2025-06-14
APTEAN
Other
/yr
employee
contract
Alpharetta
Georgia
30004
United States
APTEAN
Position Title: Security Governance, Risk & Response Lead
Location: Atlanta GA USA Alpharetta, Georgia US
Location Details: Onsite
Experience Level: Experienced Professional
Country: United States
Type: Employee Regular Full Time
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We’re looking for a Security Governance, Risk & Response Lead for our office in Alpharetta, GA. The position is full-time and based on-site, 5 days a week. You’ll join an awesome Legal team to support our growing global customer base.??
We’re seeking a proactive and detail-oriented Security Governance, Risk & Response Lead to join our Legal team. Reporting to the General Counsel, this role supports security governance, risk management, and compliance coordination across the organization. You’ll help drive incident response coordination, policy lifecycle management, audit and certification support, and legal risk assessments related to security obligations.
You will not be responsible for managing technical security operations or privacy programs directly—instead, you will bridge Legal, Security, and Compliance teams to ensure operational excellence, regulatory alignment, and trusted business enablement. This role is ideal for someone passionate about connecting technical risk to business impact and building enterprise resilience through strong governance practices.
Security Governance & Risk Coordination
Draft, maintain, and manage security policies, standards, and SOPs to support legal and compliance obligations
Monitor regulatory changes and industry frameworks (e.g., ISO 27001, NIST, SOC 2, GDPR) to ensure ongoing alignment
Coordinate periodic security risk assessments and gap analyses with Security teams; track remediation for legal and audit purposes
Partner with IT and Security to align cybersecurity practices with industry standards and enterprise risk appetite
Support Legal’s involvement in third-party vendor reviews, interpreting security findings for contractual and regulatory impact
Audit & Compliance Enablement
Serve as Legal’s coordinator for internal/external audits related to information security
Organize and track evidence collection for controls and compliance documentation
Collaborate across teams to support readiness for certifications (e.g., SOC 2, ISO 27001)
Assist in preparing risk reporting, audit summaries, and executive-level dashboards
Incident Response Coordination
Lead documentation and coordination of security incidents, ensuring timely escalation and internal communication
Maintain and enhance incident response workflows, templates, and playbooks
Conduct post-incident reviews and integrate insights into governance frameworks
Legal Risk & Contract Support
Support contract negotiations by assessing security risk and translating controls into legal terms
Assist in reviewing and drafting information security-related clauses (e.g., breach notification, indemnification, liability)
Maintain security-specific negotiation playbooks and fallback language
8+ years in information security governance, compliance, legal risk management, or cybersecurity risk coordination
Experience in incident response and supporting audits/certifications
Familiarity with frameworks like ISO 27001, NIST CSF, SOC 2, GDPR, HIPAA
Strong policy writing and documentation skills
Ability to translate technical security info for legal and executive audiences
Excellent organizational and multitasking skills
Familiar with incident playbooks, vendor risk processes, and audit tracking
Understanding of security domains such as access management and encryption
Strategic and operational mindset with high attention to detail
Collaborative, solutions-focused, and resilient in a fast-paced environment
Dedicated to building trust and enabling business through effective governance
CISSP, CISA, or similar security/compliance certifications
Experience working in a SaaS or cloud-based technology company
Background in legal, regulatory, or compliance roles within enterprise settings
Aptean offers competitive pay and robust benefit plans along with the opportunity to grow your career in a fast-paced, flexible, and collaborative environment. This is an outstanding opportunity for long-term development and impact within a mission-driven global software company.
At Aptean, our mission is to solve tomorrow’s unique challenges today with unrivaled, purpose-built software and superior customer experiences from people who care.
Aptean is a global provider of mission-critical, industry-specific software solutions. Our purpose-built ERP and supply chain management tools help process and discrete manufacturers, distributors, and other focused organizations thrive. Our compliance solutions support regulated industries such as finance, healthcare, biotech, and pharmaceuticals. Over 10,000 highly specialized organizations in 80+ countries rely on Aptean to streamline operations.
“At Aptean, our global and diverse employee base is our greatest asset. It is through embracing and understanding our differences that we are able to harness our individual power to maximize the success of our customers, our employees and our company.” – TVN Reddy
Aptean pledges to promote a company culture where diversity, equity, and inclusion are central. We are committed to building a company where any employee can succeed—regardless of race, color, gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability, or age. Celebrating our diverse experiences allows us to bring innovative solutions to our customers.
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