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Governance, risk, and compliance jobs in Austin: technology, semiconductors, state government, and healthcare.
Open GRC jobs in Austin (10)
Controlled Research Compliance Analyst, Office of Research Support and Compliance
Governance, Risk, and Compliance Manager (IT)
Sr Manager, Governance, Risk, Compliance & Privacy
Data & AI Governance & Ethics Lead
Director of Risk Management/Compliance
Chief Information Security Officer
Senior Privacy Counsel
Director, Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC)
Senior Director, Enterprise Risk Management
Senior Counsel, Regulatory
The Austin GRC market
Austin runs two GRC markets at once. The technology sector brings AI governance, privacy and security compliance work at companies that build the systems everyone else has to govern. The State of Texas brings public sector risk, audit and policy roles with a different pace and a different set of rules. Dell and Tesla anchor the manufacturing side, and the University of Texas carries the research compliance and higher education governance load.
Key sectors: technology, semiconductors, state government, and healthcare. On the board now: 10 local and 0 remote-eligible jobs.
BLS put the 2024 median at $78,420. In 2026, market trackers show averages from roughly $99,000 to $120,000, with the top quartile above $160,000. Financial centers and senior governance roles sit at the top of that range.
Sources: BLS, 2024 median
Austin GRC jobs: what the market looks like right now
A snapshot built from the 10 Austin GRC roles currently on this page.
Where the work is
- Work mode: 2 remote, 2 hybrid, 6 on-site or unstated.
- Seniority mix: senior (5), director (3), mid (1), executive (1)
Skills these postings ask for
- board and committee reporting
- policy lifecycle ownership
- risk appetite and tolerance setting
- three-lines-of-defence operating models
- ISO/IEC 42001 and NIST AI RMF fluency
How to get a governance job — the full career guide for this field: entry routes, transferable backgrounds, certifications and salary by level.
Certifications that come up most
None of these are universally required, but they appear often enough in Austin GRC postings to be worth knowing: CGEIT, CRISC, AIGP, CISA. The certification academy covers what each one actually tests and who it is for.
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