Sr. GRC Analyst-Enterprise Cybersecurity

Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies•Palo Alto, CA

1d•$117,200 - $161,150•Hybrid

About The Position

As GRC Analyst, you will own the operational delivery of our information security certifications and enterprise cybersecurity risk program. This is a hands-on individual-contributor role: you will run certification cycles end to end, keep our ISMS evidence audit-ready year-round, operate the enterprise risk register, and coordinate a large group of internal control owners and external partners. You will not set strategy from a distance — you will do the work that earns and keeps our certifications and keeps risk visible and tracked.

Requirements

5 years of experience in governance, risk, and compliance (GRC), IT/information security compliance, IT audit, or a closely related function.
Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
Working knowledge of ISO/IEC 27001/27002, TISAX and the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, including risk assessment and treatment concepts and control mapping.
Hands-on experience supporting or coordinating audits and certifications: evidence collection, control validation, and corrective-action tracking.
Experience operating or maintaining a risk register and driving remediation items to closure with accountable owners.
Strong documentation, organization, and project-tracking skills, with the ability to manage multiple concurrent deadlines.
Excellent written and verbal communication; able to work with both technical and non-technical stakeholders across a complex, multi-entity organization.
Ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally up to a few weeks per quarter.

Nice To Haves

Professional certification such as CISA, CRISC, ISO 27001 Lead Implementer or Lead Auditor, or CompTIA Security+.
Hands-on experience with GRC/compliance tooling such as ServiceNow GRC, OneTrust, Vanta, Drata, Archer, AuditBoard, or ZenGRC.
Automotive industry experience, especially TISAX/VDA ISA assessments, UNECE R155/R156, ISO/SAE 21434, or IATF 16949.
Experience coordinating external auditors, certification bodies, or consultancies and managing deliverables to SLAs.
Proficiency with Jira, Confluence, and Google Workspace.
Experience in a fast-paced, high-growth, or joint-venture/multi-entity environment.

Responsibilities

Own TISAX follow-on certifications: take over subsequent waves and sites after the initial TISAX AL3 assessments (VDA ISA 6.0.3), and manage evidence maintenance, internal self-assessments, corrective-action tracking, re-assessment readiness, and the ongoing ISMS evidence infrastructure.
Own ISO/IEC 27001 certification: drive achievement and ongoing maintenance of certification, coordinate internal audits, maintain the Statement of Applicability and control evidence, and manage annual surveillance and recertification activities.
Support ISO 9001 efforts as they relate to infrastructure and IT.
Support CSMS compliance under UNECE R155 and software update management under UNECE R156 as they apply to enterprise/IT infrastructure — supporting the cybersecurity management system requirements in an automotive JV/supplier environment.
Track and drive corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) to closure across all frameworks, holding owners to due dates.
Operate the enterprise cybersecurity risk register end to end: risk intake, assessment, treatment tracking, and reporting.
Execute risk management processes in coordination with Legal and in accordance with documented standard operating procedures, including confidentiality classification steps.
Produce clear, prioritized risk reporting for the Sr. Manager, Enterprise Cybersecurity and other stakeholders, with named owners and remediation timelines.
Work across a large stakeholder group spanning two parent companies and the JV — IT, Legal, Facilities, Internal Audit, HR, and engineering teams — and coordinate with 15–30+ named control owners for evidence collection.
Manage external partners: certification bodies (accredited ISO/TISAX auditors), external consultants, and vendors — tracking written deliverables, due dates, and response SLAs.
Maintain accurate, audit-ready documentation and program tracking in the team's tooling (e.g., Jira, Confluence, Google Workspace).