Association is the nation’s oldest and largest voluntary health organization.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
American Heart Association has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (5)
2024 (1)
2023 (4)
2022 (3)
2021 (2)
2020 (4)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$4.62MKey Investors
Stupski FoundationAmeriCorps Public AlliesCity Furniture
2025-08-14Grant· $0.1M
2024-07-09Grant· $2.7M
2024-06-06Grant· $0.69M
Leadership Team
Jennifer Hall
Chief, Data Science and Analytics
Lynne Braggs
National, Sr. Director Digital Content Production, Creative (Marketing)
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