GRC Specialist

About Us

At Selective, we don't just insure uniquely, we employ uniqueness.

Selective is a midsized U.S. domestic property and casualty insurance company with a history of strong, consistent financial performance for nearly 100 years. Selective's unique position as both a leading insurance group and an employer of choice is recognized in a wide variety of awards and honors, including listing in Forbes Best Midsize Employers in 2025 and certification as a Great Place to Work® in 2025 for the sixth consecutive year.

Employees are empowered and encouraged to Be Uniquely You by being their true, unique selves and contributing their diverse talents, experiences, and perspectives to our shared success. Together, we are a high-performing team working to serve our customers responsibly by helping to mitigate loss, keep them safe, and restore their lives and businesses after an insured loss occurs.

Overview

The GRC Specialist performs established governance, risk, compliance, vendor risk, and vulnerability management activities with increasing independence. This role is designed for a developing risk professional who can execute risk assessments, analyze control evidence, support regulatory and audit requirements, coordinate remediation tracking, and produce clear reporting for stakeholders. The role applies working knowledge of cybersecurity controls, risk frameworks, third-party due diligence, vulnerability governance, and issue management to support consistent, defensible risk decisions.

Responsibilities

GRC Program Execution

• Execute assigned GRC activities, including risk documentation, control mapping, exception tracking, and assessment record maintenance.
• Support policy, standard, and procedure lifecycle activities by coordinating updates, collecting input, and validating evidence of approvals.
• Prepare materials for governance forums, risk reviews, audit discussions, and compliance reporting using established templates and data sources.

Third-Party Risk Management

• Coordinate vendor assessment intake, due diligence requests, follow-ups, and stakeholder communications through closure.
• Review vendor questionnaires, SOC reports, ISO certifications, penetration test summaries, vulnerability information, business continuity documentation, and other due diligence artifacts for completeness and risk relevance.
• Document assessment conclusions, remediation items, missing evidence, and residual risk considerations in alignment with defined TPRM procedures.

Vulnerability Management Governance

• Support vulnerability governance activities by tracking remediation status, exception requests, risk acceptance documentation, and aging issues.
• Partner with technology and risk stakeholders to validate ownership, required evidence, and remediation progress for identified vulnerabilities or control gaps.
• Contribute to recurring metrics and reporting related to vulnerability trends, overdue remediation, exception volume, and issue closure.

Audit and Compliance Support

• Collect, organize, and validate audit evidence in accordance with defined control objectives and regulatory expectations.
• Assist with remediation tracking for audit findings, control gaps, risk acceptances, and compliance action items.
• Maintain documentation aligned to frameworks and requirements such as NIST CSF, NIST 800-53, NYDFS, GLBA, SOX, SOC reporting, and ISO 27001.

Metrics and Continuous Improvement

• Maintain and enhance routine metrics for risk assessment volume, vendor status, vulnerability remediation, open issues, and documentation completeness.
• Identify opportunities to improve templates, procedures, evidence requests, stakeholder instructions, and process consistency.
• Support process improvement efforts by documenting pain points, recommending practical updates, and helping implement approved changes.

Qualifications

Required

• Working understanding of cybersecurity, risk management, compliance, vulnerability management, audit, or third-party risk concepts.
• Ability to evaluate common security evidence, identify incomplete or inconsistent information, and escalate potential risk concerns.
• Strong attention to detail, documentation discipline, and ability to manage multiple assessment or remediation activities concurrently.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to summarize technical or control information for business stakeholders.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office; experience with GRC, vendor risk, vulnerability management, ticketing, or reporting tools is preferred.

Preferred

• 3-5 years of experience in GRC, cybersecurity, third-party risk, vulnerability management, audit, compliance, procurement risk, or vendor management.
• Experience contributing to audits, regulatory compliance activities, control testing, risk assessments, or vendor due diligence reviews.
• Familiarity with frameworks and regulations such as NIST CSF, NIST 800-53, NYDFS, GLBA, SOX, SOC reporting, ISO 27001, or related standards.
• Relevant certification or progress toward a certification such as CRISC, CISA, Security+, CDPSE, CTPRP, or similar is a plus.

Total Rewards

Selective Insurance offers a total rewards package that includes a competitive base salary, incentive plan eligibility at all levels, and a wide array of benefits designed to help you and your family stay healthy, achieve your financial goals, and balance the demands of your work and personal life. These benefits include comprehensive health care plans, retirement savings plan with company match, discounted Employee Stock Purchase Program, tuition assistance and reimbursement programs, and 20 days of paid time off. Additional details about our total rewards package can be found by visiting our benefits page.

The actual base salary is based on geographic location, and the range is representative of salaries for this role throughout Selective's footprint. Additional considerations include relevant education, qualifications, experience, skills, performance, and business needs.

Pay Range

USD $116,000.00 - USD $157,000.00 /Yr.
Additional Information

Selective is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. That means we respect and value every individual’s unique opinions, beliefs, abilities, and perspectives. We are committed to promoting a welcoming culture that celebrates diverse talent, individual identity, different points of view and experiences – and empowers employees to contribute new ideas that support our continued and growing success. Building a highly engaged team is one of our core strategic imperatives, which we believe is enhanced by diversity, equity, and inclusion. We expect and encourage all employees and all of our business partners to embrace, practice, and monitor the attitudes, values, and goals of acceptance; address biases; and foster diversity of viewpoints and opinions.

For Massachusetts Applicants

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.