Manager, IT Risk Operations

Location: Palo Alto, New York, San Francisco, Austin, Boston, Boulder, Century City, Los Angeles, Salt Lake City, San Diego, or Seattle; 100% remote or hybrid in person near a physical office

Salary: $163,200–$220,800 per year in Palo Alto, New York, and San Francisco; $147,050–$198,950 per year in Austin, Boston, Boulder, Century City, Los Angeles, Salt Lake City, San Diego, and Seattle

Company

hirify.global is a legal advisory firm serving technology, life sciences, growth enterprises, venture firms, private equity firms, and investment banks worldwide.

What you will do

• Lead executive reporting on IT risk, compliance posture, operational performance, and control effectiveness.
• Build and evolve KPI/KRI dashboards and manage the IT risk register and Risk & Control Self-Assessment program.
• Identify emerging and systemic risks across IT, security, privacy, and operational processes.
• Partner with General Counsel, Security, and IT on internal investigations.
• Oversee ITSM governance and ServiceNow reporting across incident, change, and problem management.
• Enhance vendor risk management through risk tiering, assessments, monitoring, and data-driven reporting.

Requirements

• Seven years of experience in IT risk, security compliance, technology audit, or IT governance preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Experience leading reporting, analytics, and governance initiatives.
• Familiarity with ServiceNow and ITSM reporting, including incident, change, and problem management lifecycles.
• Experience with Microsoft 365, Purview, email security tools, control design, risk registers, RCSA programs, audit response, and privacy regulations.
• Working knowledge of the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, ISO/IEC 27001, and SOC 2.

Nice to have

• Experience in complex, regulated environments such as law firms, financial services, or consulting.
• CISA, CISSP, CRISC, CTPRM, or ITIL certification.

Culture & Benefits

• Work with senior leaders across IT, Security Engineering, General Counsel, and firm leadership.
• Manage a small team in a high-impact Governance, Risk & Compliance function.
• Flexible 100% remote or hybrid work near a physical office.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Potential discretionary year-end merit bonus based on performance.