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Lead Contract Governance and Compliance Consultant
Location
United States
Posted
1 day ago
Salary
$45 - $50 / hour
Seniority
Lead
Job Description
Lead Contract Governance and Compliance Consultant
Eliassen Group
Lead Contract Governance & Compliance Consultant* Location: RI-Providence Job Description: Anywhere Type: Consulting Category: Regulatory/Compliance Industry: Financial Services Workplace Type: Remote Reference ID: JN -062026-107407 Description: Remote Our client is seeking a highly independent contractor to lead contract governance and compliance activities across a portfolio of third-party vendors supporting operational processes. This individual will serve as the primary owner for establishing, executing, and enhancing processes that ensure contractual obligations are monitored, documented, and enforced. The ideal candidate is a self-starter who requires minimal direction, can identify risks and gaps proactively, and effectively partners with business, legal, risk, compliance, and vendor stakeholders. We can facilitate W2 and corp-to-corp consultants. For our W2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401 (k) with company matching, and life insurance. Rate: $45.00 to $50.00/hr. w2 Responsibilities: - Establish and maintain a framework for monitoring vendor compliance with contractual obligations. - Develop and execute processes to validate that key contract requirements are being met throughout the vendor lifecycle. - Maintain evidence and documentation supporting contractual compliance activities. - Identify, track, and escalate non-compliance issues and remediation plans as needed. - Create and maintain documentation required to support contractual attestations and compliance reviews. - Coordinate with internal stakeholders and vendors to collect, validate, and retain supporting evidence. - Ensure attestations are completed accurately and within required timeframes. - Develop, document, and maintain processes, procedures, and playbooks as needed. - Conduct comprehensive reviews of vendor contracts to identify data retention and destruction requirements. - Document contractual obligations and associated risks. - Design and implement sustainable processes to monitor and enforce compliance with data retention and destruction requirements. - Partner with Legal, Risk, Compliance, and business teams to address inconsistencies and operationalize obligations. - Review existing contracts to identify gaps, ambiguities, or missing provisions related to compliance, risk management, data handling, and vendor oversight. - Develop recommendations and partner with stakeholders to prioritize and implement corrective actions. - Maintain reporting on contract reviews, findings, remediation efforts, and overall program health. - Lead initiatives with minimal oversight and independently drive outcomes. - Develop executive-ready reporting, dashboards, and status updates for leadership. - Facilitate discussions across cross-functional teams and vendors to resolve issues and drive accountability. - Document processes, procedures, controls, and governance artifacts to support a mature and sustainable program. Experience Requirements: - Demonstrated experience leading contract governance, vendor management, compliance, risk, or operational programs. - Strong understanding of third-party risk management, contract administration, and regulatory or compliance requirements. - Experience reviewing and interpreting contractual language related to data management, compliance obligations, and vendor oversight. - Proven ability to develop processes and controls from concept through implementation. - Excellent written communication, documentation, and executive reporting skills. - Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with a focus on identifying risks and driving remediation. - Ability to work independently, exercise sound judgment, and influence stakeholders without direct authority. - Preferred: experience supporting regulatory, audit, risk, or compliance initiatives. - Preferred: knowledge of data retention, data destruction, privacy, and information governance requirements. - Preferred: familiarity with vendor governance and third-party risk management frameworks. - Preferred: experience in financial services, payments, or highly regulated industries. Education Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Law, Risk Management, Information Systems, or a related field required Advanced degree (e.g., MBA, JD, or Master’s in Risk/Compliance) is a plus Recruitment Transparency Notice These tools assist our hiring teams in different ways, including but not limited to, assistance in reviewing application materials to help identify candidates whose qualifications most closely match the requirements of the position. All AI-assisted evaluations and responses are reviewed by human recruiters before any hiring decisions are made. The use of AI in our process is intended to support fairness, efficiency, and consistency, and Eliassen Group takes measures to prevent bias or discrimination in connection with its hiring practices. By proceeding, you acknowledge, agree, and consent to Eliassen Group’s use of these tools, including AI tools, as part of the application and hiring process. Skills, experience, and other compensable factors will be considered when determining pay rate. The pay range provided in this posting reflects a W2 hourly rate; other employment options may be available that may result in pay outside of the provided range. W2 employees of Eliassen Group who are regularly scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for the following benefits: medical (choice of 3 plans), dental, vision, pre-tax accounts, other voluntary benefits including life and disability insurance, 401(k) with match, and sick time if required by law in the worked-in state/locality. 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Eliassen is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and all employment decisions are based on merit, performance, and business needs. Eliassen does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender identity or expression, sexual preference or orientation, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), marital status, creed, religion, physical or mental disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, age, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, prohibited criminal record inquiries of applicants and employees, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local laws. Don’t miss out on our referral program! If we hire a candidate that you refer us to then you can be eligible for a $1,000 referral check!
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