Team Lead, GRC

Job Description

Overview

CoStar Group (NASDAQ: CSGP) is a leading global provider of commercial and residential real estate information, analytics, and online marketplaces.  Included in the S&P 500 Index and the NASDAQ 100, CoStar Group is on a mission to digitize the world’s real estate, empowering all people to discover properties, insights and connections that improve their businesses and lives. 

We have been living and breathing the world of real estate information and online marketplaces for over 35 years, giving us the perspective to create truly unique and valuable offerings to our customers.  We’ve continually refined, transformed and perfected our approach to our business, creating a language that has become standard in our industry, for our customers, and even our competitors.  We continue that effort today and are always working to improve and drive innovation.  This is how we deliver for our customers, our employees, and investors.  By equipping the brightest minds with the best resources available, we provide an invaluable edge in real estate.   

We're looking for a GRC team lead with exceptional writing, communication, and organizational skills to safeguard our customers and employees. The team lead will set policy and process governance, operationalize risk management strategies, and manage all compliance programs. In addition to leading the GRC team members, you will interface with sales and product teams as it relates to customer compliance and due diligence initiatives. As part of risk management, you will source risk from across Cybersecurity and CoStar to track risk throughout its lifecycle while ensuring adequate awareness and mitigation. As part of governance, you will establish and maintain security control policies aligned to ISO 27001.

This position is located in Arlington, VA or Richmond, VA and is onsite Monday – Thursday, option to work from home on Friday.

Responsibilities

• Lead governance enhancements: Develop, implement, and maintain clear and comprehensive GRC policies, procedures, and standards to address risks, regulatory requirements, and compliance mandates. Ensure alignment with industry best practices and internal governance needs.
• Operationalize GRC standards and frameworks: Lead cross functional collaboration with stakeholders to ensure risk mitigation plans are integrated into day-to-day operations and risk management processes are sustainable.
• Continuous Monitoring & Improvement: Monitor GRC processes and identify opportunities for improvement, automation, and efficiency. Act as a change agent to ensure the organization adapts to evolving regulatory requirements and risk management practices.
• Collaboration: Work cross-functionally across the enterprise to ensure compliance and risk management objectives are achieved. Foster supportive, collaborative environment that ensures the GRC function meets business needs effectively.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required from an accredited, not for profit university or college.  
• A track record of commitment to prior employers 
• 5 years of experience working in a GRC program in a software focused company
• Ability to effectively communicate across all stakeholder groups (Ex. customers, sales, engineering, and executives)
• 2 years of experience with audit facilitation in areas such as SOX, SOC 1 and 2, PCI DSS, and ISO 27001.
• 2 years of experience and knowledge of cybersecurity and risk management frameworks (NIST CSF/RMF, CIS, CSA CCM, ISO 27011)

What’s in it for You

When you join CoStar Group, you’ll experience a collaborative and innovative culture working alongside the best and brightest to empower our people and customers to succeed.

We offer you generous compensation and performance-based incentives. CoStar Group also invests in your professional and academic growth with internal training, tuition reimbursement, and an inter-office exchange program.

Our benefits package includes (but is not limited to):

• Comprehensive healthcare coverage: Medical / Vision / Dental / Prescription Drug
• Life, legal, and supplementary insurance
• Virtual and in person mental health counseling services for individuals and family

• Commuter and parking benefits
• 401(K) retirement plan with matching contributions
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement

• On-site fitness center and/or reimbursed fitness center membership costs (location dependent), with yoga studio, Pelotons, personal training, group exercise classes
• Access to CoStar Group’s Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Employee Resource Groups
• Complimentary gourmet coffee, tea, hot chocolate, fresh fruit, and other healthy snacks

We welcome all qualified candidates who are currently eligible to work full-time in the United States to apply.  However, please note that CoStar Group is not able to provide visa sponsorship for this position.

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CoStar Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer; we maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing