GRC Analyst II

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Job Summary

Payscale is looking for a GRC Analyst II to join our Information Security Team, reporting to the Manager of GRC. In this role, you will take on broader ownership of core GRC program areas while supporting senior-level initiatives across risk, audit, and compliance. The ideal candidate brings hands-on GRC experience, strong communication skills, and the ability to operate independently across technical and business stakeholders to drive compliance and risk outcomes.

What You'll Do

- Maintain Payscale's data classification program, including classification schema, tagging standards, and coordination with data owners to ensure accurate and consistent classification across systems and assets

- Maintain the system classification and ownership inventory, partnering with teams to ensure systems are properly classified, attributed, and reviewed on a defined cadence

- Support audit coordination activities for SOC 2 and other compliance frameworks.

- Conduct vendor security assessments reviews.

- Manage the policy management lifecycle, including drafting new policies and standards, tracking review cycles, coordinating approvals, and maintaining version control.

- Identify control gaps or process improvement opportunities and partner with business units to implement and sustain effective controls.

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