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Raleigh-Durham GRC Jobs
Governance, risk, and compliance roles in Raleigh-Durham: life sciences, financial services, high technology, and higher education.
Open GRC roles in Raleigh-Durham (14)
Assistant City Attorney II - Risk & Litigation
Responsible AI Governance Specialist
Senior IT Auditor - Cybersecurity & Infrastructure
Senior Data Governance Specialist
Regulatory Compliance Lead - Financial Services
Senior Counsel - Regulatory Compliance
IT Internal Senior Auditor
Director, AI Governance
Senior IT Auditor
Partner Compliance Lead
Risk Manager
Regulatory Reporting Manager
Senior Model Risk Manager - AI/ML
Manager, GRC Subject Matter Experts, Product
The Raleigh-Durham GRC market
The Raleigh-Durham Research Triangle is one of the strongest GRC markets in the Southeast. Anchored by NC State, Duke, and UNC and built on life sciences, financial services, and high technology, the region drives steady demand for data governance, IT GRC, audit, and compliance talent. Cary, Durham, and Chapel Hill round out a fast growing metro of roughly 1.5 million people that keeps drawing employers and the governance professionals they need.
Key sectors: life sciences, financial services, high technology, and higher education. On the board now: 14 local and 0 remote-eligible roles.
Metro population: about 1.56 million (Raleigh-Cary metro, U.S. Census, 2024) · Top universities: NC State University, Duke University, UNC-Chapel Hill, and NC Central University · Major health systems: Duke Health, UNC Health, and WakeMed · Large public employers: State of North Carolina, the major universities, and federal labs in Research Triangle Park (EPA, NIEHS) · Local labor market (BLS): metro mean wage about $32.70 per hour as of May 2024, with professional GRC roles in compliance, audit, and information security well above that baseline
Local GRC associations: ISACA Research Triangle Chapter
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