Health Care Service Corporation

Executive Director, Governance Risk & Compliance

Health Care Service Corporation$177K — $329K *
Healthcare
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in IT/Information Security or equivalent experience (15-19 years).
  • At least 7 years of leadership experience managing teams.
  • Strong background in leading enterprise GRC programs, including risk, compliance, and third-party governance.
  • Experience delivering executive briefs and managing budgets effectively.

Responsibilities

  • Develop enterprise-level strategy for security risk and compliance.
  • Lead governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) frameworks and certifications like SOX and HIPAA.
  • Oversee security policy management and third-party risk assessments.
  • Implement and manage security awareness initiatives.
  • Continuously improve security risk management capabilities and controls.
  • Facilitate clear reporting to C-suite and Board on GRC outcomes.
  • Collaborate with Legal, Compliance, IT, and business units for alignment.

Benefits

  • Health and wellness benefits.
  • 401(k) savings and pension plans.
  • Paid time off and parental leave.
  • Disability and supplemental life insurance.
  • Employee assistance program and paid holidays.
  • Tuition reimbursement opportunities.
Full Job Description
Job Summary

This position provides enterprise leadership for security risk and compliance by setting strategy, owning GRC outcomes, and ensuring regulatory alignment across the company and its subsidiaries. The Executive Director builds and sustains the enterprise GRC framework and leads all enterprise attestations and certifications, including SOX, HIPAA, and HITRUST, supported by clear C suite and Board reporting. The role governs security policy, exceptions, security awareness initiatives, and third party risk management, while enabling consistent identification, tracking, remediation, and reporting of security risks across the enterprise. Responsibilities also include overseeing processes for threat and vulnerability management, ensuring adherence to established risk policies and standards, and continuously improving security risk management capabilities and controls. The Executive Director owns the enterprise information security risk posture, budget stewardship, and cross functional alignment with Legal, Compliance, IT, and Business stakeholders

Required Job Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree and 15 years of experience in IT/Information Security; or 19 years of experience without a degree.
  • Minimum 7 years of people leadership experience (multi-team leadership preferred).
  • Proven experience leading enterprise GRC programs (risk, compliance, policy, third-party risk, subsidiary governance).
  • Demonstrated success briefing executives/Board, owning budgets, and driving cross-functional outcomes.


Preferred Job Qualifications:

Executive experience with regulatory regimes (e.g., HIPAA/HITRUST, SOX) and enterprise control frameworks (NIST CSF/800-53, ISO 27001).

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Pay Transparency Statement:

At Health Care Service Corporation, you will be part of an organization committed to offering meaningful benefits to our employees to support their life outside of work. From health and wellness benefits, 401(k) savings plan, pension plan, paid time off, paid parental leave, disability insurance, supplemental life insurance, employee assistance program, paid holidays, tuition reimbursement, plus other incentives, we offer a robust total rewards package for employees. Learn more about our benefit offerings by visiting https://careers.hcsc.com/totalrewards.

The compensation offered will vary depending on your job-related skills, education, knowledge, and experience. This role aligns with an annual incentive bonus plan subject to the terms and the conditions of the plan.

Base Pay Range
$177,500.00 - $329,800.00

Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location.

About Health Care Service Corporation

Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC) is the largest customer-owned health insurer in the United States. HCSC offers a wide variety of health insurance products and related services, through its operating divisions and subsidiaries in Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. HCSC's headquarters is located in Chicago, Illinois.
Learn more about Health Care Service Corporation
Size
24,000 employees
Industry
Founded
1936

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