Senior Technology Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) Analyst

About the role

Lead and mature a risk-based technology control program to design, implement, and monitor the effectiveness of key controls across the Technology organization, ensuring alignment with FanDuel's security frameworks, industry best practices, and regulatory requirements (NIST CSF, GLI-GSF, PCI, SOC2, SOX).

Responsibilities

• Navigate the complete control lifecycle - including process discovery, control identification and implementation, testing and continuous assurance, and issue management with remediation guidance.
• Bring an automation-first mindset to develop and deliver executive reports of technology control health, issues, and risk posture.
• Serve as the Technology organization's first line point of contact for various compliance activities (e.g. SOC2, PCI, State Regulatory Exams) and act as a primary liaison between audit teams and internal control stakeholders to ensure clear communication of requirements, timelines, and expectations.
• Partner with Technology and Enterprise Risk Management teams to maintain FanDuel's technology risk and controls framework, ensuring risks are identified, assessed, documented, and mapped to effective controls aligned with the company's risk appetite.
• Advising and supporting technology control owners during regulatory examinations or internal audits / assessments, including clarifying scope, expectations and timelines, coordinating meetings, facilitating evidence gathering, clarifying issues with relevant SMEs & stakeholders, and developing necessary action plans and management responses.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive technology governance policies, standards, and procedures; ensure alignment with enterprise governance principles and regulatory requirements.
• Align control standards with Flutter Entertainment and other brands' GRC groups to push efficiencies and best practices across the enterprise.
• Track issues throughout the lifecycle, from initial deviation identification, root cause analysis, remediation plan development, and reporting, as well as supporting resolution and ongoing monitoring.
• Lead cross-functional discussions and workshops to enhance awareness and foster continuous improvement across the technology control environment.
• Stay abreast of evolving technology & cybersecurity threats, trends, and regulatory changes to enhance control, risk, and governance strategies.
• Develop and deliver tailored training and communications on relevant GRC obligations for the technology community, as needed.
• Assist with special GRC, regulatory, and control assessment and department initiatives, as assigned.
• Mentor and guide junior team members, sharing expertise and promoting continuous professional development.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree preferred in a technical field (e.g., Cybersecurity, Information Technology) or equivalent combination of education, training, and relevant experience.
• 5+ years related experience across technology and cybersecurity Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC), with demonstrated breadth across all three disciplines.
• Hands-on experience navigating the full control lifecycle – process and risk identification, control design and definition, design and operating effectiveness testing, issue management, and remediation tracking.
• Experience conducting technology risk assessments and maintaining risk registers and partnering with risk owners to define and track mitigation strategies aligned to risk appetite.
• In-depth understanding of various IT platform and systems including but not limited to AWS, Okta, GitHub, and Atlassian products.
• Ability to partner with technical stakeholders to discover, analyze, and document comprehensive data flows, establishing a clear line of sight into how data moves across our infrastructure.
• Experience developing or maintaining technology policies, standards, procedures, and supporting governance committees / forums with related reporting.
• Hands-on experience executing and managing IT and security audits or regulatory assessments in a heavily regulated industry, including writing, documenting, and assessing risks/controls and drafting business process summaries for executives.

Qualifications

• “Stay Hungry, Stay Humble” mindset that strives to continuously learn and share new skills with others, and embraces a steep learning curve to understand our business and technology drivers to get the job done.
• “Anything Is Possible” attitude that is highly organized and results-driven to solve our most important challenges.
• Comfortable navigating shifting priorities in a fast-paced environment, with the ability to work independently with minimal supervision while also as an exceptional team player that excels at cultivating relationships and promoting collaboration and cohesiveness to fulfill our “We Are One Team” principle.
• Strong IT & security risk domain knowledge of technology and cybersecurity best practices, principles, tools, and industry control frameworks (e.g., GLI-33b, GLI-19, NIST 800-53, NIST CSF, SOX, SOC2, PCI).
• Knowledge of qualitative and quantitative risk management methodologies (e.g., NIST RMF / 800-37 / 800-30, FAIR).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills to articulate GRC insights to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Proficient working with Microsoft Office, GRC and project management tools (e.g., Optro, Anecdotes, Jira, Sharepoint).
• Experience working as a consultant in the risk, compliance, or audit space is a plus.
• Relevant professional certifications such as CISA, CISM, CISSP, CRISC, CGEIT, CCSK/CCSP, PCI ISA/QSA, Security+ are preferred.

Skills

• Strong IT & security risk domain knowledge of technology and cybersecurity best practices, principles, tools, and industry control frameworks (e.g., GLI-33b, GLI-19, NIST 800-53, NIST CSF, SOX, SOC2, PCI).
• Knowledge of qualitative and quantitative risk management methodologies (e.g., NIST RMF / 800-37 / 800-30, FAIR).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills to articulate GRC insights to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Proficient working with Microsoft Office, GRC and project management tools (e.g., Optro, Anecdotes, Jira, Sharepoint).

Benefits

Medical, vision, and dental insurance; life insurance; disability insurance; a 401(k) matching program; among other employee benefits. This role may also be eligible for short-term or long-term incentive compensation, including, but not limited to, cash bonuses and stock program participation. This role includes paid personal time off and 14 paid company holidays. FanDuel offers paid sick time in accordance with all applicable state and federal laws. It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment.