The Role
We're looking for an Information Security Governance, Risk & Compliance Analyst to join our growing Information Security team. This role will be reporting to the Manager of Information Security Governance, Risk & Compliance. Our security team works to create a strong Information Security function within GTI that enables the business to continue its tremendous growth. The Information Security Governance, Risk & Compliance Analyst is responsible for maintaining continuous compliance with security policies, industry laws, and regulations (HIPAA, SOX, NIST, etc.). The candidate must communicate effectively with business partners and team members to help raise the level of security awareness, security compliance, and security risk. The candidate will perform environment-specific risk assessments factoring in both qualitative and quantitative risks and assist with the deployment of various controls based on those assessments. This role will also involve ongoing monitoring and improvement of security governance, ensuring a proactive approach to risk management.
This is a hybrid position and requires onsite work 1-2 days per week at our Rolling Meadows office.
Responsibilities
- Own the relationship working with IT and business stakeholders to perform ongoing internal and vendor risk assessments, providing reporting to stakeholders, and ensuring appropriate action is taken.
- Update and track KPIs from the Information Security risk register and work with stakeholders on developing Corrective Action Plans to address risks.
- Provide guidance to newer staff working with internal IT stakeholders for vulnerability management, ensuring vulnerabilities are remediated in accordance with policy and SLAs.
- Own the process for working with IT and business stakeholders to perform ongoing compliance reviews in line with security policies, information security regulations (HIPAA, SOX/ITGC), and security frameworks (NIST, MITRE, etc.).
- Assist with ongoing internal operations and tasks, including ITGC security reviews.
- Spearhead the ongoing internal and external SOX and HIPAA audits and other security audits that are relevant to GTI’s business.
- Provide updates and insight during the development and maintenance of Information Security policies, standards and procedures, aligning with NIST.
- Lead the identification of security training and awareness initiatives for the organization.
- Participate in incident response tabletops, business continuity tests, and other compliance activities and exercises.
- Maintain KPIs and KRIs for Information Security risk & compliance activities.
- Execute tasks as a member of the Information Security team as assigned by management.
- Provide mentorship and guidance to Associate Information Security GRC Analysts.
- Stay up to date on relevant laws and regulations to ensure continuous compliance and audit readiness.
- Collaborate with the IT and security teams in response to security incidents, ensuring proper documentation and reporting.
Qualifications
- 3+ years of experience with responsibilities relating to security and compliance.
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Information Security or Information Technology may help you stand out but is not required. Demonstrated work experience can be substituted.
- Strong written and oral communication skills.
- Strong conceptual understanding of Information Security theories.
- Knowledge of network, application, and cloud security controls.
- Knowledge of regulatory frameworks and compliance standards such as NIST, MITRE, OWASP, HIPAA, PCI-DSS and SOX.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with well-organized and structured work habits, and the ability to identify and mitigate risks.
- Security certifications, such as CRISC, CISA are preferred, but not required.
- We're doing some big things, and we'll find some roadblocks along the way, big and small. A big part of this role is keeping an even keel and finding the route through or around the obstacles.
- This role requires lots of communication with customers and everyone at GTI. Your colleagues will rely on your ability to translate security requirements into digestible bits of information for them. Customers will expect you to quickly articulate components of the GTI security program to help them assess risk, including as part of the business development process.
- An insatiable intellectual curiosity and the ability to learn quickly in a complex space.
Additional Requirements
- Must pass any and all required background checks
- Must be and remain compliant with all legal or company regulations for working in the industry
- Must possess valid driver’s license
- Must be a minimum of 21 years of age
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What We Do
We are a national cannabis consumer packaged goods company and retailer. Our mission is to promote well-being through the power of cannabis while giving back to the communities in which we serve. Established in 2014, Green Thumb employs over 4,800 people and serves thousands of patients and customers each year.
Green Thumb manufactures and distributes a portfolio of branded cannabis products including RYTHM, Dogwalkers, Beboe, Good Green, incredibles, Doctor Solomon’s, &Shine, and owns and operates rapidly growing national retail cannabis stores called RISE.
Why Work With Us
Cannabis is a rapidly growing industry. It's the Great American Growth story, and it is much more than revenue numbers. It's a story about people first. From our commitment to helping right the wrongs caused by the War on Drugs to our passionate team members, people and their well-being are at the core of everything we do at Green Thumb.