Risk and Audit Governance Program Manager

About the role

We are a center of excellence for YouTube's Global Vendor Operations, responsible for designing and managing the governance solutions that ensure our external workspace partners strictly adhere to all agreements, policies, and operational standards.

Responsibilities

• Design and scale a vendor risk assessment and audit framework across GVO, establishing governance policies and playbooks.
• Leverage AI to automate auditing vendor compliance.
• Review outputs, resolve edge cases, and ensure strict vendor adherence and ongoing monitoring.
• Lead post-mortems and Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for vendor failures or security breaches, synthesizing findings into executive briefings.
• Act as the primary contact for cross-functional teams (e.g., Legal, Privacy) regarding vendor compliance, controls, and Business Continuity Planning.
• Develop a Corrective Action Plan process to track and validate audit remediations.
• Establish Key Risk Indicators (KRIs) and dashboards.
• Lead GVO education programs, training internal teams to identify vendor risks, understand control environments, and escalate issues.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 7 years of experience in risk management, audit, compliance, vendor operations, or a related field.
• Experience leading cross-functional investigations (e.g., RCAs, post-mortems) and presenting findings to executive leadership or executive stakeholders.
• Experience utilizing AI tools, LLMs, or automation software to optimize operational workflows, governance processes, or data analysis.

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of vendor operations, physical/logical security protocols, and insider risk governance.
• Proven ability to navigate ambiguity, working independently as an executive individual contributor to build strategic programs from scratch.
• Strong analytical accuracy and a critical eye for validating automated outputs, managing edge cases, and maintaining strict quality control.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate complex, technical control failures into clear business risks for non-technical stakeholders.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented problem solver with excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Skills

• Experience with AI tools, LLMs, or automation software.
• Understanding of vendor operations, physical/logical security protocols, and insider risk governance.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity and build strategic programs independently.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Excellent communication and translation skills.
• Organizational and detail-oriented problem-solving abilities.

Pay

$136,000 - $196,000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Schedule

Full-time