GRC Analyst

The GRC Analyst Assurance Operations Coordinator serves as the individual-contributor lead for assurance operations coordination owning audit logistics evidence workflows and stakeholder alignment to ensure timely auditor-ready outcomes. This role provides execution leadership across audits and assessments by managing evidence collection processes coordinating auditor interactions and driving structured follow-up for issued findings.

This position owns the process and workflow for audit and assessment findings follow-up driving visibility cadence and escalation to ensure findings progress to timely closure. The role does not identify findings or perform remediation actions but is accountable for monitoring progress identifying risks to closure and escalating issues through defined governance paths. As needed the role also supports SOX-related audit coordination activities by assisting with evidence routing and issue resolution.

What You Will Do

Audit Support & Evidence Collection

• Act as the operational lead for assurance activities including maintaining PBC lists request assignments due dates and evidence repository structures.
• Drive execution of evidence requests by routing requests to designated owners tracking responses and ensuring delivery timelines are met.
• Perform first-level evidence checks for completeness and organization (presence clarity timestamps versioning) without performing control testing or effectiveness validation.
• Coordinate audit logistics including walkthrough scheduling auditor Q&A routing follow-ups and collection of management responses as required.
• Ensure consistency traceability and audit-readiness of evidence libraries across SOC 2 and other assurance engagements.

Audit Findings Remediation Program Management

• Own the findings follow-up workflow for issued findings across IT audits risk assessments and other assurance engagements.
• Manage post-issuance findings lifecycle activities including intake owner assignment milestone definition status tracking and closure readiness.
• Drive ongoing status monitoring through recurring check-ins and progress reviews with remediation owners.
• Identify delays blockers or risks to timely closure and proactively escalate through established governance and leadership channels.
• Coordinate re-test readiness and closure packages (evidence narratives tickets approvals) once remediation owners indicate completion.
• Maintain accurate up-to-date reporting on open findings aging trends and risk themes for leadership and audit stakeholders.

SOX Coordination Support

• Provide supplemental coordination support for SOX-related assurance activities as required.

• Assist with routing evidence requests tracking auditor follow-ups and addressing documentation gaps for in-scope controls.
• Act as a coordination point for unresolved SOX-related issues that require escalation or cross-team alignment.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors degree or equivalent relevant experience.
• 5 years of professional experience
• Must have prior experience at an Ecolab location (contractor temp or employee)
• Demonstrated experience in GRC role working on project or program coordination audit support or assurance operations roles.
• Strong ability to manage timelines dependencies and stakeholder communications across multiple concurrent efforts.
• Proven organizational and documentation skills with a high attention to detail.
• No immigration sponsorship available for this position.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with SOC 2 and other assurance frameworks including controls evidence PBC lists and walkthroughs.
• Ability to translate audit and control requirements into clear actionable tasks for technical and business teams.
• Experience using collaboration and tracking tools (e.g. Excel or Lists SharePoint/Teams ticketing systems).
• Clear professional communication skills when working with engineers control owners auditors and leadership.
• Experience operating in a complex matrixed enterprise or regulated environment.

Benefits

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