Senior Manager: Governance, Risk, & Compliance (GRC)

WHOOP - Boston, MA

Hiring: Senior Manager: Governance, Risk, & Compliance (GRC) Company: WHOOP Location: Boston, MA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 11:48:42 Target Skills & Keywords : GDPR, SOC 2 About the job Experience: •10+ years of experience in GRC, or information security / cybersecurity, with 5+ Required Skills: •Lead the development, implementation, and continuous evolution of the GRC program, driving both strategy and hands-on execution. •Lead the development, implementation, and ongoing management of scalable security control frameworks, policies, standards, and security awareness programs, contributing directly while guiding the team’s work to strengthen organizational compliance. •Support incident response activities and translated into actionable improvements across the risk and compliance program. •Actively manage the enterprise risk register, driving risk prioritization, and delivering executive-level reporting. •Manage, mentor, and develop GRC analysts while balancing hands-on execution with effective delegation and team enablement as the program scales. •Evaluate, implement, and continuously improve GRC program, tools, processes, and metrics. Qualifications: •Years in managing GRC, information security, or cybersecurity professionals. •Demonstrated success scaling GRC programs whilst crafting clear and efficient team objectives and programs. •Comprehensive expertise in regulations and standards including, but not limited to ISO •27001, SOC 2, GDPR, PCI, NIST CSF, and privacy/security obligations •Excellent communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills with the ability to influence across teams and levels •A minimum bachelor’s degree in any discipline. Computer science, cyber security and risk or technology degrees preferred. •Certifications such as CISA, CISSP, CIPP/E, CRISC, or ISO Lead Auditor. •Background in leading Enterprise Risk, Cybersecurity Risk, Information Security programs. •Background in establishing DevSecOps, AI Governance, and SSDLC guardrails. •You are a strategic and people-focused leader who thrives on balancing hands-on oversight with long-term organizational growth. Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!