Governance, Risk and Compliance Program Manager

Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury • Nashville, TN

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About The Position

The Information Governance, Policy, and Compliance Program Manager develops, maintains, and coordinates the Comptroller’s Office information governance, technology policy, risk, and compliance programs. The role establishes consistent practices for protecting, using, retaining, and managing organizational information and data while coordinating policies, compliance obligations, risk remediation, audit support, data governance, security awareness, and related documentation. The position is part of the security team and works across the Office with Technology Solutions leadership, business units, legal counsel, internal audit, procurement, and other stakeholders.

The Office of the Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury audits state and local government entities and oversees financial and administrative operations of state government. It describes itself as nationally recognized for professionalism and accountability, and a Top Workplace that encourages employees to grow, collaborate, and lead. This position requires a criminal background check.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in IT, cybersecurity, information systems, business/public administration, records management, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Experience developing or managing organizational policies, compliance programs, risk management, audits, information governance, data governance, or cybersecurity governance.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills for both technical and nontechnical audiences.
• Proven ability to manage multiple initiatives, meet deadlines, maintain detailed documentation, and coordinate across teams.
• Sound judgment when handling sensitive or regulated information.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in government, public-sector, financial, audit, or other regulated environments.
• Knowledge of NIST, CIS Controls, COBIT, ISO 27001, or similar frameworks.
• Familiarity with privacy, records management, data classification, retention, access governance, and vendor/third-party risk.
• Experience supporting audits, assessments, regulatory reviews, or corrective-action programs.
• Certifications such as CISA, CRISC, CGRC, CISSP, CIPM, CDMP, or similar.

Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain the Office’s information security, privacy, technology, and data-governance policies and oversee a formal policy lifecycle.
• Lead the data governance program, including ownership, classification, stewardship, retention, access, and appropriate use.
• Coordinate compliance activities across laws, regulations, standards, audits, and internal requirements; maintain the compliance calendar, control library, risk register, and corrective-action tracking.
• Collect and organize audit evidence and support assessments, reviews, and regulatory inquiries.
• Conduct and document risk assessments, mitigating controls, exceptions, and remediation plans; track findings through resolution and report status to leadership.
• Coordinate third-party and vendor risk reviews with Procurement, General Counsel, and Technology Solutions.
• Support business continuity, disaster recovery, incident-response, and technology-risk documentation.
• Develop and deliver communications and training related to security, privacy, data governance, and policy awareness.
• Provide clear reporting to Technology Solutions, security leadership, and executive management on compliance posture, data governance, risks, and required decisions.
• Promote consistent governance practices across departments and identify opportunities to improve controls, processes, and documentation.
• Perform related duties as needed in information governance, policy management, risk, and compliance.

Benefits

• The posting describes meaningful work supporting public accountability, opportunities to collaborate across teams and leadership, and an environment where employees are encouraged to grow, collaborate, and lead.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time