Senior Cybersecurity Risk & Compliance Associate

Reports To: Director of Aptiv and Wind River Cybersecurity Risk, Compliance & Resilience

 Overview:

We are hiring a professional to support and help lead the Wind River Risk & Compliance function, with a primary focus on maintaining our ISO 27001 certification and supporting our obligations on NIST 800-171. The right candidate will support the Wind River Risk and Compliance program, which includes Governance Risk and Compliance (GRC), and Third Party Risk Management (TPRM), bring structure to our processes, and help stabilize and scale the function.

 

Key Responsibilities:

 

Regulatory & Standards Support:

• Contribute to all ISO 27001 activities, including internal audit readiness, external recertification, and ongoing control maintenance.
• Support NIST 800-171 compliance efforts, including maintenance of System Security Plans (SSPs), Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&Ms), and gap assessments.
• Have working knowledge and able support GDPR, NIST CSF, CMMC, TISAX, ITAR, and AI related compliance as well as the ability to gain knowledge on future certification and regulation requirements.
• Assist in engagement with government compliance stakeholders and maintain awareness of requirements.

 

Risk & Compliance Operations Governance Risk and Compliance (GRC) and Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM):

• Maintain the Wind River Risk Register and track mitigation progress across all functional areas.
• Coordinate the Security Exception process, ensuring proper documentation, approvals, and governance.
• Including vendor assessments, reviews, remediation follow-up, and monitoring.
• Write and update policy and standards and provide governance, oversight, and assurance.
• Administer GRC/TPRM tooling (ZenGRC) and ensure evidence management and workflows are maintained and audit-ready. Have an understanding or ability to use ServiceNow and AuditBoard risk management products.

 

Audit & Customer Response:

• Prepare audit documentation and assist with responses for internal and external audits.
• Draft and maintain clear, consistent, and audit-ready documentation, including policies, control responses, and program updates.
• Support customer assurance efforts related to ISO, NIST, and general cyber compliance.
• Lead internal audits and assessments against Wind River.

 

Program Execution & Scalability:

• Help implement scalable, repeatable governance processes for policy and standard creation and lifecycle management.
• Assist in developing compliance procedures, checklists, and review frameworks.
• Support workflows for User Access Reviews (UAR), TPRM, and continuous monitoring.

 

Collaboration:

• Work cross-functionally with Aptiv Cybersecurity, IT, Legal, HR, and Engineering, across Aptiv, HellermannTyton, Winchester, and Intercable.
• Support communication and coordination with external auditors and internal stakeholders (including Primary Security Officer, Aptiv Legal, WR and Aptiv leadership).
• Support Cybersecurity Training at Wind River.

 

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of cybersecurity, compliance, or GRC experience
• Familiarity with ISO 27001, NIST 800-171, and enterprise GRC operations
• Strong writing skills, with experience contributing to SSPs and POA&Ms
• Working knowledge of ZenGRC or similar tools
• Demonstrated ability to work across matrixed teams
• Experience with customer audit responses and regulatory compliance
• U.S. citizenship required due to regulatory requirements
• Must be a local resident (or willing to relocate to) Alameda, CA or Boston, MA and agree to being on site three days per week in the office. 

 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience supporting government-mandated compliance frameworks
• Involvement in ISO 27001 recertification efforts or similar standards
• Experience with third-party risk tools (e.g., BlueVoyant, BitSight)
• Familiarity with Wind River or embedded systems companies is a plus

 

Why This Role Matters:

Wind River's ability to operate in national security and critical infrastructure markets depends on strong cybersecurity governance. This role helps ensure we maintain our certifications, deliver on regulatory and contractual obligations, and support internal and external stakeholders with confidence. It also supports balancing workloads currently spread across teams and positions the function for long-term stability.