Sr. Director, Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC)

Location: Seattle, Washington, US; the role is based at 1600 7th Avenue, Seattle.

Salary: $221,000–$365,000 annual.

Company

hirify.global operates a complex, customer-facing omni-channel retail business focused on secure and frictionless customer experiences.

What you will do

• Shape and execute an enterprise-wide GRC strategy with the CISO, aligned with business priorities and risk appetite.
• Lead governance, risk, and compliance programs across cybersecurity, IT, enterprise, third-party, operational, and regulatory risk domains.
• Translate complex risks into actionable insights, dashboards, metrics, and reporting for executive leadership, audit committees, and the Board.
• Oversee internal and external audits, remediation, continuous readiness, and control optimization.
• Partner with Legal, Technology, Finance, HR, and business leaders to embed risk management into strategy, transformation initiatives, and vendor relationships.
• Build and develop a high-performing GRC organization while optimizing GRC platforms, automation, and scalable risk and compliance management.

Requirements

• 10+ years of progressive experience in governance, risk, compliance, information security, or enterprise risk management, including 5+ years in senior leadership roles.
• Proven success building, scaling, or transforming enterprise GRC programs in complex, regulated environments.
• Strong executive presence and the ability to influence senior leaders and translate risk into business-relevant outcomes.
• Deep expertise in cybersecurity risk, IT risk, enterprise risk, third-party risk, and regulatory compliance frameworks.
• Experience partnering closely with a CISO and security leadership to align risk, compliance, and security strategy.
• Experience advancing compliance from point-in-time audits to continuous readiness and control optimization.
• Experience developing executive-level dashboards, metrics, and reporting for senior leadership, audit committees, or Boards.
• Strong cross-functional leadership skills, including alignment of Legal, Technology, Finance, HR, and business teams around shared risk ownership.
• Familiarity with leading GRC platforms and automation tools, such as ServiceNow GRC, Archer, and OneTrust.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the judgment to operate effectively in high-impact, ambiguous situations.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, vision, dental, retirement, and paid time away benefits.
• Life insurance, disability insurance, PTO accruals, and holidays.
• Merchandise discount and EAP resources.
• Potential eligibility for performance-based incentives and bonuses.
• Benefits eligibility may depend on location, job level, classification, and length of employment.