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Explorance

Provides people insights and AI recommendations

GRC Analyst

Security Governance, Risk & ComplianceConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeMontreal, QC, CanadaNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • Three to five years of relevant experience in governance, risk and compliance, information security compliance, technology risk, IT audit, privacy operations, security assurance, or a related field.
  • Post-secondary education in cybersecurity, information technology, audit, risk management, privacy, business, law, or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience.
  • Practical experience with control testing, audit evidence, compliance monitoring, risk registers, issue management, remediation tracking, customer assurance, or vendor reviews.
  • Working knowledge of one or more recognized frameworks, such as ISO 27001, SOC 2, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, HIPAA, or a comparable framework and its control and evidence requirements.
  • Experience drafting or maintaining policies, standards, procedures, control descriptions, audit documentation, and reusable response materials.
  • Strong analytical, documentation, organizational, prioritization, and follow-up skills.
  • Ability to manage multiple concurrent activities, deadlines, and stakeholders with limited supervision.
  • Ability to distinguish matters that can be handled operationally from those requiring escalation, regulatory interpretation, legal review, or material-risk approval.
  • Professional proficiency in French and English, spoken and written, to support global customers, auditors, and business stakeholders.
  • High integrity, discretion, sound judgment, and respect for confidential information.
  • Influence without authority.
  • Constructive conflict management.
  • Timely communication and escalation.
  • Audience-aware communication.
  • Decision-ready reporting.
  • Pragmatic judgment.
  • Ownership and follow-through.
  • Hands-on orientation.
  • Applicants must reside in Montreal or the surrounding area.

Responsibilities

  • Coordinate and execute day-to-day activities of the governance, risk, compliance, information security assurance, and operational privacy programs.
  • Maintain compliance documentation and coordinate control testing and audits.
  • Administer risk and remediation records, manage customer assurance requests, and support third-party risk reviews.
  • Produce reliable GRC reporting and evidence.
  • Work across Product, Engineering, Information Technology, Security, Human Resources, Sales, Support, Finance, and other teams.
  • Maintain continuous audit readiness, customer trust, security and privacy compliance maturity, and operational resilience.
  • Exercise independent judgment within approved policies and frameworks, and promptly escalate material risks, nonstandard commitments, regulatory interpretations, significant exceptions, and time-sensitive concerns.
  • Perform governance and GRC program operations, risk management, control validation, internal audit, compliance monitoring, external audit and assurance, customer trust and sales support, third-party risk management, privacy and regulatory support, security awareness, operational resilience, metrics, reporting, and stakeholder coordination.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience in a SaaS, cloud software, technology, education technology, or data-intensive organization.
  • Direct experience supporting a SOC 2 audit or comparable assurance program.
  • Familiarity with PIPEDA, GDPR, Quebec Law 25, privacy impact assessments, and data-protection requirements.
  • Experience with third-party risk management, penetration-test remediation, vulnerability governance, business continuity, disaster recovery, or incident-response exercises.
  • Experience with GRC platforms, compliance automation tools, privacy-management tools, Jira, or structured workflow systems.
  • Exposure to AI governance, data residency, responsible AI assessments, or governance of AI-enabled SaaS services.
  • Professional proficiency in French, spoken and written.
  • A relevant certification or progress toward one, such as CISA, CRISC, CISM, Security+, ISO 27001 Lead Implementer, or a comparable credential.

About the Company

Explorance

Provides people insights and AI recommendations

Explorance provides People Insight Solutions to help organizations and institutions understand how people experience work and grow in their roles. It connects moments that matter—covering needs, expectations, skills, knowledge, and competency—into a unified view that informs talent decisions. The product relies on measurement expertise and AI-enabled recommendations to move from insight to action, supporting faster, more informed decisions. Unlike general analytics vendors, Explorance focuses on the convergence of people experiences and talent effectiveness, serving 25% of the Fortune 100 and top higher education institutions through a global footprint and trusted culture. The company’s goal is to accelerate the insight-to-action cycle, enabling organizational agility and individual success.

Company size
201-500
Company stage
Late Stage VC
Total funding
$25M
Headquarters
Montreal, Canada
Founded
2003

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